Saturday, 31 October 2015

Transcript interview

I interviewed a self employed architectural freelancer, Mr. John O’Keefe after he kindly replied to my emails and gave me that work experience.

Can you think of any differences in Architectural work over recent years?
“Residential work has changed dramatically. The clients are more interested in style and the actual architecture work isn’t quite as costly as it used to be. For example a client may wish to only change a small feature such as particular doors or other minor details which may not need as much work put in as a full on extension. In fact, overall people are actually looking for much more flamboyant designs. This makes a change from just regular boring work to make it more interesting for everyone.”

Are there any new techniques?
“Of course there is the yearly update of Autocad and other Autodesk products, but personally I don’t think it's really changed that much. The new features seem a little bit gimmicky, but maybe that's because I just haven’t tried the new software out.”

Are 3D modelling artists still required for architectural work?

“Definitely. Companies and clients alike are becoming more likely to hand out larger budgets because people are actually afraid of whether or not the artist can complete the work to an exceptional standard and quality. But saying that, 3D artist are not always required for planning because it’s faster to quickly sketch it out in 2D on paper or in AutoCAD. However anything contentious that will eventually become a public enquiry requires a 3D design for sure.”

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