Archive for March, 2007
3D Barcelona
by admin on March 28th, 2007
In the same time as a Google Earth 3D version of Berlin was announced last week, the spanish company QDQ Media opened the doors to its Barcelona in 3D project. The 3D model seems rather old, as neither my home nor the Torre Agbar appear.
Richard Rogers
by admin on March 28th, 2007
London based architect Richard Rogers has been announced as the winner
of the 2007 Pritzker Prize winner. The 73-year old architect is the
fourth Pritzker laureate to be chosen from the United Kingdom.
In announcing the jury’s choice, Thomas J. Pritzker, president of The Hyatt Foundation, said:
Born in Florence, Italy, and trained as an architect in
London, at the Architectural Association, and later, in the United
States at Yale University, Rogers has an outlook as urbane and
expansive as his upbringing. In his writings, through his role as
advisor to policy making groups, as well as his large-scale planning
work, Rogers is a champion of urban life and believes in the potential
of the city to be a catalyst for social change.
The formal ceremony will be held on June 4 in London.
Rogers work demonstrates a unique interpretation of the Modern
concept of building as machine. His buildings span numerous types,
scales, and continents, and many are the result of creative
collaboration. But all of Roger’s projects are united by a formal rigor
and an understanding of the inhabitants.
Following is a sampling of Rogers’s work.
Firm: Richard Rogers Partnership
Link: The Pritzker Architectural Prize
Link: Richard Rogers Pritzker Prize Photo Book (PDF)
Grand Canyon Skywalk
by admin on March 27th, 2007
Image: Grand Canyon Skywalk (credit: CNET)
The glass bridge at the Grand Canyon West is 4000 feet above the Grand Canyon’s floor and extended 70 feet from the canyon’s rim. (Petronas Twin Towers is only 1483 feet!)
The Skywalk will cost US$25 per person in addition to the cost of a
Grand Canyon West entrance package. If you would like to be the first
to experience it on opening day, there are 100 limited tickets available at eBay, each for US$250.00.
The Grand Canyon Skywalk is officially opening for public at March 28, 2007.
Originaly from liewcf
VRay ambient occlusion 2.0
by admin on March 13th, 2007
- This script renders an ambient occlusion pass with VRay from any scene, without changing anything. There is no need to prepare the scene in any way either. The Script offers two method to render ambient occlusion. 1) Dirtmap - Every surface is illuminated and contributes to the lighting solution. It is even possible to render indoor rooms without windows. 2) Skylight - Light is coming from a spherical or hemispherical skydome. VRay 1.5 or higher is required for the script to run and If you are using VRay 1.46, there is an older version available, without dirtmap features.
Download VRay ambient occlusion - Script
from cgindia
Harris Armstrong: excellent space for live musical performances
by admin on March 13th, 2007
Society. One of the primary criteria in the design was excellence in
acoustics which was analyzed in depth. The result is an excellent space
for live musical performances.
via Architectural ruminations