I’m Cristian Munteanu — a 3D artist and architectural visualizer based in Valencia, Spain.

I studied Building Engineering and Architecture at the Università degli Studi di Padova, where I graduated in April 2020. Early on, I discovered a real passion for the graphic representation of architectural projects, which eventually became the focus of my master’s thesis. As part of my studies, I completed a 4-month Erasmus traineeship at EMBT in Barcelona — one of Spain’s most renowned architecture firms — where I had the chance to contribute to their visualization work on several exciting projects.

Currently, I work as a Visualisation Specialist at Laurel Visuals (formerly Boira Visuals) in Valencia. Here, I collaborate on a wide range of projects — from product visualizations to architectural competitions. In parallel, we’re also exploring the integration of AI into creative workflows, constantly researching and experimenting with new tools and approaches.

Before that, I worked for bucharest.studio in Romania, producing interior and exterior visualizations, beside short films across different project phases. My previous experiences also include experiences with Estudio Barozzi Veiga and Atelier Monolit as a 3D artist.

My journey into architectural visualization actually started quite early — in high school — when I first experimented with ArchiCAD and Artlantis. Pretty soon, I realized those weren’t quite the right tools for the type of work I envisioned, so I dove into learning 3D Studio Max and V-Ray (nowadays I use both V-Ray and Corona). I’m mostly self-taught, spending countless hours learning from online tutorials, articles, and personal projects.

At some point, I understood that what I was really doing was very close to photography — framing, lighting, storytelling — so I picked up a DSLR camera and started studying photography both theoretically and practically. That knowledge deeply informs how I approach my visualizations today.

During university, I also had the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an architecture studio in Padova, where I supported designers with visualizations for their ongoing projects. Thanks to the Erasmus program, I spent 10 months studying in Bucharest as well, which broadened my perspective and enriched my approach to architecture and design.