Comments on: 12 Reasons to Refuse to Render http://www.youngarchitect.net/12-reasons-to-refuse-to-render/ Empowering Design Professionals Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:15:24 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Marc http://www.youngarchitect.net/12-reasons-to-refuse-to-render/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Marc Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:50:45 +0000 http://www.youngarchitect.net/?p=14#comment-75 @P I think your comment is dead on. The fact is that many people graduate from architecture school and the LOVE to 3D model. In fact, they love that initial creative process more than any other facet of architecture. I particularly liked this line: "There are more and more offices out there that are becoming less full service firms and more specialized, focusing on concept and design development and then collaborating with a local on CD’s." And that is very true. Many of the offices that can do this are the Frank Gehry's, and the Thom Mayne's or our world. They are hired strictly to be conceptual and then farm out the task of turning the dream into reality. I have worked as the administrative architect for many such designers. The real thing to consider here is whether or not you like 3D modeling in a professional office setting. For the reasons I listed above, I am completely turned off to the whole process. While I liked modeling in school, having a boss over my shoulder asking me to produce magic at the snap of a finger was just not appealing. @P
I think your comment is dead on. The fact is that many people graduate from architecture school and the LOVE to 3D model. In fact, they love that initial creative process more than any other facet of architecture.

I particularly liked this line: “There are more and more offices out there that are becoming less full service firms and more specialized, focusing on concept and design development and then collaborating with a local on CD’s.”

And that is very true. Many of the offices that can do this are the Frank Gehry’s, and the Thom Mayne’s or our world. They are hired strictly to be conceptual and then farm out the task of turning the dream into reality. I have worked as the administrative architect for many such designers.

The real thing to consider here is whether or not you like 3D modeling in a professional office setting. For the reasons I listed above, I am completely turned off to the whole process. While I liked modeling in school, having a boss over my shoulder asking me to produce magic at the snap of a finger was just not appealing.

]]> By: P http://www.youngarchitect.net/12-reasons-to-refuse-to-render/comment-page-1/#comment-73 P Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:16:36 +0000 http://www.youngarchitect.net/?p=14#comment-73 I stumbled upon this article and thought I would shed some light on this subject from another perspective for you. I agree with all of your points as they apply to a typical architectural process of design, document and THEN render, but that is not always the case. There are more and more offices out there that are becoming less full service firms and more specialized, focusing on concept and design development and then collaborating with a local on CD's. I prefer this kind of work and, luckily, I work and excel in a firm that does just that. It is my ability to render and visualize the design first, that has kept me employed and successful these last three years. As an architect we have to be part artist and it is important to have an avenue to showcase our thoughts. I find that with a modeling and rendering skillset, that I am in MORE control of the design than if I were an AutoCAD/sketch based architect. Right now there is a world class arena going up in China whose concept is MY design, down to the last vertex. And I haven't even been licensed yet. I say this not to dispute your article, because I agree with all of your points, but instead, as an architect, to show the varied nature of our job and how we can use tools correctly to excel. There are more options today than simply the career of a traditional architect vs. a professional illustrator. I find I fit just in between. You are right, I might know less about door schedules than you, but that does not make me less qualified for my job. So while you might lump me into the category of a "Gehry" firm, I just want express some hope to the other architects with similar passions. You don't have to choose between designing and rendering. I stumbled upon this article and thought I would shed some light on this subject from another perspective for you. I agree with all of your points as they apply to a typical architectural process of design, document and THEN render, but that is not always the case. There are more and more offices out there that are becoming less full service firms and more specialized, focusing on concept and design development and then collaborating with a local on CD’s. I prefer this kind of work and, luckily, I work and excel in a firm that does just that. It is my ability to render and visualize the design first, that has kept me employed and successful these last three years. As an architect we have to be part artist and it is important to have an avenue to showcase our thoughts. I find that with a modeling and rendering skillset, that I am in MORE control of the design than if I were an AutoCAD/sketch based architect. Right now there is a world class arena going up in China whose concept is MY design, down to the last vertex. And I haven’t even been licensed yet. I say this not to dispute your article, because I agree with all of your points, but instead, as an architect, to show the varied nature of our job and how we can use tools correctly to excel. There are more options today than simply the career of a traditional architect vs. a professional illustrator. I find I fit just in between. You are right, I might know less about door schedules than you, but that does not make me less qualified for my job. So while you might lump me into the category of a “Gehry” firm, I just want express some hope to the other architects with similar passions. You don’t have to choose between designing and rendering.

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