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 		   Competitors

After an open call for qualification entries and over 300 submissions and 1000 images, our judges have selected the top 30 scoring submissions to compete in the 2005 Architectural Visualization Competition. Over the next five months the 30 competitors below will compete in five challenges. Competitors will stretch their imaginations and skills to demonstrate their prowess in the art of architectural illustration and animation. While the ultimate winner and finalists in the competition will take home some amazing prizes, the goal of this competition is to promote architectural illustration and encourage its advancement through community participation and critiques. The winner will be announced the 4th Annual SIGGRAPH 2005 CGarchitect.com party in Los Angeles.

    In Alphabetical Order (by last name)

SCOTT BAUMBERGER (Scott Baumberger)
Location: USA


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- 35 years old

- Studied Architecture & Engineering at UC Boulder and Curtin University in Perth Western Australia

- Spent the next 10 years working in numerous architectural offices including Callison Architecture in Seattle, and KPF in New York before deciding to go out on my own

- Formed BaumbergerStudio in 1999 and haven’t looked back!

Website: www.baumbergerstudio.com


DAN BEINART (dbarc)
Location: UK


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I studied architecture at Bath and Oxford Brookes and started Blink Image with a fellow student at Brookes in 1998.

Starting straight from university, the obvious problem of almost no industry contacts was offset by the benefits of being adept at living on practically nothing instilled during 7 years as a student.

I pride myself on the quality of work I produce but try never to forget that the ultimate purpose of what we do is to add value for our clients.

Website: http://www.blinkimage.com

NIALL BROWNE (santos)
Location: Australia


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Born in Dublin in 1969, I graduated from Bolton Street College of Technology and Trinity College Dublin in 1994 with an honors degree in Architectural Science. After gaining professional experience in Dublin, London & Sydney, I returned to Ireland in 1998 as an Associate Architect with KMD Architecture in Dublin. I migrated to Australia in 2000 and now live in the Perth Hills with my wife and two young children. I am currently employed as a Senior Design Architect with HPA Architects in Perth in addition to occasionally freelancing as an Architectural Illustrator. 

I originally started modeling in DOS with Autocad 11 and 3d Studio 4 in the early ‘90s.  I now use 3DS Max 4.26 with Finalrender Stage 0 and am currently making a transition to 3DS Max 7 with Finalrender Stage1.

ALICJA BULA (Alicja)
Location: Poland


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_Born 1979 in  Poland. I studied Architecture in Gdansk.
_Designer, interior designer, graphic designer.
_I enjoy working in the inspiring atmosphere of a group of creative people. Flexible and adaptable with new conditions and Open-minded,
strong aesthetic sense, self-motivated, hard-working.
_interests:design, photography, graphic design, nature, art, literature, traveling

Website: www.abula.neostrada.pl

OLIVIER CAMPAGNE (oliviercampagne)
Location: Netherlands


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28 years old, graduated as "Architecte DPLG" from the Architecture School of Nantes (France). Has been involved since 2001 in Amsterdam (Netherlands), in architecture/urbanism, post-production, architectural visualization firms

Website: http://www.oliviercampagne.com/


BRIAN CASSIL (Brian Cassil)
Location: USA


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Hello everyone! For better or worse, architecture has been a part of my life since birth. My father is a talented architect and designer and I was certain for most of my young life that I wanted to do the same thing. As a teenager I worked in his small firm doing odds and ends and a little drafting. I also loved my art classes in school but never really considered that as a career itself.

When I was 19 I went to Brazil to serve as a missionary for my church and shortly after that became engaged to a beautiful young woman. The break from regular life and the sudden pressure of a wedding engagement made me re-evaluate my career choice. It was right about then that I was introduced to 3D graphics. I was hooked from the get go. I went and bought a computer, a student version of 3D Studio R4 and started doing projects on my own time as practice for the firm I was working for (not my fathers anymore).

I soon landed a job doing visualization along with some drafting for a small office which was a great opportunity to expand my portfolio. Later I got another job this time doing viz full time with a slightly larger firm of about 35. After a couple years of growth that firm merged with another to become Architectural Nexus, the largest architectural firm in the area with about 100 employees. That expanded my role into overseeing others viz work as well as continuing to develop my own skills. At about that time I got involved with the same local college where I first experienced 3D as a student, and became an adjunct instructor teaching architectural rendering and animation.

