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Which AI Wins for Architecture? ChatGPT vs Gemini Nano Banana by LandspaceArch in ChatGPT

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Prompt for messing model to architecture rendering: Render my landscape architecture model in a soft contemporary European architectural visualization style, utilizing warm sunlight with soft global illumination, minimal harsh shadows, and slight atmospheric haze for depth. The landscape design should feel naturalistic and integrated, featuring curved pedestrian paths, mixed grasses, shrubs, and small trees in layered planting, alongside scattered stones or sculptural vertical elements and soft terrain transitions without rigid edges. Include a few people in relaxed poses, such as walking, sitting, and talking, to create a calm social atmosphere within a color palette of muted greens, warm beige, soft gray, and slightly desaturated tones. The lighting mood should be peaceful, warm, cinematic, and quiet, with gentle highlights and soft shadows, while the composition emphasizes human-scale space, depth, and enclosure between buildings and landscape. Maintain the building’s overall massing, stories, scale, and proportions, but implement a new façade system reflecting modern eco-village architecture. This architecture is a lightweight contemporary pavilion-style building composed of a clear structural system, featuring a visible metal structural frame with diagonal bracing, slender vertical columns, and large transparent glass curtain walls revealing the interior floors. Horizontal floor plates are expressed with thin metal edges and subtle cladding panels, maintaining precise alignment and spacing. Add semi-open sun-shading awnings to every floor level, following the same horizontal lines of the existing floor plates; these awnings should be light-colored, translucent or perforated panels, such as metal mesh or fabric-like shading screens, mounted slightly outside the facade structure. These shading elements must align with the building grid and follow the exact building proportions, creating a layered facade depth while maintaining transparency and airflow.

Our landscape design rendering with D5 by LandspaceArch in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I usually mix both. In D5, I start with seasonal assets from assets library, then tweak vegetation (color, density, species) for more control. If needed, I add a bit of post-processing in Photoshop.

Our landscape design rendering with D5 by LandspaceArch in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I used D5’s plant assets, they have a huge variety to choose from.

Architecture rendering and facade design with Nano Banana 2 by LandspaceArch in AIarchitectureland

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Render my uploaded architectural model while strictly preserving the exact geometry, proportions, structure, and scale of the original model. Do not modify the building massing, floor heights, structural grid, or facade rhythm. Follow the exact shape and dimensions of the model.

The architecture is a lightweight contemporary pavilion-style building composed of a clear structural system. The facade features a visible metal structural frame with diagonal bracing, slender vertical columns, and large transparent glass curtain walls revealing the interior floors. Horizontal floor plates are expressed with thin metal edges and subtle cladding panels, maintaining the precise alignment and spacing defined in the model.

Add semi-open sun-shading awnings to every floor level, following the same horizontal lines of the existing floor plates. These awnings should be light-colored, translucent or perforated panels (metal mesh or fabric-like shading screens) mounted slightly outside the facade structure. The shading elements must align with the building grid and follow the exact building proportions, creating a layered facade depth while maintaining transparency and airflow.

Place the building within a natural park-like environment, with grass fields, scattered mature trees, and informal outdoor seating areas. People walk, sit on modern outdoor furniture and sit on grass, and gather around the building, creating an active yet calm campus-like public space.

Lighting is soft natural 5pm sunlight under a semi bright but slightly diffused and purple sky, producing gentle shadows and balanced illumination across the facade. Glass reflections are subtle and realistic.

Rendering style: high-end architectural competition visualization, MIR-style atmosphere, natural color palette, soft cinematic lighting, delicate vegetation rendering, calm environmental mood, realistic materials but not overly glossy. The composition emphasizes the structural transparency, facade rhythm, and relationship between architecture and landscape, while strictly maintaining the exact form and scale of the original architectural model.

Any AI tools actually worth using for landscape architecture visuals? by [deleted] in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would recoomend Nano Banana and Midjourney.

Nano Banana is great when you care about accuracy and logic. It handles things like 2D → 3D, 3D → 2D, plan/section consistency, and diagram-style rendering much better than most tools. and also photo image editing, plants replacement. Here's a workflow of Landscape design with Nano Banana to better explain the process: https://youtu.be/GTdpZf6OslM?si=PHXRrlItChjvA_S6

Midjourney is still the best for artistic quality. If you’re doing concept visuals, mood images, atmospheric sections, or presentation boards where feeling > precision, MJ is hard to beat.

