Tall Building Designs Inspired by Architectural Masters with Artificial Intelligence Tool DALL-E
Aslı Taş · Civil Engineering and Architecture · 2025
In this study, a design methodology for tall buildings is developed based on the increasing importance of tall buildings, and their problematic relationship with historical buildings. In the study, five historically and culturally significant buildings were selected, Divriği Great Mosque, Süleymaniye Mosque, Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia Mosque, and Selimiye Mosque. Based on these buildings, new tall building designs were developed with the visual artificial intelligence tool DALL-E. In the first phase of the study, the conceptual variables of each historical building were determined in line with the data obtained from the literature, and tall buildings were created according to these variables. In the second phase of the study, the buildings were designed with reference to both historical buildings, and different tall building styles (functional, eclectic, modern, postmodern, postmodern, high-tech, and ecological). Although the visuals obtained with DALL-E are inspiring, there are difficulties with the controllability of the system. The system generally fails to produce the desired results in a single stage. As the number of images increases, the details are reduced and blurred. In conclusion, DALL-E is very successful in creating creative and inspiring designs, but the system is still in its developmental stage.