I’ve now been doing architectural visualization professionally for about 8 years, and teaching for a little over 3 years. It’s hard work but its fun and I really have a passion for it, which I believe is the key to success in anything.

MARCIN DZIENISZEWSKI (Martin Day)
Location: Poland


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Marcin Dzieniszewski, born 1980 in Warsaw, Poland In 1999, (together with two associates) laureate of "Great Dreamers Contest".
Victorious animation was the presentation of the Hydro Power Station.
Since then work as a freelance graphics designer.

In 2003 organize own atelier called "Martin Day" passionate and specialize in Architectural Visualizations. (www.martin-day.com) Serving architects and everybody who wants to see invisible things.
Most of free time spending on photography which is also an important part of "Martin Day" atelier.

MARC GRUBER-LAUX (kunstraum.tv)
Location: Germany

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- 31 years old
- studied Architecture in Berlin, Germany
- founder of the architectural firm "kunstraum.tv"
- specialized in designs and visualizations for architecture, interiors especially for commercials and movies
- apart the design, lighting, materials, moods and rendering are the main topics of my work

Website: http://www.kunstraum.tv


WONG KUM FEI (metaball)
Location: Singapore


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I'm trained as an architect but have since decided to create buildings in the virtual realm. Definitely less stressful and a lot more fun than in the real world. I've been toying around with 3D since 1997 and went professional in 2000. I started my own firm, Digital Mirage PL, in the beginning of 2004, specializing in both architectural visuals and digital mattes. Besides managing the company, I am the lead in visual communication and digital lighting.

Website: www.digimirage.com

JOHN VOLTAIRE M. GARCIA (voltaire ira)
Location: Philippines


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Voltaire has been producing architectural visualizations using traditional media since his college years in the College of Architecture at the University of Sto. Tomas, Manila. A practicing architect and a college instructor in the College of Architecture and Fine Arts at the University of San Carlos Technological Center, Cebu City, he now teaches 3dsmax and Visualization Techniques using digital media to college students and professionals. He is also a member of MD8 Design Solutions which specializes in design visualizations and presentations. He is 25 years old and is married to Ira and blessed with two children, Johann and Sophia.


SEGYU KIM (funnyCG)
Location: South Korea


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PAWEL LANGOWSKI (Langowski)
Location: Poland


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Pawel Langowski, born 1978 in Gdynia, Poland.
Student on Technical University of Gdansk, Architectural Department I specialize in computer's graphic, in particular architectural visualizations in the shape of computer images or animations

EUNICE LEE (eunice)
Location: USA


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I don't have much to say about myself, just that unlike most of the members here, I never studied architecture.
However I studied fine art. Then how did I end up in this field? Well, that's a long story. I have about 7 years of experience in this field and I've been working for myself for almost 3 years now. And that's about it.

STEFFEN LEMMERZAHL (steffen l)
Location: Switzerland


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Born 1976 in germany. I studied architecture in Z ürich and remained in switzerland - first working as an architect, now teaching CAAD at ETH Zürich. I've got into visualization by 1997 playing around with radiance on a sgi. Since then I stopped building physical models

Website: http://www.elvisual.com


VICTOR LOBA (Victor LOBA)
Location: Spain


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My name is Victor Lorente Barroso and I was born in 1979. Actually I am a student of architecture fourth course in Granada´s University in Spain. I began making CG four years ago and I worked a little as freelance in this time. Later I found a wondeful community of 3d called 3dpoder (www.3dpoder.com) and I learned a lot from it. One day I decided that was time to teach other people and the administrator made me the moderator of "Ilumination and Rendering" and until today I continue learning and am now teaching others. Thanks to fantastic forum I found job in Neosmedia (www.neosmedia.net) a very good company of info architecture and actually I work oin it some days for week because I have to study too.
I like very much my work and people in Neosmedia is incredible. I dont know what will do in my future but I love CG and I would like continue in this fantastic world.

TYRONE MARSHALL (Continuumx)
Location: USA


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I am a graduate of the California College of the Arts Bachelor of Architecture program. I have worked previously as recipient of an honor internship with Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill LLP. I enjoyed a wonderful opportunity to work with the San Francisco Office of SOM and gain first experience and learning from a fantastic design team. Currently, I work in San Francisco with one of the best firms in the nation, Michael Willis Architects.

I am broadening my understanding of what it takes to build those things that we dream of in Architecture. I work with a fast paced, and world-class staff of colleagues that offer a world of experience and learning.

