Academy Days 2020

The Architectural Visualization event from SoA Academy moved online for its 11th edition on 3rd and 4th of December, 2020. It’s free for all the participants to raise funds for ICRC and its campaign against COVID-19. To watch the on-demand videos from our contributors and the recordings of the live talks, you can still get your ticket with the widget on the right. If you've already got it, please log-in to view the contents below.

Two days of inspiring contents

We collected the most influential speakers and emerging talents for a mix of topics that will inspire you.

Live talks
and videos

Join us on December 3rd and 4th, 2020 from 2 pm (UTC +1) to 6 pm (UTC +1), for the live event, and watch on-demand the contributions that all the amazing Artists and Companies have prepared for you.

Totally free
for everyone

This year the Academy Day is online and free for everyone who wants to attend. Follow the instructions below to get your ticket today!

Support Red Cross against Covid-19

OUR MISSION THIS YEAR

When the pandemic knocks at your door and hits very hard your family, relatives, and friends, that it’s the moment when you start to realize how life is fragile and how lucky we are that we can still play a huge role and we have the responsibility to turn this world into a better place to live. We believe that in front of this situation, no one can be left alone. 

We teamed up with The International Committee of the Red Cross, an organization helping communities affected by armed conflict and violence in over 90 countries.The ICRC is working to address the most pressing needs arising from the COVID-19 outbreak as the disease represents a dramatic threat to the lives of people living in conflict zones, where health systems have been ravaged by war.

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Thanks for your help.
The SOA team.

THIS YEAR THe event is possible thanks to our SPONSORS

Speakers

ACADEMY DAYS 2020

The speakers, the core of every event. We’re honored to host such a large group of talents and passionate artists, and we can’t wait to see what they’ve prepared for you: the attendees, the heart of this Academy Days 2020. 

More speakers will be announced every day!

Anna
Perela

CITYSCAPE DIGITAL

Anna
Perela

Anna Perela is a Chartered Architect and Head of Planning Production at Cityscape Digital in London. From her teenage years, she realized the power of the single Image, when -drawn to photography- she experimented with various techniques and formats. She enrolled in the State of Art Academy in 2013. After working as a project Architect and Visualiser for more than 5 years in Greece, she moved to London to focus on her passion.

Alberto
Berga

BERGAGONZÁLEZ

Alberto
Berga

Alberto is the Co-Founder of BergaGonzález. He is an architect with over 17 years of experience in the field of architecture and architectural visualization. Passionate about architecture and design, during all the first years of his professional activity, he focused on the construction of real buildings, to later turn all that knowledge into the development of visual content for the commercialization of architectural projects.

Javier
González

BERGAGONZÁLEZ

Javier
González

Javier is the Co-Founder of BergaGonzález, a studio based in Barcelona. After graduating as Architect in the Barcelona School of Architecture in 2003, he founded his studio jointly with Alberto Berga. After some time working as generalist architects, his activity transitioned towards Architectural Communication and Concept Design. For the last 15 years, they have worked in over 800 commercial projects with clients from over 40 different countries.

Pedro
Fernandez

ARQUI9

Pedro
Fernandez

Starting as a one-man band, he created Arqui9 with a simple vision: To honour the inherent Art of Architectural representation with tools and communication skills that can effectively convey the inherent beauty behind every concept design. Arqui9 become an international reference in the industry, working with some of the worlds leading architectural practices, including BIG, Zaha Hadid Architects, Aedas, Martha Schwartz and Partners, and more.

Pierre
Maheut

SUBSTANCE / ADOBE

Pierre
Maheut

Pierre Maheut is Head of Special project at Adobe 3D and Immersive, leading a mix team of developers and 3D artists to explore new workflows and address new challenges. He used to be Strategy Director for Architecture and Industrial Design at Allegorithmic-Substance. He is also knowledgeable about CAD as he spent 8 years at Dassault Systemes as a CATIA Creative Design expert and portfolio manager.

Nicolas
Paulhac

SUBSTANCE / ADOBE

Nicolas
Paulhac

Nicolas is Head of Content Creation for the Substance Source online library of digital materials. He is also an industrial designer with over a decade of experience working with materials and manufacturing processes at global brands such as Nokia, Microsoft, Acer, and Hager Group.

Vasyl
Matsola

SUBMARINA

Vasyl
Matsola

Andriy and Vasyl are twin brothers, they co-founded Submarina studio in 2014. Studio is based in Lviv, Ukraine, and consists of 11 crew members whose duty is to create architecture images. In 2016 Submarina started the annual event 3December with the aim to gather 3d artists from all over the world in Lviv and celebrate archviz. In spare time Andriy and Vasyl love to play and record their own music which is to be released later this century.

Andriy
Matsola

SUBMARINA

Andriy
Matsola

Andriy and Vasyl are twin brothers, they co-founded Submarina studio in 2014. Studio is based in Lviv, Ukraine, and consists of 11 crew members whose duty is to create architecture images. In 2016 Submarina started the annual event 3December with the aim to gather 3d artists from all over the world in Lviv and celebrate archviz. In spare time Andriy and Vasyl love to play and record their own music which is to be released later this century.

Ander
Alencar

OFICINAS 3D

Ander
Alencar

Ander Alencar is a 3D artist and entrepreneur on the archviz market, with over 20 years of experience. Founder and director of OFICINAS 3D studio, he worked on the international animation feature film "Asterix and the Vikings" and improved his studies at The Animation Collaborative (From the animators of PIXAR, California – USA). Certified instructor by Corona Academy. He is also creator and idealizer of the training methodology RENDERMIND.

