AI for Architectural Competitions
PAACADEMY
📌About the Event
AI for Architectural Competitions: From Brief to Submission is a one-day intensive online workshop by PAACADEMY that teaches participants how to use AI tools to create a complete architectural competition entry. The workshop covers the full workflow — understanding a competition brief, researching ideas, developing concepts, generating visuals, writing narratives, designing presentation boards, and preparing a submission-ready package. It is designed for architecture students, young architects, designers, and professionals who want to use AI strategically in architectural competitions instead of only creating random AI images.
ℹ️ Event Details
- Organizer: PAACADEMY
- Instructor: Mohamed Fendi (Mo.)
- Mode of conduct: Online workshop
- Duration: 6 hours
- Date: August 29, 2026
- Time: 13:00 – 19:00, as listed on the PAACADEMY page
- Seats: 50 seats
- Level: Beginner / suitable for all levels
- Category: AI, Architecture, Design, Architectural Competitions
- Tools covered: Midjourney, ChatGPT, Nano Banana, Freepik, Adobe Firefly, Krea.AI, DALL·E 2, Gemini, Claude AI
📅 Important Dates
- Workshop date: August 29, 2026
- Day: Saturday
- Workshop timing: 13:00 – 19:00
- Total duration: 6 hours
🎯 Eligibility & Rules
- Eligible participants:
- Architecture students
- Fresh graduates
- Junior architects
- Designers interested in architectural competitions
- Architects exploring AI workflows
- Anyone interested in concept design, visual storytelling, and architectural representation
🏆 Benefits for the Participants
- Learn a complete AI-assisted architectural competition workflow.
- Understand how to move from brief analysis to final board submission.
- Learn how to use AI for research, concept development, visual studies, critique, storytelling, and presentation.
- Build stronger competition proposals with clearer design logic and better visual communication.
- Learn from Mohamed Fendi, an architect, professor, and design leader with experience in AI, smart cities, hospitality, urban design, and major projects across the Middle East and North Africa.