I started my quest for excellence in Architectural Representation when I was still in high school. At that time, I delighted in the best that could be done using a home computer such as the Atari ST, and Amiga 1000 in the late 1980s.

I envisioned a point that one day, virtual space would be able to be as believable as real space. I followed the explorations that Jared Lanier wrote and spoke of and have since become immersed in exploring Architectural digital space. It is now some more than ten years and I think we are only just beginning to start to figure out what to do with virtual space and how it can be constructed in an true but different Architectural sense. It is an exciting time as the software and hardware to make convincing digital simulations of Architectural space is a reality.

NICHOLAS MOSHENKO (moshenko)
Location: Canada


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I studied Architecture at the University of Waterloo (Canada) before working with a small visualization firm in 1997. I founded DesignStor.com - a design visualization studio in Toronto, Canada - in 2000. Currently, we work with prominent Canadian architects, developers and property owners on a wide range of projects, and are expanding our client base into other regions. When I'm not working on a deadline or playing with my 11 month old daughter, I can be found on some local singletrack on my mountain bike or in the boulder cave at my climbing gym.

Website: www.designstor.com

TIM NELSON (Tim Nelson)
Location: USA


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Introduced to the world of 3D while attending an Autocad modeling class, Tim Nelson has been passionate about rendering ever since.  His early professional experience included an apprenticeship in cabinetmaking in which his careful attention to detail carried over to his drafting work and later his rendering work.  Not formally trained in the art of rendering, Tim has learned everything he knows through job experience, trial & error, and advice from friends and colleagues at the cgarchitect.com forums.  Based in Phoenix Arizona, Tim started his one-man rendering business, Urban Illustration Inc., in late 2003 and continually seeks new methods and technologies to improve the quality of his work and provide his clients with the very best. 

Website: http://www.urbanillustration.com  

LUCIANO NEVES (Luciano Neves)
Location: Brazil


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Born in São Paulo, Brazil, 29 year-old .Currently working as Production Manager - 3D Special Effects Team Coordinator at Brazilian computer graphics company Inutilia Truncat. In his professional capacity, coordinating a small and dedicated team, Neves harnesses his relentless attention to detail for visual effects for television and film. Professionally qualified in programming, Neves turned instead to art and design after he graduated and has now been in the computer graphics industry for just under a decade.

Already working a prominent Swiss engineering company, Nüssli AG, which specializes in large temporary constructions such as stages, grandstands, and scaffolding. Where he was responsibleresponsible for the development of many technical catalogues and for the development 3D presentations for special events.

It was there in Switzerland that he improved the observation technique for large structures and gained a more 'metric vision' of objects that compose large structures. Projects he worked on such as Olympic stadiums among others, increased modeling speed because workflow changed. He usually built pieces in 3D just through fast annotations and observing the models and pictures that he did, and when more details were necessary, he used technical drawings.


Website: http://www.infinitecg.com

MARTIN PETTIGREW (marpetti)
Location: Canada


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I am 31 years old and I studied architecture in Université Laval, Québec. Then, I worked for 6 years in architecture visualisation field in Europe and Montreal, mainly for national and international architectural competitions.

Actually, I’m working at Ubisoft Montreal Studio, I've been on Prince of Persia: Warrior Within team and recently I worked on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory.


SABINE POUGET (sabine POUGET)
Location: France


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Born the 10 April 1970 in France
-Applied Arts Final year of secondery education F12 -1989
-Beaux-Arts studies in Toulouse : department space design.
            DNSEP (Diplôme National Supérieur d'Expression Plastique) 5 years
-Architectural studies in several schools and countries:
            France-Grenoble 1994
            France-Montpellier. 1995
            Canada-university Laval of Quebec. 1996
            Poland-polytechnic university of Warsaw. 1997
            Graduate of Architecture DPLG ( Architecte diplômé par le gouvernement français) -1999

- Work for 3 years as an Architect on various architectural competition in several companies in Paris France.

- Work for 2 years as a graphic-designer specialised in Architecture in association with Thomas Péjoan.

- 2003 Start up of the « A.zuga SARL » company in association with Thomas Péjoan. A.zuga SARL is a Graphic-design company specialised in Architecture. A.zuga SARL realize computer graphics for architectural competition, animated movies, photographics report, communication documents, websites, video-clips and design.

