20+ Architecture Actions, Effects & Presets (For Photoshop + Lightroom)

Architectural photography and design demand precision, clarity, and an eye for detail. The right actions, effects, and presets can dramatically enhance your work, bringing out the best in your images with just a few clicks.

In this post, we showcase a selection of the best architecture-focused actions, effects, and presets available for Photoshop and Lightroom. They are designed to enhance architectural elements, improve lighting and contrast, and add artistic flair to your photos and designs.

From dramatic blueprint-style sketch effects to bold black-and-white conversions, our collection covers a wide range of styles and techniques to suit various creative needs.

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Architecture Sketch Art Photoshop Actions

Architecture Sketch Art Photoshop Actions

This is a high-quality Photoshop action capable of turning your photos into professional architectural sketches. Ideal for photographers and those working with architectural images, it offers a non-destructive workflow, keeping your original image intact while delivering powerful results. It’s compatible with Adobe Photoshop CS5 and higher.

Modern Architecture Sketch Photoshop Action

Modern Architecture Sketch Photoshop Action

This is an adept Photoshop action that breathes life into architectural photos by transforming them into professional sketch drafts. Designed to work seamlessly with Photoshop CS3 to CC, it presents an easy-to-use, customizable, and enhancing user experience for creating amazing architectural photography.

Architecture Sketch 3 Photoshop Action

Architecture Sketch 3 Photoshop Action

Another Photoshop action that is ideal for creating professional blueprint-style photos. Developed through extensive experience, this effect offers a simpler way to create compelling architectural photos. The bundle includes brushes, patterns, a user’s guide, 20 color presets, and fully editable graphic elements.

Architecture Pencil Sketch Photoshop Action

Architecture Pencil Sketch Photoshop Action

A creative Photoshop action designed for photographers, graphic designers, and architects. The action works with Photoshop CC or higher versions and it makes editing and leveling up your photos easy with just a simple click, whether for architecture, real estate, or personal use.

Creative Architecture Sketch Photoshop Action

Creative Architecture Sketch Photoshop Action

A dynamic Photoshop action that effortlessly transforms any design into a captivating digital artwork with just a single click. It creates a fully layered effect that is compatible with Photoshop CS3 and later. Ideal for designers, photographers, or anyone wanting to create striking images for CD covers, posters, ads, or social media.

Blueprint Architecture Photoshop Action

Blueprint Architecture Photoshop Action

A useful Photoshop action that transforms building photographs into detailed blueprints with just a few clicks. It saves you significant work in each image and keeps layers organized for further customization. The action leaves the original image untouched, works with any resolution, and is compatible with multiple Photoshop versions.

Architecture Watercolor Photoshop Action

Architecture Watercolor Photoshop Action

A dynamic and professional architecture Photoshop action that transforms your photos into stunning watercolor-style architectural sketches in mere minutes. Offering highly editable layers and folders, custom background settings, texture adjustments, and additional color FX options, this action provides a unique and captivating visual effect.

Minimal Architecture Sketch Photoshop Action

Minimal Architecture Sketch Photoshop Action

A creative Photoshop action for architectural imagery, featuring a sleek, minimalist sketch effect. It includes action ATN, brush ABR, pattern PAT, and a help file. To ensure the best results, adjust settings to RGB Mode with 8 Bits color, 100% opacity, and flow.

Simple Architecture BluePrint Photoshop Action

Simple Architecture BluePrint Photoshop Action

This Photoshop action efficiently applies a detailed, blueprint effect to your image, creating an architectural feel with just a few clicks. Its unique feature provides intact original layers allowing for further customization. Compatible with a range of Photoshop versions and operative on any resolution, it is easy to install and use, offering effects on any selected areas, and also comes with a feature to install a pattern automatically.

Architecture Sketch and Blueprint Photoshop Action

Architecture Sketch and Blueprint Photoshop Action

This is an easy-to-use Photoshop action that converts your photos into professional watercolor and pencil sketch styles with just a few clicks. It’s perfect for architectural images, providing layered final compositions and 10 color presets for easy customization. To ensure optimal results, it works best with images around 1500px – 4000px in size.

