Blog Category: visualization
2013/01/14, by Robert Becker, under Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, visualization
Image credit: J. R. Miller & T. L. Pflueger, Architects, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Building,1924 / charcoal and graphite on paper;32 1/2 in. x 20 in. (82.55 cm x 50.8 cm); / San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Purchase through a gift of Robin Gates;[/caption]
DEADLINE Friday, February 1, 2013
The Ameri / 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
2012/09/14, 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
2012/08/31, by Robert Becker, under AIA, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, promotion, submital, visualization
[caption id="attachment_1426" align="alignnone" width="300"] Best in Show 2011 Kevin Scott[/caption]
The Ken Roberts the most senior architectural drawing competition currently in operation anywhere in the world. Although this statement would hint on old and tired, just a look at last years winners and the list of this years jurors shows / 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
2012/08/20, 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
2012/01/25, 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
2012/01/20, by Robert Becker, under blog, drawing, seminar, visualization
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Sketching Architecture with Joel Berman"][/caption]
Check out this Chicago Architectural Foundation continuing education class.
Architectural Drawing: How to Sketch Like an Architect (Part 2)
Wednesdays, February 1 – March 7 (six class sessions), 6–8:15pm
Chicago arguably has th / Read More
2012/01/11, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, marketing, submital, visualization
The American Society of Architectural Illustrators announces the Call For Entries for Architecture in Perspective 27. This exhibit which in my opinion was responsible for the advancement of architectural illustration (now visualization).
Before the internet, this annual juried international exhibit and accompanying catalogue was the o / Read More
2011/12/08, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, Events, Exhibits, visualization
Congratulations to the 2011 Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition awards recipients:
Best in Show
KEVIN SCOTT | RÖLLERHAUS PICTUREWORKS & DESIGN CO.
PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL/MIXED
Best in Show - Digital/Mixed
KEVIN HIRTH | HARVARD GSD
STUDENT DIGITAL/MIXED
Best in Category - Professional Hand
TOM LEYTHAM | / Read More
2011/11/03, by Robert Becker, under blog, Competition, drawing, marketing, promotion, visualization
Visualization Competition!
There are a number of yearly juried competition like the Ken Roberts Memorial Delineation Competition, the CG Architect Architectural 3D Awards, the Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest and the American Society of Architectural Perspectivists Architecture in Perspective competition.
Here is a new / Read More