Architectural visualization. What to expect in the future?

[c@du]

Hi Guys.

I,ve been working in architectural visualization as a professional for about two years. I use 3ds max, Vray for the projects i�m working on. Usually in the company we only make stills Renders.

My question is should i keep up on developing my skills in texturing, lightning and achieving the best renders i can, or on other way, since there are so many realtime engines starting to appear, 3d studio and vray are programs that are disappearing in the architectural field.

Hope to ear your thoughts, since i�m sure this is a problem to a huge amount of architectural visualizers.

Edited September 1, 2011 by c@du

[ihabkal]

it is not a problem to a huge amount of architectural visualizers unless they specialise in low quality work...

but my take is summarized in a story, I contacted the managing team of a local hospital that will be built a few months ago and offered free renderings (yeah, I need to do some local jobs to get some exposure), I didn't hear back from them and just today I saw ugly-ass rendeirngs in th enewspaper of that project, probalby sketchup made. they had ceremonies around those ugly-ass renderings.

Edited September 1, 2011 by ihabkal

[OCT.studio]

In my opinion i would say work on the animation side of things,

 

I'm a young Architect and Arch Viz in the UK, Arch Viz is becoming a more and more standard part of the architects education these days. Like my self i use Viz as a way of helping to earn some money whilst at school, most of us who are graduating are being taken on by practices because we are able to produce in house visualization as well as being able to do other tasks in the office ect.

 

Animation could open new areas of work and also expand your skill set?