174: Real-Time Rendering & Virtual Reality Series: A Collaborative Design Experience

<div>Ellen Bensky and Steve Nonis, CEO, CFO and Principals at <a href="http://www.turnerfleischer.com/">Turner Fleischer Architects</a>, as well as Senior Designer/Technologist and</div> <div>Digital Practice Lead Nebojsa Milutinovic and Kristian Pal join us on this episode 174 of Art of Construction. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>On this third and final episode of our series on real-time rendering and virtual reality brought to you by Enscape, Devon and Matt spoke with the team over at Turner Fleischer Architects in Toronto, Canada. We previously featured Ellen and Steve of TF on <em>AOC Show 159: A Dedicated Approach to R&amp;D and Office Management</em>. This time, the principals were joined by leaders of their digital team, a team that at Turner Fleischer plays a huge role in the everyday practices of their company. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>Last time we featured Turner Fleischer we spoke at length about their company’s dedicated approach to research and development and why they continuously seek out new technology to improve their practice and deliver a better product to their clients. During these sessions of research and trying out different technologies, TF’s digital team landed on Enscape as a real-time rendering software that truly had the potential to elevate their business to higher levels of productivity, better coordination with their clients and ultimately better designs. Now, Enscape is an everyday tool in their company, used not only by their design teams but also by other employees who attend their internal trainings known as TF Academy. </div> <div><br> </div> <div>The TF Academy is an in-house teaching series that invites all of their employees to participate in learning sessions on new technology and design practices. During our conversation, their team reflected on how easily accessible Enscape is for new users in these sessions; even to employees who may not be as skilled at technology. TF’s digital team is able to easily train coworkers, their clients, and even other trades on the job ho