Industry data · Updated August 2026
AEC AI Voices Database
The 24 people worth following on AI in architecture, engineering, and construction: who they are, and what each one is best at. Curated and maintained by AEC Hub, the same way we review tools.
Design + AI exploration
Designers publishing real AI-driven design work, not just commentary.
Ismail Seleit
Associate, Foster + Partners
In-depth AI design workflows: sketch-to-visual pipelines, ControlNet, design morphing, Revit integrations.
Tim Fu
studiotimfu.comFounder, Studio Tim Fu
AI-native design practice from a Zaha Hadid Architects alum; form studies and built-work explorations.
Stephen Coorlas
Coorlas Architecture
AI rendering and design tutorials from a working small-firm principal; adoption at practice scale.
Carlos Bañón
Founder, FORMAS.AI
Computational design research on how AI supports architectural thinking rather than replacing it.
Hamid Hassanzadeh
parametric-architecture.comFounder, ParametricArchitecture and PAACADEMY
Tool coverage and tutorials that make design technology accessible; one of the largest communities in the space.
Arturo Tedeschi
Computational designer and author
Algorithmic design methods and their evolution into AI-assisted workflows.
Practice + business
How AI changes firm operations, culture, and the business of design.
Evelyn Lee
practiceofarchitecture.comFounder, Practice of Architecture; 2025 AIA President
Practice innovation and new business models for architecture, with technology as a lever rather than the headline.
Randy Deutsch
FAIA, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
How technology reshapes practice culture, collaboration, and leadership; several books on exactly this.
Aya Shlachter
CEO, MGS Global Group
AI adoption tied to real firm problems: staffing, scope creep, documentation. Author of AI for Architects: Today and Tomorrow.
Jack Sadler
part3.ioCo-founder and CEO, Part3
AI applied to construction administration, the phase most firms modernize last.
Research + academia
The long view: evidence, ethics, and where the profession is actually headed.
Phil Bernstein
Yale School of Architecture; former Autodesk vice president
Technology strategy for the profession. Author of Machine Learning: Architecture in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.
Neil Leach
Professor and author
The architectural implications of AI, argued at book length and worth engaging even where you disagree.
Burcin Becerik-Gerber
Chair and Professor, University of Southern California
Human-centered and responsible AI in the built environment.
Daniel Davis
Researcher and writer
Evidence-based analysis of design technology claims; a reliable corrective to hype.
Computational design + BIM
The people wiring AI into the tools firms already run.
Bill Allen
evolvelab.ioEvolveLAB
BIM automation and AI in production workflows; the team behind Glyph and Veras.
Nathan Miller
provingground.ioFounder, Proving Ground
Data-driven practice, interoperability, and honest consulting takes on what firms actually need.
Danil Nagy
Colidescope; Columbia GSAPP
Generative design education and open tooling for designers who code.
Jose Luis Garcia del Castillo y Lopez
Harvard GSD; ParametricCamp
Creative coding and computational design education with unusual clarity.
Stjepan Mikulic
Founder, AI in AEC
Implementation-first AI training and one of the most active practitioner communities in AEC.
Construction tech + capital
Where the money and the field reality meet the technology.
KP Reddy
Founder, Shadow Ventures
Early-stage AEC tech investing and unsentimental takes on which categories will actually matter.
James Benham
jbknowledge.comCEO, JBKnowledge
The annual Construction Technology Report and a long-running read on field adoption.
Hugh Seaton
Author, The Construction Technology Handbook
Construction innovation and standards, translated for practitioners.
Tessa Lau
dustyrobotics.comFounder and CEO, Dusty Robotics
Robotics and automation against core field problems: quality, schedule, rework.
Angelos Chronis
CEO and Co-founder, Infrared City
AI-powered urban simulation, climate resilience, and performance-driven design.
Who is missing?
This database grows the same way the tool directory does: by suggestion and review. If someone consistently publishes work worth a practitioner's time, we want them listed.
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