Graduation in Architectural Visualization

[Snéhà]

Hi all!

I'm an architect from Pune, India and plan to do my graduation in architectural visualization. I'm new here and am really hoping this would help me. I'm in an SOS situation with my interests in pursuing further studies in Architectural Visualization. I've done my Bachelor's from Pune University, India and plan to graduate from the US.

I've narrowed down to 6 univs (GATech, Cornell, TAMU, Mississippi, Miami and Washington). However, need some first hand info on which is an apt program for me. Anyone been to these schools? Or know someone there? That'd really help.

This is a great place to interact with like interests! Hope I can get the most out of it

~ Snéhà

[sunet]

Hi Sneha,

I graduated from Mississippi St. Univ in 2003. I can sure help if you have any specific questions about the program and the univ.

 

- Nethra.

[Dan J]

Snéhà,

 

Be sure to read through the descriptions of the course work. Some are geared toward the programming (Tech) side and some are more toward the aesthetic (Art) side.

 

Good luck

[abir]

Do check out Seneca, Ontario / Bournemouth, Uk / Bristol, Uk...have very good course..I am exactly in the same grounds as urs...

 

Abir

www.trueilluzion.com

[Katika]

Hi Sneha, I can't really help you at all, I just didn't want to open a nother thread because my question is similar to yours. I hope you don't mind..

 

Anyway..I'm also interested in pursuing my studies in architectural visualisation but USA is to far away for me. I'm thinking Europe (West, North). So if anyone is familiar with a school program in this direction please let me know.

 

Thanks, K.

[Ernest Burden III]

There are that many programs for architectural visualization? Post-grad, even? When I started out I don't think there were any.

[Macpod]

Cornell is the only school i recongnise from the list. It must be good or have a good reputation. Shit like that matter when you are getting your first job.

 

I hear good things about Berkley. And its not Anal retentive like the other big name schools. Im looking at you harvard.

 

 

PS. I have not seen many graduate programs focusing on visualisation. Not much of a research topic i suppose. Unless you do something totally irrelevant and wanky

[joseph alexander]

Vancouver Film School. No questions. They don't have an "architectural visualization" program, however, what you learn there in composition, lighting theory, and modeling when you focus your curriculum on the built environment will be extremely valuable to anyone looking to hire.

 

http://www.vfs.com/gallery.php?id=7

 

 

 

-Joe

[3D_IC]

I know you asked about courses, but I'm thinking in a different direction here.

 

In my opinion I'd skip Univ and get a job at a low level in as good a studio as you can. You will learn a damn site more than you would studying from books (some books are great), and learning irrelevant ways of working in a 1 hour lecture which aren't practical to real life situations. Working at a studio would expose you to visualisation every day 7.5 hours a day (or alot more) If you're going to get yourself into a huge debt enroling on a course in a different country. Why not work for free at a local studio until you have the skills to be employed. You'll probably run up the same debt but get 10 times more for your money

 

Working from the lowest level up in a studio will give you a diverse skill set. More tightly honed to Architectural visualisation than a course which will be broadly based to cover everyones interests in a future career.

 

Another downside to Universities is their budget. They can't always keep up with the yearly update in software or test out new software that come on the market, where as a studio has to do this to survive. As a result you are bang upto date with the latest technology

 

You want to be a visualiser so where better to learn than at a studio with people who've been doing this all their lives. Hope i didn't throw a spanner in the works