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	Interview with Jan-Ove Rust

			My projects are divided between architectural visualization, ship modeling, visualization for Rolls-Royce and also lately, some interesting projects for some furniture manufacturers. Architectural visualization is about 70% of my workload. View Article

	Interview with Stefan Vittori of Tangram 3DS

			Stefan Vittori, president and founder of Tangram 3DS, found his way into the 3d design world as an early adopter and student in Vienna. Here is his story. View Article

	Interview with Tino Schaedler

			Based in London, Tino Schaedler is a former Architect who has transitioned into the visual effects industry. Having worked for such firms as Daniel Libeskind and Barkow Leibinger, Tino has expanded his skills and has now worked as a digital set design and art director on many well known films including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, V for Vendetta, and Harry Potter. View Article

	Seeking Poetic Expression in the Digital Age, Dennis Allain Wins Ferriss Award

			Dennis Allain recently won the prestigious Hugh Ferriss Memorial Award as part of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators annual international exhibition �Architecture in Perspective 21� held in October 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. View Article

	Interview with Chris White on King Kong

			Chris White was the Computer Graphics Supervisor for the New York sequences on King Kong. Along with supervising artists, one of his major responsibilities was developing the look and technology for building digital 1933 New York City. View Article

	Production Design: From Analog to Digital to Built Environments and Back

			In this Exclusive CGarchitect.com Article, Vlad Bina takes a look at the evolving digital set and production design workflows and the need for integrated software to steamline the design and visual FX pipeline. View Article

	Interview with Paul Carter of Captivaction

			Paul Carter started his career in various areas including music, sound and video, but the advent of the Internet and Quicktime VR set him on a path that eventually led to the creation of Captivaction, a one of a kind company offering very unique home-grown VR services. View Article

	Interview with Eyal Shmuel

			Born in Israel in 1971 Eyal is an Architect from the Architecture School of Tel-Aviv (Israel). He moved to the Netherlands in 1997 where he worked in an architectural office in Amsterdam, and for the past 5 years has been working for an Architectural presentation office in Amsterdam (CIIID). View Article

	Interview with Olivier Campagne

			Olivier Campagne is 28 years old and graduated as "Architecte DPLG" from the Architecture School of Nantes (France). View Article

	Interview with Janine Tijou of Designhive

			Designhive�s core discipline is architectural visualisation, as a leading agency in this field producing London 2012 Bid Book images and many high profile architectural projects, Designhive works independently for architects, urban masterplanners, interior designers and developers producing realistic and inspiring visions of future built environments. View Article

	Interview with Victor Gonzalez and Ignacio Vargas of NEXT LIMIT Technologies - An inside look at Maxwell

			Victor Gonzalez is CEO and Founder of NEXT LIMIT Technologies the makers of the up and coming renderer Maxwell. Along with CTO and fellow founder Ignacio Vargas, these two and their team are promising to bring of the most sophisticated and realistic renderer to the market. View Article

	Interview with Andy Hickes

			ANDY HICKES practices architectural illustrations in Manhattan, Specializing in fine electronic renderings. Hickes recieved his degree in Architecture from Carnegie Mellon University, and opened his Architectural rendering business in 1978. View Article

	Interview with Jan-Ruben Fischer

			Jan Ruben Fischer is the 2003 winner of the CGarchitect.com/ART VPS Scholarship. View Article

	Interview with Andrew Hartness of Ateliers Jean Nouvel

			Ateliers Jean Nouvel is one of the noted architectural practices in Europe, with over 40 active projects in 13 countries, and a multicultural staff of over 100 professionals from the domains of architecture, urban design, landscape design, industrial design, fine arts and image production. View Article

	Interview with Mark Maddalina of Sear-Brown - 9/11 Memorial

			Sear-Brown is a 650-person architecture, engineering, planning, and construction firm with its corporate headquarters in Rochester, New York. View Article