During my university years, I heard students and lecturers mentioning the term ‘Money Shot’ during tutorials. I thought it was about capturing an idea that sells, or a perspective that wows the audience. Apparently I am wrong.

Image source and more discussion at UVa Master in Architecture

And Oxford Dictionary has this to say:

Wikipedia has more on Money Shot. I guess it depends on how dirty your mind is.

Isn’t architect an art school drop out with a tilted table and a big ruler? Seinfield and architect. Here is another great video – Seinfeld – City Planner vs. Architect (Funny).

I believe that brown paper bag thing Richard Meier wore is a raincoat, very penguin. Zaha Hadid on the other hand appears to be drunk, covering herself in a white beer barrel.

Architect cum Fashion designers. You want a bad ass architect? Google ‘Peter Marino Architect’

Found these while sorting out my dusty boxes from Australia. After graduated form Curtin University 4 years ago, finally I’ve unboxed my treasures of junks. So much memories. Anyway, here are two DIY balsa airplane instructions I found while studying in Australia, thought it is worth sharing.

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Chinese New Year is on Monday, January 23, 2012. Also known ad Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, Tibetan New Year, Bhutanese New Year and Mongolian New Year is the first day of the lunar calendar.

There are 12 zodiac animals, and this coming Chinese New Year is the year of the dragon. May the dragon be with you!

You might find this tutorial useful if your computer is slow. Here is a simple tutorial on how to increase Adobe Photoshop performance.

Method 1

• Step 1 – Go to ‘Edit’
• Step 2 – Select ‘Preferences’
• Step 3 – Select ‘Performance…’

• Step 4 – Choose the ‘Performance’ tab
• Step 5 – Increase the memory. 75% is ideal, anything more than that will slow down Windows.

Method 2

Use ReadyBoost, only available in Windows Vista and 7. You’ll need a USB flash drive or SD Card, preferably one with 2 to 4GB. Note: Doesn’t work on external hard disk, only on flash memory. Make sure the flash drive or SD card is empty.

• Step 1 – Right click on the USB Drive, go to ‘Properties’

• Step 2 – Select the ‘ReadyBoost’ tab
• Step 3 – Choose ‘Dedicate this device to ReadyBoost’, then click the ‘Ok’ button.

These methods will slightly increase the overall photoshop experience and performance, slightly. Very useful when it comes to handling large presentation files in A1 size at 300dpi.

2 Medium resolution layered architectural perspectives in photoshop psd format. Total files size is 43MB, can be download via BitTorrent. For more samples, visit here.

The best free 3D modeling tool is not the rendering software, it is all about your photoshop skills. These ready made layered perspectives are fast, easy to use and it saves precious time. You’re an architect, a designer, not a 3D artist, stop wasting time mastering a 3D rendering software like 3DS Max Studio. Because nothing else really matters.

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Currently studying Architecture in Curtin University, Western Australia. Ngan loves web designing and photography, occasionally he blogs about his thoughts and opinions.

Every morning he refill himself with weird energy-inducing substances known as coffee and tea and then off saving the world, I mean studying and blogging of course.

The author is not a CAD expert nor a web genius. Just another guy spending too much time online (believe me, way too much). The tutorials featured here are meant for basic level understanding.

















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