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Architecture and AI: Controlling the Hallucination book cover

1st Edition

Architecture and AI Controlling the Hallucination

By Mustapha El Moussaoui Copyright 2026
224 Pages 8 Color & 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

224 Pages 8 Color & 46 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press
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This book addresses the growing need for architects and designers to critically engage with artificial intelligence in visual and spatial production. It offers a systematic approach to understanding, directing, and constraining generative models. Combining theoretical insights with technical instructions, the book explains how contemporary AI tools such as latent diffusion models can be... Read more

Preface

Acknowledgment

List of Figures

List of Tables  

 

1. Introduction

 

PART 1: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS

 

2. Introduction to AI

 

3. Core Components of AI

 

4. Architectures of Learning: From Perceptrons to Multimodal Intelligence

 

5. Latent Space: The Cognitive and Computational Foundation of Generative AI in Architecture

 

6. From Stone to Simulation: The Evolution of Tools and Technologies in Architecture

 

7. AI Tools in Architectural Practice: From Automation to Epistemic Partnership

 

8. A Framework for Critical AI Practice: Ethics, Authorship, and the New Architectural Agency

 

PART 2: CONTROLLING THE HALLUCINATIONS—A PRACTICAL GUIDE

 

9. Prompt Engineering for Architects

 

10. MidJourney Interfaces: Discord vs. Web Platform 

 

11. MidJourney Discord Commands: Annotated Overview

 

12. Architectural Scenarios and Command Applications in Discord

 

13. Prompt Engineering Components

 

14. Video Generation on Midjourney

 

15. Midjourney Prompt Parameters Overview 

 

16. Practical Guide to Using COMFY UI in Architecture

 

17. ComfyUI for Image Generation—Checkpoints, Prompts, and Sampling Logic

 

18. Latent Conditioning and ControlNet—Precision Through Visual Guides

 

19. Architectural Animation in ComfyUI—Video Generation and Consistency Control

 

20. Image Preprocessing—Resizing, Scaling, and Alignment in the Latent Pipeline

 

21. From Sketch to 3D—Constructing Volumetric Architecture in ComfyUI

 

22. Reference-Based Iteration—Controlling Consistency with IPAdapter, ReferenceOnly, and Latent Anchors

 

23. Regional Prompting and Multimodal Control— Layered Guidance in Architectural Generation

 

24. Integrating AI into Grasshopper with APIs, MCP, and Assistant Plugins

 

25. Integrating ComfyUI with Grasshopper—Parametric Data to Prompt-Driven Visualization

 

26. KreaAI and Google’s Nano Banana

 

27. Training and Using Custom LoRA Models—Office-Specific Style Conditioning

 

28. Preparing AI Outputs for VR and AR—Toward Immersive Architectural Workflows

 

29. Troubleshooting and Optimizing ComfyUI Workflows for Architectural Image Quality

 

30. Useful Shortcuts for ComfyUI

 

Conclusion: From Latent Hallucinations to Architectural Epistemologies of Control

 

References

 

Index

Biography

Mustapha El Moussaoui, an architect and urbanist, currently is an assistant professor at the Free University of Bolzano, Italy.

With a background in architecture and philosophy, Mustapha has been involved in educational courses across various countries and universities worldwide. Moreover, he has been engaged professionally in the domain with structures and competitions built and won all over the world. Mustapha's research focuses on the theoretical and practical relationship between architecture and artificial intelligence. Theoretically, his work investigates the epistemological and existential dimensions of artificial intelligence. Practically, Mustapha focuses on narrowing the hallucinatory gap between machine-generated outputs and human architectural authorship.

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