Some years ago, computer images were called 'cold' and 'soul-less' - especially architecture renderings, especially in architecture schools.
This has changed a lot. All architectural students draw their plans now with computer aid. Many of them use 3D models. In the newspapers there are on the other hand often cheap, worthless renderings.. made by technitians with no feeling for design.

:: subwave provides 3D visualisations from a team of architects who studied at the Swiss Federal University of Zurich (ETHZ)

(we used to offer already in the beginning of subwave, year 2000 3d visulisation and archi services as it was planned to transform the aganecy into an architects office. Done only 20 years later 1ith a100.ch)