Over the past two decades, the role of representation and rendering has changed dramatically in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. New rendering technologies, techniques, and programs, such as Lumion, have been contributing to this change. By including 3D rendering tools, architects and designers can take advantage of easy-to-use, multifunctional visualization technology that serves to strengthen creativity rather than stifle it.
In the past, we used representations of hand-drawn, sketched buildings and while these were often beautiful designs and a great way to present project ideas to clients, they were mainly used as the result of the design process. In other words, they were not typically involved in processes such as project studies or interactivity (changing materials quickly to see what looks best, for example).
