The gap between real-time and non-real-time computer graphics is closing. Current approaches are able to render large amounts of geometry at interactive rates while at the same time providing an unprecedented level of feedback and support for the user. Given these developments, it will be possible to bridge the classical divide between CAAD modelling and visualization that is still pre-eminent in the architectural world. This keynote talk will take one step into this direction, presenting both recent research conducted at TU Wien's Rendering Group and the computer graphics community world-wide.