Which AI for Revit, Archicad or Rhino?
Archive of the newsletter sent on 05/07/2026. Announcements and offers reflect that date.
I've been thinking about these newsletters and decided to improve the format by including more resources for your AI research.
Each week, I want to share tools and use cases I discover, observations from training and coaching, and behind-the-scenes experiences from developing AI applications and working with architectural practices.
This is the first newsletter in that format. Let me know what you think.
In this edition:
- A tool for obtaining a site's 3D context more efficiently.
- How AI can help in Revit, Archicad or Rhino.
- Why SuperArchi has become my main project tool.
- An extension of the Claude skills pack's launch price for existing clients until 15 July.
A tool for obtaining a site's 3D context
At the beginning of a project, one of the first tasks is to reconstruct the urban context around the plot.
Often, that means piecing things together: a model found somewhere, Google Earth data scaled manually or an imprecise 3D model where accuracy matters.
During an audit for a practice, I discovered TopoExport, a French startup addressing this problem: obtaining a usable urban context around a plot quickly, particularly for feasibility studies.
The tool draws on IGN's LiDAR data, including vegetation. The raw data is open and free, but difficult to use directly.
TopoExport bridges that gap: enter an address, choose the layers and obtain a model for Revit, Archicad, Rhino or your preferred software.
It is available by subscription or through an API for integration into your own application.
I've added it to my collection of recommended tools, available on Future Architecture. I've selected 185 AI tools, organised by project stage, to help you navigate the growing range of options.
👉 Browse the tools collection.
Which AI for Revit, Archicad or Rhino?
This is one of the questions I hear most often from the practices I work with.
Architects spend their days working on complex 3D models and hope AI will help maintain, correct and automate them.
It's a reasonable expectation, but the reality is more complicated.
Language models such as Claude and ChatGPT can communicate with these applications through MCP connectors. Operating modelling software from a language model, however, raises a fundamental difficulty: the AI doesn't naturally perceive the geometry, relationships between elements and construction logic. Results can be difficult to reproduce and control.
At the time of writing, my recommendation is to create, or commission, plugins for specific tasks, potentially with AI assistance, while dedicated models and general-purpose AI's spatial understanding continue to develop.
AI has made writing Python for Rhino or C# for Revit more accessible. But many practices still find programming intimidating and cannot devote time to it.
If you'd like to explore plugins for repetitive tasks in your practice, email me. I'm in contact with practices and specialist developers who may be able to suggest suitable approaches.
I use SuperArchi for all my projects
I develop SuperArchi, a workspace for architects who want AI to have the relevant context about their projects and practice.
I've now started using it as the main tool for my own projects.
My daily work involves creating AI courses, developing specialised applications and supporting practices. Like an architecture practice, I need to manage tasks, take notes, keep track of meetings and search documents.
That's why I've chosen SuperArchi alongside Claude and ChatGPT.
I've tried many project tools, including Notion, Obsidian and Trello. With Notion, for example, you often begin with an empty workspace and need to configure it yourself.
SuperArchi already has notes, tasks and meetings in place, with AI integrated into the application.
Using my own tool every day helps me spot improvements and implement them quickly. Those improvements then benefit everyone using it.
There is a fifteen-day free trial and an integrated image generator.
For annual subscriptions, I can help import your projects so you don't start with an empty workspace.
👉 Get started with SuperArchi.
Claude skills pack: launch price extended for existing clients
I've created around one hundred Claude skills for architects, with a starting point for each project stage that you can adapt to your practice.
The public price is €249, including updates.
Until 15 July, I'm extending the €149 launch price for existing clients, to thank them for supporting me since late 2023.
To benefit, email me. I'll check your client status and send the promotional code.
Claude training: a new session in September
A new complete Claude training session is coming in September.
The format is two half-days, with the skills pack included and limited places.
Email me if you're interested, and I'll explain the details.
See you soon, and good luck putting AI into practice.
Sébastien
Sébastien Lucas — Future Architecture
I create AI training and resources for architecture to help you save time and design better projects.