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’

Richard Meier And Zaha Hadid








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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DIY Balsa Airplanes

Balsa Airplanes





Happy Chinese New Year, Year Of The Dragon

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

Increase Adobe Photoshop Performance And Memory

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

Increase Adobe Photoshop Performance And Memory

  • 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.

Increase Adobe Photoshop Performance And Memory

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

Increase Adobe Photoshop Performance And Memory

  • 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.





3D Architectural Renderings Illustration - FREE Downloads

3D Architectural Renderings Illustration - FREE Downloads

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.





zaha hadid young
Image Source – Facebook

Once upon a time, in the land far far away… the side effects of too much architecture. To all the beautiful young architecture students, it is still not too late.





Arch History of the X-mas Tree
Image Source: subtle-design

Happy holidays and remember to study for your architectural culture class.







     


    Currently studying Architecture in Curtin University, Western Australia. 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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