Google 3D Warehouse

Google 3D warehouse is a place where you can search and download sketchup (skp) 3D files found in Google Earth.
I remember reading somewhere once that the Indian government requested Google to filter out sensitive images of Indian military aerial view photos in Google Earth, this makes me wonder how would Osama bin Laden make full [...]

King of the World - Balenciaga NYT

While it’s a little fantastical Balenciaga’s fabulous shoot, which was featured in the New York Times magazine for its trend on platform shoes is a perfect metaphor for the hotter-than-hot label. Photographed by Miles Aldridge, the image features two Godzilla sized Balenciaga-clad-feet stomping aggressively on a cityscape complete with freeways and cars. Following in Godzilla’s [...]

Sketches of Frank Gehry

Thanks reader daftsavant for the pointer. New documentary about Frank Gehry, directed by Sydney Pollack for Sony Pictures Classics. For your info - Frank was featured in the Simpsons Cartoon last year. This reminds me of Louis Kahn documentary film titled - My Architect - A Son’s Journey.
Watch the trailer
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H2PIA - The World’s First Hydrogen City

If the developers behind H2PIA have their way, a hydrogen future may not be as far off as some predict. Its a super-sustainable hydrogen-powered Danish dream city where the houses draw electircity from the sun and wind.

Here’s how it works: “The renewable energy comes from solar or wind power and is used to split H2O [...]

Google releases Sketchup for free

Just like what everybody predicted when Google bought SketchUp. Google has now offer a strip down version of SketchUp for free, the free version is not meant for detail 3D model making and it is cater for begineers, for example first timers that want to draw a 3D model of their house and upload it [...]

The High Line - Washington/Gansevroot Corner

I like the idea of how they ‘recycle’ the space into something useful instead of demolishing it and sold it off as scrap metals and so on. This reminds me of the demolition of an 100 years old hindu temple in my country - Malaysia. Countries all over the world are preserving their heritage building, [...]

Creating Miniature Models Using Photoshop

Receding Hairline has an interesting tutorial on how to turn you boring travel photos into a miniature models look alike. You can actually browse thru his Flickr’s photo album for more samples. The main key towards producing a good looking miniature model images is snap the photo at a bird eye view angle. Preferably from [...]

Architecture or Engineering?

Someone brought up a very good question in MetaFilter.com. It goes:
Which is better, pays more, has more personal freedom?
I’m an undergrad architecture student questioning my career choice. I like design work, but I understand that the life of an architect is characterized by stress, sleep deprivation and no personal time.
I’d like [...]