Paolo
Zambrini

engram

Paolo
Zambrini

Born in 1973, Paolo Zambrini is an architect with a passion for visual arts. Inspired by cinema and music, he started on 3D since the time of high school. After graduating he worked on archviz as freelance then started his team in the 2000s. In 2010 he founded Engram studio, an archviz office specializing in high-end architectural visualization. He teaches 3D at the Faculty of Architecture of Ferrara and at the IAAD of Bologna, and recently he started a consulting service on image-reading for professionals.

Milda
Liubinskaite

PLOMP

Milda
Liubinskaite

Milda is a Lithuanian 3D artist at PLOMP. Rigid architectural 3D programmes were not enough to communicate her design, so Milda started studying and crafting her skills in 3dsMax. She graduated with a Masters in Interior Architecture in the Netherlands, and began her career at Mecanoo, where she spent almost 5 years hired as in-house visualizer. She further developed her passion for design and its representation through a visual material. She started her journey at PLOMP 3 years ago.

Martin
Loureiro
Prego

WAX

Martin
Loureiro
Prego

Martin Loureiro Prego (1986,Galicia-Spain), partner and illustrator at WAX Architectural Visualizations (The Netherlands). MSc Architect specialized in digital visualization, post-graduated in industrial design, with a great passion for Music.

Juan
Altieri

ESTUDIO A2T

Juan
Altieri

Juan Altieri is the co-founder of Estudio A2T, an award-winning organization that strives to be on the cutting edge of archviz. A2T have been recognized through the receipt of several prestigious awards, additionally, have participated as a speaker at renowned architectural visualization conferences.

Alex
York

RECENT SPACES

Alex
York

Recent Spaces is an industry-leading London-based architectural and design 3D rendering agency founded by Alex York and Iain Banks in 2016. The Recent Spaces philosophy is simple: Create beautiful, detailed and effective design visualisations.

Iain
Banks

Recent Spaces

Iain
Banks

Recent Spaces is an industry-leading London-based architectural and design 3D rendering agency founded by Alex York and Iain Banks in 2016. The Recent Spaces philosophy is simple: Create beautiful, detailed and effective design visualisations.

Petr
Mitev

ENSCAPE

Petr
Mitev

Petr is the Head of AEC Technology at Enscape. He combines his design background with his expertise in software research & development to empower the AEC industry by building informed and relevant technology solutions which address critical industry problems.

Norm
Li

NORM LI

Norm
Li

For over fifteen years, Norm has established a robust record for showcasing design vision and providing exceptional service to clients. Understanding his clients’ needs, Norm has built a talented team of 3D artists, each with technical expertise and an in-depth understanding of architecture and visual communication.

Tudor
Vasiliu

Panoptikon

Tudor
Vasiliu

Growing up in a family of architects, Tudor's interest in archviz grew stronger along with his passion for good design. Tudor established Panoptikon in 2013 after separating from the studio he had co-founded in 2006 and ran successfully for 7 years. He sees visualization as a power to peek into the future. Always overthinking and over-strategizing, he enjoys getting back in the trenches for old times sake. Fueled by a team of superheroes, Panoptikon caters for clients big and small, aiming to alwaysprovide a stellar service.

Paul
Roberts

itoo software

Paul
Roberts

Paul joined iToo Software in 2013 as training and content manager. He’s an experienced environment artist and educator who has been working with 3ds Max for nearly 20 years training artists for the games, product design, and visualisation industries.

Jeff
Mottle

CG ARCHITECT

Jeff
Mottle

Jeff is the CEO and founder of the leading online magazine for the architectural computer graphics industry – CGarchitect. He has been working in the architectural visualization field since 1996. His roles have ranged from production visualization artist and technical director to business development and CEO. He is an editorialist, frequently performs market research and analysis for some of the top companies in the field and regularly speaks at events around the globe.

Belinda
Ercan

EPIC GAMES

Belinda
Ercan

Belinda Ercan went from playing Prince of Persia on MS-DOS to learning her first (digital) piano songs on Windows 3.11 to finding joy in arts, music and of course computer games. She dived into studying Japanese and classic piano at a music conservatory, before obtaining a Master’s degree in Architecture and Digital Design with focus on 3D visualization. Having worked as the in-house visualizer at HLM Architects in Sheffield, she moved to Hungary to work as a Visualization Product Manager at Graphisoft. She joined Epic Games as a Product Marketing Manager for Twinmotion in 2020.

David
Weir-McCall

EPIC GAMES

David
Weir-McCall

David Weir-McCall, AEC Strategic Development, Epic Games From a background of Architecture and Technology, David currently works with the Epic Games Enterprise team in the AEC, spearheading the company's initiatives in technological innovation with the Unreal-Engine and our AEC partners.

Roberto
De Rose

soa academy

Roberto
De Rose

3D Artist for Clients such as Renzo Piano Building Workshop, Richard Meier & Partners, Mario Cucinella Architects, Matteo Thun, C + S. Roberto is the artistic director at SOA Studio as well as supervisor of the entire production of the artworks; also is a professor in the division of State of Art Academy as he is Corona Renderer Primary Certified Instructor.

Gianpiero
Monopoli

soa academy

Gianpiero
Monopoli

Formerly Project Lead Artist for the well-known London Studio HayesDavidson, with 18 years of experience in the industry, Gianpiero is also Chaosgroup V-Ray Licensed Instructor and Corona Renderer Primary Certified Instructor and teaches in architectural visualization courses. Gianpiero is currently involved in the company’s management and in the research and development of technologies related to virtual reality.

More speakers will be announced soon!

THIS YEAR THe event is possible thanks to our MEDIA PARTNERS

Contributors

ACADEMY DAYS 2020

The live event is not going to be the only content for this Academy Days 2020. You’ll be able to watch recorded lectures and small tutorials done by our amazing contributors. We want to thank these artists and all the companies involved to support us this year!

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ACADEMY DAYS 2020
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