Generative Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we design, visualize, and communicate. In this practice-oriented course, students of Architecture and Urban Design will learn how to strategically apply AI-based tools to quickly produce compelling and atmospheric project visualizations—offering an alternative to traditional, time-consuming rendering techniques. The focus is on acquiring concrete, skills: we will work hands-on with current AI tools (e.g. Midjourney, DALL·E, Prome AI, among others), develop workflows for creative design processes, and explore new visual languages for representing urban and architectural ideas. Real sites in Oldenburg with transformation potential will serve as starting points. Based on these locations, students will design interventions, visualize them with AI, and refine them further through design exploration. The aim is not only to master the tools, but to critically and reflectively integrate them into one’s own design practice—extending beyond the semester. This elective is open to both Bachelor’s and Master’s students in Architecture and Urban Design. The course provides confidence in applying generative AI tools for fast and expressive project visualization. Students will develop their own AI-supported design and representation workflows, apply them in practice, and engage in group discussions on the potentials and limitations of AI
in design practice. The course takes place from November 10–15 as a fullday workshop format and will be carried out in individual work.