In the following examples, learn how those with different roles in an architectural firm streamline their workflows and meet compliance with AI:

“Augmented reality, driven by AI renderings, helps clients get an up-close view of a project’s exteriors, interiors, landscaping, and overall integration in the site.”

When beginning a new project, architects must consider the building’s use, available space, and client’s and project’s greater ambitions. These parameters may constantly change due to outside factors such as budgeting issues, contractors, and zoning laws. Therefore, it’s important for architects to be able to scale projects to any size or scope. AI makes scaling and quick changes easier.

Architects and designers often employ parametric design in their projects: this technique uses algorithms to create complex, curving lines based on advanced mathematical theories. By using AI to calculate the parabolic features and ratios of a surface, architectural firms create more advanced designs, such as a soaring new airport terminal or a contemporary museum space.

Ensuring building safety for occupants involves many factors: the strength of materials used, security and surveillance for those leaving and entering, and whether buildings can stand up to environmental factors such as hurricanes and earthquakes. Engineers feed massive volumes of data into AI to get safety recommendations from the ground floor up.

AI tools also analyze data to optimize energy efficiency, such as routing pipes for maximum efficiency, determining the size and placement of windows, and adjusting energy flow during off-peak hours. This helps project leaders meet environmental and energy use regulations (such as LEED certification).

For those at the managerial or clerical level, AI assists in routine tasks that are the backbone of a project. These might include tasks such as:

AI minimizes labor costs and shortens project timelines across the board, freeing up creative departments and firm executives to visualize projects on a larger scale. Whether you’re designing and constructing the next great skyscraper or simply upgrading your living room, integrating everyday AI tools can help out both at the office and at home.