My ArchiSchool's summer school, Architectural Animation Design with your own AI-Model, introduces students to physical puppet making, with the opportunity to create an animation using an AI-model.

Students/designers will learn how to do physical puppet-making, basic optical animation, and create an animation video with their own puppets with their own AI-models.

School: My ArchiSchool
Course: Architectural Animation Design with your own AI-Model
Type: Summer school
Location: Hong Kong, China
Course dates: 27 July to 8 August 2026
Application deadline: 15 July 2026

Find out more about the course and apply ›

What will I learn during this course?

– Physical puppet-making
– Optical animation
– Processes of an AI model

What are the requirements?

– My Archischool's level 5 or above, aged 13 to 18 only
– Patience and good hand sketches are required
– No coding skills is required
– Admission will be subject to interview in person

What facilities and resources are available?

– Computer facilities
– Physical puppet-making facilities

What career prospects can I expect upon graduating?

Students can expect pathways as architectural designers and in animation-related jobs.

Who teaches this course?

– Alice Cheung, registered architect HKIA
– Albus Oscar Chung, architectural designer and tutor

Dezeen Courses

Dezeen Courses is a service from Dezeen that provides details of architecture, interiors and design courses around the world. Click here for more information.