About the Reviewers

CJ Arquitecto is a young Portuguese architect born in Lagos, Portugal, in June 1984.

At the age of 24, in 2008, he finished his degree in Architecture from the University of Porto, also known as the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Porto, designed by architect Siza Vieira. Since 2011, he started using Lumion, while working on urbanism projects in his 3D works designed for Angolan customers. Parallel to his professional career, he defined the importance of photography and design as an intimate relationship. Following this, he did three photography expositions in Portugal and published them on the Web. He has participated in several national and international design contests and won two architectural prizes. Also, he has been developing several architectural projects, mostly in Angola; these include projects that range from residential houses to sports complex centers. He had reviewed books on Lumion 3D in 2013, which has led him to have a part in reviewing this book.

Ahmed Osama El-Bakry was born on August 16, 1990, in Cairo. He got his BSc degree from Ain Shams University Urban Planning and Design Department in July 2012. Now, he works as a teaching assistant at Ain Shams University Urban Planning and Design Department. His cumulative ranking is first among his colleagues. Then, he began his premaster studies for 1 year at the same college. After graduating from there, he recently joined the IUSD Master's program jointly organized by the University of Stuttgart, Germany and Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Bakry began his practical work while he was studying, by participating in urban competitions. He works as an executive engineer for architectural interior projects. He works as a freelancer for several urban and architecture projects, especially in Saudi Arabia. As an undergraduate, he participated in a student exchange program between Ain Shams University; Artesis University College, Antwerp, Belgium; and Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Architecture de Paris-Belleville in Paris, France in December 2010, concerning urbanism and future developments. He attended several conferences and workshops regarding sustainable urbanism and different and contemporary planning approaches and development cooperation between countries, which are organized by UN-Habitat, GIZ/BMZ in Germany. Eventually, he could deal with several engineering and graphical programs that led him to be committed to have a part in reviewing Lumion 3D Cookbook, Packt Publishing. Now, he is a cofounder of Square Studio for engineering consultancy.

Peter-Daniel Fazakas is an architect and designer born in Bucharest, Romania. Growing up in a family of intellectuals, scientists, and artists, he was fascinated, from early childhood, with hand drawing and CAD software. He decided to study architecture at the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest, where he later graduated with an M Arch degree.

Working as an architect and art director in Romania, France, Cyprus, and China, he gained experience in architecture, graphic design, 3D rendering, 3D animation, and augmented reality, being fascinated by the new computer software. Currently, he lives in Shanghai and is involved in large-scale architectural projects.

Peter's personal website is www.peter-fazakas.com.

Filip Joveski is an architect and a 3D artist. He was first introduced to the 3D world in 2002 in a 3D-modeling class at the university he attended. After getting his degree in architecture, he worked in several firms in different countries and for a number of demanding clients.

He is currently employed in an architectural office in Germany, where he works as the head of the visualization team, creating images, animation, and illustrations, and has many projects behind him. He has designed various types of objects and spaces, including houses, apartments, lofts, restaurants, and unique interior designs from the beginning—sketching the floor plans, sections, 3D modeling, and renderings.

He is proficient with software in general, and has extensive expertise in 3ds Max, ArchiCAD, Maya, AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Lumion, and Artlantis. He also expresses his creative side through his paintings and sculptures. He has extraordinary hand-drafting skills. His sense of color, texture, and depth has greatly helped him in the world of 3D modeling and visualization.

Gianfranco Maiorano is a creative and talented architect and an EU-licensed construction engineer based in London, UK, since 2013. He studied and completed his Master's degree in Architecture and Construction Engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. He has experience in both public and private projects in the UK and Italy, including several competition submissions.

Gianfranco is the Founder and Director of gfm Studio Lab. Established in August, 2014, and based in London, gfm Studio Lab provides services from architecture to design and art for architectural firms and private clients, particularly working in the retail and residential sectors.

Since childhood, Gianfranco has always been very passionate about architecture. Possessing a natural intellectual capacity and curiosity about his chosen field, he is driven by a keen interest in researching contemporary architecture, art, and digital tools, especially in connection with quantum physics and parametric and generative techniques for architecture. He has exceptional technical expertise with regards to a wide range of software from 3D modeling and BIM to visualization and animation.

Gianfranco finds inspirations from artists such as Lucio Fontana, Antony Gormley, and Anish Kapoor, and architects such as Renzo Piano, Ben van Berkel, and Rem Koolhaas. He can be contacted through his website, www.gianfrancomaiorano.com.