Blueprints AI is developing software that turns project descriptions, sketches, or PDFs into architectural construction documents. The company says its upcoming second-generation product can generate plans for multiple parts of a building and keep them coordinated when a design changes. Licensed professionals remain responsible for reviewing and sealing the documents before they are submitted for permits.
From an architecture thesis to a startup
Founder Al Drams first considered software for generating school-building design documents nearly two decades ago, while studying architecture. The technology he imagined was not available at the time. After ChatGPT arrived, he saw a new opportunity and launched the Blueprints AI concept within six months.
Drams studied architecture at the University of Tehran, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees, and completed two years of Ph.D. coursework in digital design at the European Graduate School in Switzerland. He moved to the United States, opened Drams Architects in 2018, and added a construction business in 2021 after obtaining a general contractor’s license.
He later built the company with co-founder Coco Cao, whom he met at an AI conference. Cao, a data scientist from Hong Kong, leads sales and go-to-market strategy as chief commercial officer. Blueprints AI was incorporated in 2025 in Santa Monica.
One coordinated set of building plans
The first-generation software produces architectural construction documents. Its second generation is designed to let users begin with a written description or a sketch and create plans for a project’s architecture, structure, mechanical systems, electrical systems, plumbing, and interior design.
Users can also make changes to the project. According to the founders, a change to one part updates the wider project, and the software checks the result against local building codes. That coordination is central to the product’s pitch: instead of repeatedly revising separate drawings, teams can work from a connected set of plans.
The company trained its models on eight years of approved drawing sets from Drams’ design and construction firm, which remains in business. The startup says early customers are already using the second-generation version, which it expects to make publicly available this week. A third version is in development, with structural analysis and electrical panel design planned as additions.
Reducing drafting time while keeping professional review
Drams says architects spend about 80% of their time drafting and 20% designing. He wants to reverse that balance, giving architects more time to focus on the spaces they are creating. The software is intended to take on repetitive document production, rather than the professional judgment involved in a building project.
That distinction matters for permits. Blueprints AI’s founders say the product does not replace licensed architects: licensed professionals still review the documents and affix their seal before submission. The software can help prepare and coordinate plans, but people remain accountable for the final review described by the company.
Blueprints AI is aimed at two customer groups: architecture, engineering, and design firms, as well as developers and real estate owners. The product is offered through a subscription. The company may also introduce a one-time flat fee for customers who need the software for a single project.
Pricing and the next release
The first-generation product costs between $3,200 to $8,500 a month, depending on the plan, and enterprise customers can receive custom pricing. The source does not give pricing for the second-generation software or say whether its subscription terms will differ.
The product’s next step is broader availability of the second version, following use by early customers. Its planned move into structural analysis and electrical panel design would extend the range of work the software can handle. For now, the company’s stated aim is to make drafting more efficient while leaving licensed professionals in charge of review and permit submission.