How We Won Vesterøya School Exterior: Outline, Timestamps

How We Won Vesterøya School – Exterior

Course Duration: 1h33m

Why This Course?

Because this course shows what it actually takes to win competitions today.

This course is a direct look behind the curtain at how Cadman works in real, high-pressure architectural competitions. You see the exact workflow, mindset, and practical decisions behind the exterior visualizations that helped win the Vesterøya School competition in Norway. Nothing is staged or simplified. It is real material, real deadlines, and real professional choices.

Instead of generic tips, you follow the complete process: how competition material is analyzed, how 3D models are cleaned and rebuilt, how landscape, building, and site are merged into a controlled environment, and how images are structured to communicate a strong architectural story. You will see how lighting, composition, realism, Photoshop workflows, and client communication all come together to create convincing, competition-winning presentations.

In short: this course reveals years of ArchViz experience distilled into one concrete case study. It shows exactly how Cadman works, step by step, so you can apply the same principles in your own projects.

Get Instant Access Here

What You Will Learn & Why It Matters

How I structure real architectural projects and client communication
How I manage and optimize 3D workflows in competitions
Why AI is helpful, but not a shortcut – and where it fails
My strategies for lighting, storytelling, realism, and image depth
How to present your ideas in a high-pressure, competitive context

Who Is This For?

Architects and ArchViz teams producing competition submissions and high-stakes client proposals
Studios that need faster, more controlled 3ds Max, V-Ray, and Photoshop workflows under deadline pressure
Professionals who want a proven process for turning raw competition material into clear, persuasive visuals
Anyone responsible for quality, speed, and consistency in architectural presentations

CPD, Certificates & Studio Training

This course is relevant for architects, ArchViz teams, and studios documenting CPD hours and internal training. It is also highly relevant for architecture students and interns who want a realistic, professional workflow to study and apply.
If you want a Certificate of Completion, you can submit a short reflection, example image, or brief description of how you applied the course methods. This is done via the 2-hour Email Consulting service, which includes personal feedback and confirmation that you’ve completed the course:

👉 https://cadman.dk/email-consulting/

The certificate reflects real engagement, not passive viewing, and includes an estimate of study time (typically 12-20 hours depending on pace and depth).

How We Won Vesterøya School – Exterior – Course Timestamps

Timestamps:

00:00 – Introduction to the course
00:30 – Project overview & Cadman’s role
06:52 – Visualization in architectural competition
11:00 – Client relationships: Architect, landscape, builder & ArchViz
17:08 – What was given to me – how I work & why
21:26 – The health of the architectural sector
23:52 – Workflow with landscape & building in 3D – control is everything
27:14 – AI in the real world
29:48 – Job market analysis & the role of AI
35:21 – Human experience: evaluation, decision & selection
38:11 – Workflow & setup secrets
41:58 – Why young architects are struggling
43:17 – View, composition & storytelling
50:04 – Lighting & rendering: real project vs AI
53:17 – UVW mapping, performance & plugins
59:39 – High-stakes multi-million dollar projects
1:00:15 – Rendering into Photoshop via plugin
1:01:07 – Full Photoshop setup for creative control
1:05:01 – Sky & lighting – more important than you think
1:07:42 – Render passes – and why they matter
1:12:06 – Geometry updates & region rendering
1:12:55 – Photoshop layer structure
1:14:38 – Textures for ArchViz
1:16:29 – Shadow control
1:16:42 – Context integration & realism
1:18:56 – Foreground textures & scale
1:20:34 – Landscape integration
1:22:34 – Detailing & resolution
1:23:11 – People integration
1:24:03 – Foliage & image depth
1:26:34 – The giraffe!
1:27:00 – Storytelling through people
1:27:51 – Z-depth & color corrections
1:29:43 – Rebooting your brain & reviewing work
1:31:08 – Outro & next steps

About Your Instructor

Jeppe Lyngby is an architect and visualization specialist with 20+ years of professional experience, including work at 3XN and Cenario in Copenhagen. He founded Cadman.dk in 2009 and has also taught architectural visualization at KADK.

Get Instant Access Here

Single-User Access (1 seat) Pay 150 USD ex. VAT

Team Access (2-9 seats) Pay 450 USD Multi-User License ex. VAT

10+ Seats: Write Us Here .