Archive for May, 2007

D-Day
No Comments May 30th, 2007

Tomorrow is D-Day, I hate presentation and I hate design class, talk is cheap. Wish me luck, I need it.
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Concrete + Grass = Grasscrete
No Comments May 29th, 2007

According to Cnet, it appears that some researcher in China have developed “Grasscrete”, if things goes accordingly, this Grasscrete would be an environmentally sustainable alternative paving for footpath for the Olympic Forest Park in northern Beijing.
What is so unique about that invention?
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Northbridge Urban Design
2 Comments May 26th, 2007

I hate this stupid ‘Urban Design’ final semester project, it just doesn’t make any sense at all, and the best part is I have no idea what I am design, I kind of like the perspective - photoshop montage style but the master plan for the scheme is not even worth uploading, hence not even [...]



Vray Rendering
No Comments May 25th, 2007

Another Vray rendering, I’ve been toying around with Vray for hours when I should be doing my assignments, the official tutorial seems to be very informative. I notice that the user interface is very much the same with 3Dmax, tons of buttons but the end results is way much better than artlantis.
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Vray
1 Comment May 24th, 2007

First attempt at rendering a 3D with Vray, not impressive at all, then again a journey of a thousand miles begin with a single step.
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The Service Tunnel in Disneyland
No Comments May 24th, 2007

According to ekday, Disneyland is built on the 1st floor and the tunnels that exist are at the ground level, technically the park is built on top of them. Which explain the mystery of why there there is no service lanes in Disneyland, the main reason for having this network of sophisticated tunnels is the [...]



Kisho Kurokawa Nakagin Capsule Tower
No Comments May 19th, 2007

Its official now that one the Nakagin Capsule Tower by Kisho Kurokawa has a date with the wrecking ball. The Capsule Tower, completed in 1972, composed of two concrete towers, respectively 11 and 13 stories, each encrusted with an outer layer of prefabricated living units.
The Capsule Tower express a unique design quality, which is flexibility. [...]



I need a switch off button!
No Comments May 18th, 2007

Won’t it be nice if each and every one of us has a switch on and off button, just like a computer! From time to time I felt like I should just quit blogging, not that I don’t enjoy blogging but it is just me and my life. I have this weird feeling that things [...]



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    Currently studying Architecture in Curtin University, Western Australia. Calvin 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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