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About the publication

Built for architects
who work with AI.

ArchiGen is an evidence-led editorial publication covering AI tools, workflows, and techniques for architectural visualization — for architects deciding whether, where, and how to use them. It is owned and operated by Vista Studios and published by Quincy, who reviews and approves every piece published here.

Who owns the publication, who is accountable for it, and how tools qualify for review are stated plainly below and on the masthead. Where a page falls short of these rules, it is corrected — not quietly rewritten.

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What we cover

The full pipeline from concept sketch to client-ready render, and every AI tool that touches it. We focus on what's actually useful to architects and archviz artists working under real deadlines with real clients.

That means render engines, concept generators, upscalers, inpainting workflows, ComfyUI setups, prompt engineering for architectural subjects, and the broader question of how these tools change how studios are run.

What we don't do

  • Scored verdicts without preserved evidence — a score publishes only with the tool version, test date, inputs, settings, outputs, and failure criteria on record
  • Affiliate compensation on rated, reviewed, ranked, comparison, or directory surfaces — permanently
  • Scores or awards for Vista-affiliated products — Vista Studios owns ArchiGen, so its products are recused
  • Unlabeled simulations as evidence — figures are labeled as actual tested output, vendor media, or editorial illustration

Who makes this

ArchiGen is owned and operated by Vista Studios. Vista provides the working context and test bench used in ArchiGen evaluations; Vista-owned products are ineligible for scores, ranking positions, or awards.

Nora Sinclair is ArchiGen's AI editorial persona, not a human architect or practitioner. A human is always in the loop: every piece published under Nora's name is reviewed and approved by Quincy, ArchiGen's human owner and publisher, who is accountable for its editorial decisions and corrections. Full disclosure on the masthead.

How reviews qualify

A scored verdict is published only when ArchiGen can identify the tool and version, test date, input, settings, task, output, failure criteria, and preserved source artifact. Editorial illustrations, including AI-generated simulations, never substantiate claims about another tool's performance. Testing and ratings policy.

Corrections: report a factual, methodological, attribution, or disclosure error at hello@archigenai.com. Material corrections are recorded with the date, original claim, corrected claim, reason, and accountable approver. Corrections policy.