Website: http://www.a-zuga.com/


ALEX MARTIN PROEBIUS (RIP)
Location: Spain


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- Born  in  Asturias (Spain). I studied Architecture in Valladolid + CG Architect Designer
- Interest : Comics - Sci-Fi - Design - DBT - Friends - DOgs and "Me First And The Gimme Gimmes" music

Website: www.proebius.com 


CHEN QINGFENG (cqfcqf)
Location: China


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Design of Architect
Design of Interior
Architectural Rendering
Architectural Animation
Environment Rendering

Website: http://www.chen3d.com

NICOLAS RICHELET (Newke)
Location: France


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I was born in the north part of France, near Paris.

My first contact with a computer was at the age of 10 : I’ve got the possibilities to explore all the computer possibilities : drawing, composing music, programming, and playing games a lot !

At 16 years old, I decided to learn piano, and especially Jazz. During the following ten years, I spend my time working hard to improve myself, playing in clubs and teaching the piano.

After that, I decided to learn all graphics related tools and techniques. I learn 3D since two and half years, one year in a Paris CG school, and another year of self-teaching and training in an architecture agency (Architecture-Studio/Paris).

I’m actually working for “Atelier4” agency in Clermont-Ferrand, France, and I work as freelancer as well, when I have some time.

Website: http://www.infographiestudio.com

LUIS RIVERO (infarq)
Location: Spain


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In 1991 I started an architectural degree in La Coruna, Spain and my sister Arancha pushed me to study an AutoCad course in university... it was terrible, I didn't know where to turn on the computer, hahaha.
 
Since then, I founded with a friend, Carlos, a small comany for arch viz. Since 1997 we have worked exclusively for a growing and small real estate company with a lot of projects under development. We help them to sell flats for around 300 projects and nowadays that small company has become in the biggest real estate company in Spain.  http://www.infarq.com
 
In 2000, during a week we didn't have to work, we started to promote our company and with another friend, Fabian and began to work for one of the best Architects and companies in Spain, Ricardo Bofill, Cesar Portela, Rafael de la Hoz, and dragados, necso, telefonica, aena in the biggest projects in spain.
Nowadays we are focused in arch movies and our team have grown up to 10 people and 4-5 frrelance, we are expanding to Madrid looking for a wide market before an international expansion. http://www.urbansimulations.com
 
Getting the most advanced techniques is one of our goals, we worked with lightscape for many years. We bought the first motion capture system in Spain 4 years ago to animate people for the barcelona's new airport terminal... 500 people in one scene. Our latest scene with mocap is with 1800 people in a theater.
 
In August 2004 we won the 3D AWARD in arch viz in animation for the "palexco" movie in la coruna.
 
..and as every competitors, I love my work and i think i share the same mood loving CG for arch viz wich allow us to work 18 hours each day.
 
Our demoreel is here http://www.urbansimulations.com/pro

EYAL SHMUEL (zion3d)
Location: Israel


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Born in Israel in 1971, graduated as an Architect from the Architecture School of Tel-Aviv (Israel). Moved to the Netherlands in 1997, worked in an architecture office in Amsterdam, and for the past 3 years I have been working in an Architectural presentation office in Amsterdam (CIIID).

ZHU TIANYI (yiran)
Location: China

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I am artistic inspector general at BHAA which makes architectural animation and renderings.

Website: www.bhaa.com.cn


SERGE VASILIEW (Caesar)
Location: Ukraine


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Serge Vasiliew, born in Odessa (Ukraine) in 1981. In 2004 I’ve got a certificate of degree in computer engineering.
My 3d experience is about 2,5 years, first I was making short advertising movies on the local tv and simple 3d animations for holographic systems, after that I’ve started to work in architectural viz. Currently I’m an art director of the cat-a-pult studio of Odessa, which provides services in heavy architectural rendering, any kind of 3d animations and custom modeling.

Website: http://www.cat-a-pult.com/


CESAR VERASTEGUI (cesario76)
Location: Mexico


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I'm an Architect from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.Graduated from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon in 1998,  and I ´ve been doing 3d since August 2000.I really like 3d as a tool, to show architecture and animation ...
 
Actually i'm working in the top rendering Studio here in Monterrey, (www.rendersolutions.com)  and i hope you like my work...

WANG WEIHUA (onlyblood)
Location: China


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1999-2002 Architect design in my home town and I found I lost interest in it.
2002-2004 Architect model and rendering for 3 years in Shanghai
2005 New company new challenge and new hope.