Blog Category: blog
2015/09/29, by Robert Becker, under blog, seminar, tutorials, webinar
Presenting Architecture is happy to announce 50 free coupons for 3ds Max + V-Ray: 3ds Max PRO in 6 hrs, provided by our friends at Udemy.com. Simply go to the course page and enter coupon code presentingarchitecture for a FREE class, a $64.00 value! / Read More
2012/11/21, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, visualization
The Ken Roberts competition is the most senior architectural drawing competition currently in operation anywhere in the world. This years winners and finalists are worth looking at and the competion is something that should be on every visualization artists yearly todo list. The competition is open to all architecture students, professio / Read More
2012/10/02, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, Competition, drawing, Exhibits, visualization
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="296"] Geoff ParkerArchitect308 Design CollaborativeOklahoma City, OK[/caption]
Winner, Professional-Geoff Parker, Architect
Sketching is not dead and the Cocktail Napkin Sketch is alive and well thanks to Architectural Record! With over 300 entrants submitting almost 1,000 napkins, healthy wo / Read More
2012/09/24, by Robert Becker, under blog, Events, models, seminar
3DCAMP Houston 2012 Registration is now open!
The goal of 3DCAMP Houston 2012 is to encourage and educate individuals about the use of 3D in various disciplines; therefore 3DCAMP 2012 is returning with STEAM, an educational initiative that supports 3DCAMP Houston’s educational goal of incorporating and encouraging the blending and / Read More
2012/09/14, by Robert Becker, under blog, Business, drawing, Events, Exhibits, seminar, visualization
[caption id="attachment_1452" align="alignnone" width="250"] Bromo Seltzer Tower[/caption]
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators is hosting their annual conference in Baltimore, October 17 - 21, 2012. This conference is one of the few visualization conferences and always a great one to attend. Allowing attendees to be abl / Read More
2012/08/27, by Robert Becker, under blog, models, visualization
The architecture scale model is not dead and still has more value than money can buy! The technological advances in studying and presenting architecture should be taken advantage of whenever possible and those words just came from a visualizer who works in watercolor. Computer graphics (CG) are many and dominate most conversations on th / Read More
2012/08/23, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, Events, Exhibits, photography
LACDA 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION
The winner of this competition will exhibit at the new 4,000 square foot location!
Jurors:
Peter Frank , Riverside Art Museum
Rex Bruce, L.A. Center for Digital Art
The selected winner receives 10 prints up to 44x60 inches on canvas or museum quality paper (approximately a $2,500-$ / Read More
2012/08/23, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, Events, Exhibits, photography, promotion
[caption id="attachment_1394" align="alignnone" width="942"] Acaid Images[/caption]
The overall winner will be crowned WORLD ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2012 and the winners and their images will be featured in the Architectural Review.
The Awards are being held in conjunction with THE ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW and the WORLD ARCH / Read More
2012/08/20, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, visualization
[caption id="attachment_1383" align="alignnone" width="244"] Vizcaya Venetian Barge, MiamiFrank Costantino[/caption]
While I have been posting and commenting on some of the more exotic destinations to do some continuing education work there are some events in some beautiful cities that might be easier to travel to (at least for the USA / Read More
2012/08/15, by Robert Becker, under blog, Business, visualization
As part of a PR push to get Presenting Architecture more exposure and also a great resource for the Visualization members, Presenting Architecture has exchanged ad links with www.Archvizjobs.com. Check out their site when you get a moment. Presenting Architecture also has a job board which can be used to search for positions. This page / Read More
2012/07/10, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, Events, seminar, visualization
For any professional, taking continuing education workshops can be a hard thing to justify. From my experience, it can also be an amazing experience that is both instantly rewarding and brings long time benefits to your professional experience. One way to justify the time is to combine business with pleasure and take the workshop at a be / Read More
2012/07/05, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, Events, Exhibits, visualization
CGarchitect announced its 2012 Architectural 3D Awards
This is the 9th annual time for these awards and judging from the quality of the winners as well as Nominees and Honorable Mentions this annual competition will be here for many years to come! The winners were announced at the Mundos Digitales Conference 2012 in La Coruna, Spain / Read More
2012/05/23, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, models, seminar, visualization
The Presenting Architecture Exhibition and Seminar Series hosted by the San Francisco Chapter of the American Institute of Architect's office wrapped up last month and over the next few blog posts I will show some of the related material including images from the exhibition, comments and some insights from the seminars.
The last event was / Read More
2012/05/05, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, Events, marketing, models, photography, promotion, seminar, visualization
Below is a reprint of an article I wrote for A/E Marketing Journal a great newsletter just published from www.psmj.com. How did I get to write this article is an interesting story in itself and a great example of of why all professionals should attend seminars and go to social events sponsored by professional organizations. While attendin / Read More
2012/04/28, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, Events, Exhibits, marketing, promotion, visualization
Welcome to the Premier Arch Viz Awards
CGarchitect.com is hosting the 9th annual Architectural 3D Awards. The winners will be awarded at the exclusive awards trophy at Mundos Digitales Conference 2012 in La Coruna, Spain and be given over $50,000 in prizes by our generouscompetition sponsors. The competition is open to everyon / Read More
2012/04/28, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, visualization
For the third year, Architectural Record is holding this great contest!
Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest 2012
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="Zeljko Toncic, Antonio Gaudi’s Casa Milà"][/caption]
If you are a licensed architect or related professional who practices in the United States, you can enter this rema / Read More
2012/03/07, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, models, seminar, visualization
In conjunction with the Presenting Architecture Exhibition, the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco Chapter and the Center for Architecture + Design is also hosting Presenting Architecture's first seminar series. This series will give attendees a great insight to the world of how architecture gets presented from some of the / Read More
2012/01/30, by Robert Becker, under blog, Events, seminar
Michael Reardon is an award-winning watercolorist based in Oakland, California. An avid traveller, he is inspired to create by landscapes and architecture from around the world. Using his extensive background in architecture and illustration he composes convincing and evocative watercolors, both in plein air and studio painting. He i / Read More
2012/01/25, by Robert Becker, under AIA, blog, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, models, photography, promotion, seminar, visualization
[caption id="attachment_938" align="alignleft" width="176" caption="Hallidie photo Keith Baker"][/caption]
Presenting Architecture announces it's first exhibition and seminar series! Hosted by the American Institute of Architects San Francisco Chapter and The Center for Architecture + Design and curated by Robert Becker this event / Read More
2012/01/23, by twschaller, under blog, Events, seminar
Tom Schaller has long been considered one of the foremost architectural artists in the world. In the field, he has won every major award for his artwork - including being a two-time recipient of the Hugh Ferriss Memorial Prize. He has authored two books ; the best-selling, and AIA award of merit winner, Architecture in Watercolor, and� / Read More