Help with exterior lighting and glazing for newbie

[Ben_T]

Hi everyone,

 

I hope it's ok to post this here...

 

I'm a final year architecture student, with a design submission due on friday. I've only been using 3dsmax for about 6 months.

 

I have a building whose facade is 80% glazed, I'm trying to get the glass right and the lighting also. I've been trying a whole lot of different tutorials, but can't seem to get anything which really works...

 

Does anyone have any tips on what the best way to make a realistic glass material is for outdoor perspective scenes? And also, can you guys tell me any simple ways to light this outdoor scene, so it looks reasonably realistic?

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks, Ben.