Architecture Lightroom Presets

Architecture Filter Lightroom Presets

Architecture Filter Lightroom Presets

This collection of Lightroom presets is perfect for photographers and designers looking to enhance their architectural images. With a modern filter, these presets effortlessly improve your photos, often with just a single click, but can be adjusted to fit individual needs. It includes 10 different effects that are suitable for images from 2000px to 5000px.

16 Architecture Lightroom Presets

16 Architecture Lightroom Presets

A collection of 16 architecture Lightroom presets, perfect for enhancing architectural photography. These presets are particularly effective for Instagram feeds, travel, fashion, or lifestyle bloggers, making any photo look professional and well-refined. They offer clean retouching, raw filter effects, and compatibility with DNG, TIFF, and JPEG formats.

Architecture Lightroom Presets Desktop & Mobile

Architecture Lightroom Presets Dekstop & Mobile

This collection of Lightroom presets is designed to highlight your architectural photographs. With 10 XMP and 10 DNG presets, these assets are easily compatible with all Adobe Lightroom platforms. They also offer one-click presets, simplifying your editing process, while ensuring you get stunning results.

14 Pro Architecture Lightroom Presets

14 Pro Architecture Lightroom Presets

A set of professional photography editing Lightroom presets designed to optimize interior and architectural pictures. These smart, clean presets generate consistent effects across Lightroom 3 to CC and can be used with any photo. They assist in manipulating color, exposure, contrast, and more with just a single click.

Urban Architecture Lightroom Presets

Urban Architecture Lightroom Presets

A must-have bundle of Lightroom presets for photographers and graphic designers focusing on architecture photography. Effortlessly enhance your urban images with only a simple click, achieving a stunning aesthetic appearance. This pack includes 4 presets for Lightroom Desktop, 4 for Photoshop Camera Raw, and 4 Lightroom Mobile presets.

Architecture & Interior Lightroom Presets

Architecture & Interior Lightroom Presets

An excellent Lightroom preset pack for enhancing your architecture and interior photographs. Available for both mobile and desktop, these presets maintain the quality of your images while bringing out beautiful light and tone with just a single click. They’re highly adaptable to a range of photographic settings.

Modern Architecture Lightroom Presets

Modern Architecture Lightroom Presets

This professionally created collection of Lightroom presets is compatible with Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw. It offers an exciting blend of color saturation, depth, brightness, and sharpness, offering a professional touch to your photos with just a single click. This asset is excellent for architecture, urban, travel, and lifestyle shots.

15 Architecture Lightroom Presets

15 Architecture Lightroom Presets

This pack of Lightroom presets offers a clean, minimal approach to enhancing your architectural photography. These versatile presets also work brilliantly for cityscape, landscape, and nature shots. The package includes 15 presets for both desktop and mobile, supported by .xmp, .lrtemplate, and .dng files.

Creative Architecture Lightroom Presets

Creative Architecture Lightroom Presets

A high-quality bundle of Lightroom presets perfect for enhancing architecture photography. The package includes 7 presets each in DNG and XMP formats, as well as straightforward PDF instructions. They are perfect for real-estate photography as well.

Free Architecture PS Actions & Lightroom Effects

12 Free Photoshop Blueprint Actions & Effects

12 Free Photoshop Blueprint Actions & Effects

With 12 different styles to choose from, this bundle of Photoshop actions includes various options for creating blueprint-themed effects for your architectural photography. These PS actions work for both interior design and architecture photos.

Free De-Noise Photoshop Action

Free De-Noise Photoshop Action

If you want to optimize your architecture photography with a more cinematic look and feel, this free Photoshop action is perfect for the task. It utilizes a de-noise filter that enhances and sharpens your photos for a professional vibe.

Free Architecture Lightroom Preset

Free Architecture Lightroom Preset

This is a free Lightroom preset you can use to optimize your architecture photos. It works best with outdoor photos shot in bright lighting conditions and allows you to enhance your photography even further.

Free Architecture and Interior Lightroom Preset

Free Architecture and Interior Lightroom Preset

Another free Lightroom preset for architecture photography. This preset is ideal for both interior and architectural photos as it optimizes exposure and brightness to create a bright and airy look.

NYC Skyline – Free Lightroom Presets

NYC Skyline - Free Lightroom Presets

This free Lightroom preset is most suitable for evening and nighttime photography. It works especially well for cityscape architecture photos. The preset instantly creates a bold and moody vibe for your photos.