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D5 Lite: AI as a Design Tool | BIM Pure Live 113

Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

In the analog era, physical models and drawings were used as design tools to explore architectural ideas. Renderings later turned images primarily into presentation tools, since they were too time-consuming to use in the design process.

Is the AI era pushing us back toward using renderings as design tools?

🎙️ Jessica Brams-Miller is the Design Systems Lead at Robert A.M. Stern Architects, where she leads the firm’s approach to BIM, visualization, computational design, and AI.

🎙️ Jeff Espinoza is a Design Technology Consultant at D5 Render. Before joining D5, he worked as a designer at Gensler.

In this episode, you'll learn:

⚫ The evolution from analog design tools to renders and AI
⚫ Using AI-generated images for design, not just presentation
⚫ What D5 Lite is and how to use it to explore design
⚫ How D5 & D5 Lite is being tested and integrated at RAMSA

Thanks to D5 Render for sponsoring this episode of BIM Pure Live.

Get started with D5: https://www.d5render.com/