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Mon, 13 May 2013 13:38:24 -0700

Concrete structures that remind me of UCSD-concrete, dirt,...

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:37:57 -0700

Concrete structures that remind me of UCSD-concrete, dirt, occasional trees, and glimmers of steel accents in the buildings. Cha-chowww!

ryanpanos: Precise Images of Buildings That 3D Scanning Enables...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:26:41 -0700

ryanpanos:

Precise Images of Buildings That 3D Scanning Enables by Scott Page Design

3D scanning—though it’s been around since the 1960s—has been in the news of late, with Harvard using the technology to recreate ancient statues and MakerBot announcing a desktop scanner last month. But cheaper, faster, and more accessible 3D scanners aren’t just revolutionizing how we print terrifying models of our own faces. They’re also changing how we understand the city.

A fascinating story about urban-scale 3D scanning published on the Atlantic Cities this week explores how a Bay Area architect named Scott Page is using a 3D scanner to generate super-accurate models of historic and dilapidated buildings.

Page’s system takes a series of photographs and patches them together based on how light bounces off each surface. Rather than taking weeks to survey an old building, architects can now generate precise dimensions in just a few hours. Because the scanner uses color photographs, the models are also incredibly beautiful, expressive documents—Page compares them to the first photographs ever made. “There is a magical quality to point cloud imagery, similar to the earliest photos that froze time onto small metallic plates,” he writes on his website.

theolduvaigorge: Facial Reconstruction of Homo georgicus, Skull...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:39:23 -0700

theolduvaigorge:

Facial Reconstruction of Homo georgicus, Skull nº D2700 from Dmanisi Republic of Georgia (~1.8 Mya)

Reconstruction by Philippe Froesch

This reconstruction is rather different than those seen in the previous post. The nose is much narrower and the nostrils are much less flared. The supraorbital torus is less prominent, the eyes are light and the skin much fairer too. It also seems less prognathic but it’s hard to tell from these angles. You don’t often see a reconstruction of any hominid dating to ~1.8 Mya that looks this modern human caucasian-like. However, Homo erectus was all over the shop and certainly variability existed. Here are some examples of other reconstructions, this one (Dmanisi), this one (Dmanisi), this one (Homo erectus) and this one (Homo erectus). See also this image for comparisons of different reconstructions of the Dmanisi specimens. I wonder about variability both in artistic but scientifically informed representation and on a geographic basis in fossil specimens. And I’m aware that I’m conflating taxa here because as today’s guest post noted, there is no consensus as to the taxon of the Dmanisi fossils.

(Source: Visualforensic)

I just love all Leb Woods’ work…here’s another...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:22:54 -0700

I just love all Leb Woods’ work…here’s another one of his. I wish I attended one of his lectures and met him before his death.

Finally finished editing the last one (after 6 months). Prints...

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:00:58 -0700

Finally finished editing the last one (after 6 months). Prints are available at society 6 if anybody is interested. Thanks tumblr peeps!

Illustrations by Roy G. Scarfo

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 16:51:58 -0700

Illustrations by Roy G. Scarfo

Marcel Maslowski, USF School of Architecture, Class of 2012

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:36:45 -0700

Marcel Maslowski, USF School of Architecture, Class of 2012

archimodels: © peter eisenman - church of the year 2000

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:58:06 -0700

archimodels:

© peter eisenman - church of the year 2000

One of the main things that bothers me is this notion of...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:35:21 -0700

One of the main things that bothers me is this notion of superficiality in architecture. I’ve probably read two or three articles with these type of images where high end fashion models are juxtaposed with some kind of minimalist (or “modern”) architecture. Maybe I’m being too critical but I find the idea behind these as very shallow and decorative. First, it gives this false idea of an elitist-type architecture which seem to be more and more prevalent these days. I mean just look at this picture: two male models standing in front of what seems to be a house made out of white card boards. This photo screams one thing to me: look at the models, they’re beautiful right? So the architecture is beautiful too! YAY! (the heck!? THIS AIN’T NO VOGUE MAGAZINE FOO!) Second, an image like this conjures an idea of unattainable beauty that is usually found in the clusterfuck that is fashion week…if I wanted to look at models I would have bought a ticket and flew myself to Paris or Milan. Architecture is not just about beauty but if it was this is the wrong idea of it.

Images like these make it seem like architecture is for persons who have a place in the social elite and I’m getting a little concerned that they are slowly finding their way into sites like ArchRecord and Architizer. Sigh…I find the purpose of these images as nothing but a force feeding of the wrong message as to what architecture should be about.

BTW, the structure behind is a house in Leiria by Manuel Aires Mateus…and yes, it is as BORING as it looks in the picture above.

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:59:41 -0700

Photo

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:59:29 -0700

untipo: projeto: Marcela Pardal, Paulo Petrucci, Pedro Matheus...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:59:21 -0700

untipo:

projeto: Marcela Pardal, Paulo Petrucci, Pedro Matheus e Rodrigo Carvalho.

3D: http://gabrielopes3d.tumblr.com/

A look 25 years into the future. Prediction of what LA will be...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:54:15 -0700

A look 25 years into the future. Prediction of what LA will be in 2013 from LA Times Magazine. Link for more info!

What the heck are those things on the road?

Photo

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:09:35 -0700

Walking Tall - Vittorio Giorgini

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:59:37 -0700

Walking Tall - Vittorio Giorgini

prostheticknowledge: Rhizome: Prosthetic Knowledge Picks -...

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:12:29 -0800

prostheticknowledge:

Rhizome: Prosthetic Knowledge Picks - Contemporary Plotter

In my latest submission, a look at some modern projects that employ the use of one of the oldest computer output technologies - the plotter.

Read more here

Student Center - Tacloban City, Philippines My shameless plug...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:33:33 -0800

Student Center - Tacloban City, Philippines

My shameless plug for the Student Design category and Architecture + Collaboration category in the Architizer A+ Awards 2013.

Project details here (also vote for the project because it’s awesome!)

architecturesketch: I’m not sure if this is all hand-drawn, but...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 15:55:05 -0800

architecturesketch:

I’m not sure if this is all hand-drawn, but it’s delightful

ryanpanos:

Casey Cripe’s “whole systems” via Boing Boing

Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:26:09 -0800