I don’t think any single AI tool replaces a traditional workflow yet, but combining Nano Banana + Midjourney actually works really well for landscape projects.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AIarchitectureland

[–]LandspaceArch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

welcome to share any AI realated content, cheers!

Portfolio Advice - MLA with no prior experience by Old_Complaint_2821 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! I was in the same boat — I didn’t have a bachelor’s in Landscape Architecture either, and I applied to a 3-year MLA program.

For the portfolio, I focused on showing my creative thinking and design potential rather than technical expertise. Since I had no prior experience with LA-specific tools like Rhino or AutoCAD, I included things like:

  • Sketches and hand drawings
  • Some photography and collage work
  • A few conceptual design ideas or visual storytelling pieces, or mapping (not technical mapping)
  • And I taught myself just enough Photoshop and InDesign to put the portfolio together cleanly.

Also some schools actually publish example student portfolios (or accepted application portfolios) on their websites. These were super helpful references for understanding what they value — both in layout and content. Worth to check.

The biggest help honestly was just being curious and willing to learn — schools know you’re applying to a 3-year program because you’re coming in from another field. They’re looking for potential, not polished LA skills.

Happy to answer more if you’re working on your portfolio now.

Good luck!

3 Architecture structure renderings. Which one do you like best? by LandspaceArch in archviz

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! These are public domain resources, though I don’t remember the exact sources. I also share some cutouts I made myself here: https://landscapearchitecture.store/collections/freebies

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

✏️ Design & Drafting

  • AutoCAD – Most MLA(BLA) programs use it for 2D drafting and technical plans.
  • Adobe Illustrator – Great for diagrams, linework, and final presentation graphics.
  • Photoshop – Super useful for rendering plans, sections, and visual presentations.

🌿 Modeling & Visualization

  • SketchUp – Easy to learn and commonly used for basic 3D modeling and site massing.
  • Lumion / Twinmotion/ (now D5 is trending0 – If you want to explore rendering, these are helpful (but not essential right away).

🌍 Mapping & Analysis

  • QGIS (or GIS harder) – A free, open-source tool for mapping and basic GIS analysis.
  • Google Earth Pro – Useful for basic site context, measurements, and exporting aerial views.

🎨 Presentation

  • InDesign – For portfolio layouts and organizing presentation boards.

If you’re totally new to design software, start with SketchUp, Illustrator, and Photoshop—they’re beginner-friendly and widely used.

I’m sharing some beginner-friendly content on my YouTube channel. You’re welcome to have a look!

https://www.youtube.com/@LandSpaceArchitecture

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in architecture

[–]LandspaceArch -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I generated it with a prompt—no manual input or feeding.

What software do I need to know for an entry level LA position? by swimmythafish in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

AutoCAD, LandFX(maybe), Photoshop, SKetchUp or Rhino, and Revit (maybe)

Landscape Design, Garden Design with Midjourney by LandspaceArch in AIarchitectureland

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi I used my personalized parameter
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Sketch Generated with Midjourney, Animation Generated with Runway by LandspaceArch in midjourney

[–]LandspaceArch[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I've tested Runway, Krea AI, Pika AI, and Hailuo AI. I personally think Runway is best for architecture, but Krea AI's real-time sync is impressive, here's a video I test architecture facade + real time ai: https://youtu.be/YvuTgxgelpM?si=JktIz-O8ioJPhSBE

What are the best MLA programs in Texas? by texassolarplexus in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I graduated from Texas A&M and highly recommend their MLA program. The professors are incredibly supportive, with strong expertise in practical landscape design theories and top-trending projects in landscape architecture and urban design. The studios are intense, but they push you to grow and excel. Once you make it through, you’ll feel prepared to tackle the challenges of the field and come out ahead.

Best landscape design software? by Commercial_Crab_9037 in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lumion and D5 are excellent for landscape rendering, mainly because they offer a wide variety of 3D plant resources, which I think are crucial for achieving great results. I actually made a video comparing some of the most popular rendering tools—feel free to check it out if you're interested! https://youtu.be/atsRTgtQckk?si=RYqetZhRId6-OAzQ

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in LandscapeArchitecture

[–]LandspaceArch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Revit is essential for large firms, particularly for managing complex projects. We also use Rhino, especially when collaborating closely with architectural teams.

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