Hey Guys, a week later we still on this topic, obviously on a lot of our minds, I worry more about global warming:) if I can offer any advise from my experience, I have had for the past decade.... I was heading up a visualisation team of a large architectural firm. We worked with revit for architects, autocad for interior designers and max with our 3d team, we have seen a lot change over the years.
Our companies strength didn't come from individual skills but rather as a combined front, together in collaboration, we kicked ass. What is required, is respect for everyone in the team, we all specialists. We respected our architects as planners, interior designers for detailing and they loved us because we had the talent & skill to communicate & sell their designs beautifully to our market.
I can use revit, autocad & max at the highest level, but don't go tell the architects or designers I rock, I am going to take your job. Rather understand a bit about what their pains are on a daily basis and find a way to assist them to make the working relationship easier.
Often when someone says that you going to be replaced, it's actually because they a threatened by what you do, earn their respect by showing your value & skill to work together. When we all come together architects, designers, visualisers with different skill sets we can achieve & create amazing things and create projects that clients love, because we are all SPECIALISTS!
If you ask me what needs to change is our attitudes to working together, we work in boxes, I do photo real 3ds, I am so amazing, get over yourself... Think about who is planning, drawing it, getting council approval, project managing, costing, building. Look up and take moment to look past you bright led screens, to understand the bigger picture around you, we one of many processes for the BIG CLIENT.
If an architect tells you, he is going to take you job smile and say but I enjoy working with you & feel the best projects are created in collaboration with specialists, resolving the problems. Let's rather bring both our minds together & kick ass... Then chew bubblegum.
Sometimes if a person doesn't like or respect you, try your best to understand why? This is for internal & external visualisers a like. Otherwise just accept they are difficult and move on.
I have seen the skills and art on this forum, you guys rock! I respect what you all do, some of you are senior or new to the industry but all offer interesting views and opinions. I think what we offer as a skill has less to do with the tools, technology & more about how we manage our relationships on a social level with people (architects,designers, developers) to take their project (pains) concerns away by seeing the clear picture and vision of the project moving forward.. Last point...people don't buy "tools" they buy You,, think what's unique about yourself & offering as a professional?
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