The AA

Visiting School

One – three weeks

The Visiting School encompasses diverse learning programmes, workshops and site-based agendas shaped by participants working intensively in small groups over varying periods of time from one to two weeks. Central to each programme is the idea that experimental, new and provocative forms of architecture are best learned by doing. These programmes take place all over the world, including Bedford Square in London and Hooke Park in Dorset. The Visiting School welcomes applicants in any moment of their studies and careers, from within and outside of the architectural realm. The AA Summer School Programme, also part of the Visiting School, is equally open and takes place for three weeks during the summer period.

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Incubators

Join one of our Visiting School short courses happening around the world.

Location

Course Title

Dates

Programme Heads

Full Moon Theatre

28 February 2026 - 4 March 2026

Limbo Architecture Lab

7 March 2026 - 15 March 2026

Unreal Worlds

23 March to 4 April 2026

Reimagining the Space.Body

Summer 2026

AA Summer School Latin America

Summer 2026

Latent Space Avenida Paulista

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Latent Space Avenida Paulista

Programmes

AA Visiting School

Latent Space Avenida Paulista

Joel Silva - Folhapress / Pedro Vinicius Maciel - AA VS São Paulo 2024

Dates

Summer 2026

Brief

Inaugurated in 1890’s as a luxurious residential boulevard for São Paulo’s elite, Avenida Paulista soon evolved into a financial and cultural center, it’s tree-lined mansions giving way to towering corporate headquarters by the mid-20th century. The 1980’s cemented Paulista’s status as a battleground for political resistance and civic engagement, hosting protests, movements, and celebrations that defined Brazil’s democratic landscape. Today, Paulista remains a space of constant negotiation - between commerce and culture, control and freedom, the physical and the digital.

It is within this layered and evolving identity that the A.A. Visiting School São Paulo will explore the intersection between computational design and AI-generated digital art, blending parametric modeling with advanced AI tools to create a unique visual language. How can AI help us navigate an intangible visual identity - one that authentically represents the dynamic vocabulary of the urban environment? By combining site-specific data, AI models, and computational design, participants will explore new ways to interpret and reimagine the city’s architectural and cultural fabric.

Led by Hassan Ragab, an Egyptian architect known for his provocative explorations of artificial intelligence and spatial narratives, along with a team of international and Brazilian experts in AI, urban studies, and interactive design, the workshop will challenge participants to speculate on a transformative digital mediation of the physical public space of the city.

PROMINENT FEATURES OF THE WORKSHOP/ SKILLS DEVELOPED

Integrate computational design (Grasshopper) with AI-generated 2D and 3D content.
Collect and process site-specific data to inform the visual outputs.
Experiment with AI tools such as Stable Diffusion (SD Flux), MidJourney, LoRA training, Kling, Animatediff, ComfyUI, and RunPod to generate dynamic digital artworks.
Develop a workflow that merges AI-generated imagery with computational parametric design techniques.
Prepare final outputs for projection exhibition.

Fees

A non-refundable £60 deposit is required from all applicants upon application and will be deducted from the total fees below:

• £595 — Standard Programme Fee (including a 1-year AA Digital Membership)

• £535 — AA Member Fee

• £428 — AA Full-time Student Fee

• £515 — Fee for Full-time students of Melbourne University (including a 1-year AA Digital Membership)

Fees do not include flights or accommodation, but accommodation options can be advised.

Applications

Applications for this program will open soon

Eligibility

The workshop is open to students, PhD candidates, teachers and professionals in architecture, design and art. Software Requirements: Adobe Creative Suite, Rhino (SR7 or later) No previous experience needed.

Visas

All participants travelling from abroad are responsible for securing any visa required and are advised to contact their home embassy early. An official letter can be issued by AA Visiting School confirming enrolment onto the programme once an applicant has settled their deposit payment, this letter can be used when applying for a visa.

Insurance

All participants are responsible for securing their own travel and health insurance. Please ensure that your travel insurance also covers your personal belongings i.e. laptop, equipment, tools, passport etc. The AA takes no responsibility for lost/ stolen property.

Biographies

PROGRAMME DIRECTORS:

Franklin Lee and Anne Save de Beaurecueil have been directors of the AA Visiting Schools São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro since 2010 and have run a series of workshops that bring leading architects from around the world to rethink the Brazilian urban landscape through combining cutting-edge technology and critical theoretical exploration with local culture, material and labor sources. They are also design directors of SUBdV Architecture, using a mixture of high and low design technologies to generate socially and environmentally responsive geometries for architecture, furniture and urban design projects. They were AA Diploma Unit 2 Masters from 2005 to 2010 and taught at the Pratt Institute and Columbia University in New York, from where they both also received Master’s degrees. They have published, exhibited and lectured about their work worldwide.

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