Resources and Tools

Books, software and stuff.

3D Design Software

You can pay a lot for professional 3D Architecture software or we can go for something much cheaper but perfectly capable for our needs: Ashampoo 3D CAD Architecture V11.

2D CAD Architecture in action
2D CAD Architecture in action

(I might update this to newer versions as they appear). This program also recommends mtexture.com as a good source of textures for buildings, and indeed it does appear so.