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AI-Driven Retail Architecture: From Animation to Construction

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Topic: AI-Driven Retail Architecture: From Animation to Construction
Date: January 24 & 25, 2026
Time: 14:00 – 18:00 GMT
Format: Online on Zoom
Duration: 2 Sessions (8 Hours)
Registration Deadline: January 23rd, 2026
Total Seats: 50 seats
Difficulty: Beginner-Intermediate
Language: English
Certificate: Yes
General Registration: 100 EUR
Join free: with Full Access membership
Fee For Digital Members: 85 EUR (15% discount available only for Digital Members)
Organized By: PAACADEMY
Tutor: Rolando Cedeño De La Cruz
Recordings: Recordings will be available for all participants afterward indefinitely.

Introduction to AI-Driven Retail Architecture: From Animation to Construction:

This workshop teaches architects and designers how to integrate the latest, most relevant AI tools into 3D retail workflows to design stores, supermarkets, product displays, pop-ups, and commercial stands.

Participants will learn the fundamentals of professional retail design in 3D, how to generate AI-based assets for commercial environments, and how to apply cutting-edge AI techniques for conceptualization, post-production, and animation in retail architecture.

AI 3D Retail Architecture Design is a comprehensive, hands-on experience designed for architects and designers, especially those accustomed to residential design, who want to enter the world of commercial and retail architecture with next-generation AI tools.

Methodology:

In this workshop, participants will learn how to design commercial environments such as stores, supermarkets, retail displays, and exhibition stands, integrating AI into every stage of the workflow: conceptual design, 3D modeling, texturing, post-production, and professional-grade animation.

This workshop utilizes tools such as Midjourney 7.0, Meshy AI, Tripo 3D, Rodin, Hitem 3D, Nano Banana Pro, Kling AI, Rendair, and traditional 3D applications (3Ds Max, Blender, SketchUp, Maya).

You will master a hybrid workflow that merges high-level retail design principles with AI-accelerated production pipelines.

Whether you work in architecture, interior design, commercial environments, or brand experiences, this workshop will teach you to transform retail concepts into immersive, emotionally engaging visual stories crafted for clients, stakeholders, and professional presentations.

Welcome to the new era where AI and retail architecture merge to reshape brand spaces.

This intensive hands-on workshop combines guided instruction, real-time practice, and project-based learning.

Participants will experience a complete end-to-end retail design workflow using real retail assets and scenes, while experimenting with:

Midjourney 7.0 for conceptual generation
Meshy AI, Tripo 3D, Rodin, Hitem 3D for rapid 3D asset creation
Blender, SketchUp, 3Ds Max, or preferred 3D tool
Nano Banana Pro for post-production
Kling AI, Rendair, Veo for animation
ChatGPT for ideation, troubleshooting, and design assistance

Each session progressively builds from foundation to concept to 3D to post-production to animation, enabling participants to complete a full AI retail architecture pipeline.

Key Learning Topics:

Fundamentals of Retail Architecture Design
Professional 3D Retail Modeling
Midjourney 7.0 for Conceptual Retail Design
AI-Generated 3D Assets and Scenes for Commercial Environments
Advanced AI Post-Production for Retail Renderings
AI Image Enhancement & Upscaling
AI Animation: image-to-video, video-to-video, start and end frames & upscaling
Bonus: AI Sketching for Retail Architecture: plans, elevations, diagrams, and technical sketching with AI

Program:

Day 1 – The Foundations of AI-Driven Retail Architecture

Session 1 – Fundamentals of Retail Design and 3D Implementation

User flow and customer journey
Visual merchandising and product hierarchy
Focal points, lighting strategies, and materials
POS structures, displays, toy stores, supermarkets, stands
Transitioning from housing design to high-performance retail design

Hands-on:
Analyze a real retail layout and redesign focal points and experiential zones.

Session 2 – AI-Accelerated 3D Retail Modeling

Model creation using Meshy AI, Tripo 3D, Rodin, Hitem 3D
When to use manual modeling vs AI generation
Creating shelves, totems, display units, signage, props
Optimizing 3D assets for scenes and animation

Hands-on:
Generate and refine a retail display or product stand using AI tools.

Session 3 – Midjourney 7.0 for Retail Conceptualization

Store interiors
Retail stands and exhibition booths
Display units and POS furniture
Elevations, plans, and sections
Style variations, brand identities, materials, and lighting

Hands-on:
Create a full retail design concept (store plus stand plus display variants).

Day 2 – From Static Concepts to Animated Retail Visualizations

Session 4 – AI Post-Production for Retail Architecture

Nano Banana Pro in depth (Google AI Plus)
Relighting, material enhancements, realism optimization
Cinematic post-production workflows
Creating brand-ready visuals for clients

Session 5 – AI Retail Animation Techniques

Kling AI, Rendair, Veo 3
Image-to-video retail animations
Start and end frames
Camera movement for retail storytelling
Upscaling and frame interpolation
Preparing renders for animation

Session 6 – Bonus: AI Sketching for Commercial Architecture

Plans, elevations, sections
Design diagrams
Hybrid sketch-over techniques
Rapid ideation for client presentations

By the end of the workshop, participants will have completed a full AI-enhanced retail architecture pipeline, including:

Retail concept creation
3D asset generation
3D scene preparation
AI post-production for retail visuals
AI retail animation
AI sketching and diagramming

Participants will gain the skills to design, visualize, and animate professional retail environments using the leading AI tools shaping the future of commercial architecture.

Software:

Midjourney Standard Subscription required
Rendair
Kling AI
ChatGPT
Meshy
3ds Max (or any 3D Modelling software that you are comfortable with)
Nano Banana

Workshop Notes:

Basic skills in any 3D software (Blender, SketchUp, 3Ds Max, Maya, etc.)
Basic understanding of architectural design concepts

Instructor:

Rolando Cedeño De La Cruz

Rolando Cedeño de la Cruz is a Costa Rican/Chilean Architect and Senior 3D Artist. Graduated from Universidad de Costa Rica, he has a demonstrated history of working in the architecture & commercial retail design industry for the last 20 years.

Skilled in Architectural Design, Point of Sale Design, Exhibit Design, Furniture Design, and Innovative Concept Design. He has also been part of the Gensler 3D Architectural Visualization crew and is the founder of Aurik Exhibits & Retail Design.

His designs are focused on creating spatial and sensory experiences that are highly vitalizing, to promote the connections between people, their passion for life, and the notion of a prosperous future.
Currently dedicated to innovative content development for the Metaverse and Visionary Design Conceptualization with multiple AI technologies.

Important Notes:

The “AI-Driven Retail Architecture: From Animation to Construction” Studio workshop by PAACADEMY will start at 14:00 (GMT) on Saturday, January 24th, 2026.
Total sessions: 2 Sessions (8 Hours).
The teaching duration per session will be 4 hours.
Students will have time for a break between teaching hours.
Each session and the entire studio will be recorded, and videos will be available for participants just a day after the class for an unlimited time.
PAACADEMY will provide a certificate of attendance.
The studio has limited seats. Tickets are non-transferable & non-refundable. Please read carefully before you register.