Abstract. The essay explores the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the field of architecture, focusing on the recent advances in Diffusion Models (DM), a type of generative AI that can produce realistic and coherent images from textual descriptions. The author illustrates how DM can be integrated into the design workflow, enabling architects to create and vary complex and visionary designs, edit them with masks, and use AI as a rendering engine. The article also discusses the challenges and limitations of AI, its relationship with the architect’s role and the likely future of architecture. Enjoy your reading!

Keywords: Artificial Intelligence, LTGMs, Architecture, Diffusion Models, Generative AI, Workflows, Human-AI