Rafael Tapanes

Rafael Tapanes founded Reelization Inc. in 1997 specializing in rendering and animations and in 2003 founded The Realization Group which offers both computer and scale model services to real estate developers, architects and interior designers. Over the past 15 years he has visualized billions of dollars in real estate properties. Projects have included high and mid-rise residential properties as well as single-family homes, commercial/retail and religious projects.

Rafael Tapanes is a member of the American Institute of Architects. He graduated from the University of Miami with a Bachelors in Architecture and later obtained a Masters in Architecture and Computers. His university thesis led him to explore the use of prototyping in the field of architecture. His firm, The Realization Group, piloted the use of 3D printing machines for use in visualizing building structures. Mr. Tapanes has been featured in Architectural Record and numerous publications for his research in this area. He has also been an adjunct professor at the University of Miami for the past 8 years.