Archive for June, 2007

Farewell Party
No Comments June 29th, 2007

Yeah, my hair… say no more. Farewell party for the aussies and american, if we meet again, it would be wonderful; if not, it has been wonderful.
p.s. The Aussies and American are leaving, not me. Aussies are going to Canada for some student exchange program and the American is going back home.
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Sycamore Ceiling Fan
1 Comment June 28th, 2007

Ceiling fans, I believe ceiling fan can only be found in certain countries - especially those that are hot and humid like Malaysia, does houses in countries like Britain and Canada has ceiling fans? The example above are some of the ugliest ceiling fan in the world, looks like some kind of alien parasite or [...]



Is Burj Dubai World Tallest Skyscrapper?
No Comments June 27th, 2007

We knows that the world tallest building is the not-so-pleasant looking Taipei 101 at 509m, and the would be tallest… I hate to say this but why Dubai? Burj Dubai projected at 800m is going to be the world’s tallest, the final height of the Burj Dubai is being kept a secret; however, figures released [...]



The Manufactured Landscape by Jennifer Baichwal
No Comments June 26th, 2007

Abandoned by mankind, the oil fields in Belridge, California. Dozens of square miles of churned up soil, dominated by mechanic mosquitoes, that seem to suck the earth dry.

Here is another short documentary film titled “Manufactured Landscape“, directed by Jennifer Baichwal with the collaboration of photographer Edward Burtynsky who specializes in capturing images of industrial decay, [...]



Toma House - Portable Do it Yourself Chalet
No Comments June 25th, 2007

It’s the Swiss Chalet of portable home office, the Toma House is the brain child of Frank Thoma together with Australian born architect Shinta Seregar as the lead designer. The idea is to create a portable DIY home office for the rich, but with a price tag of USD15,000 won’t it be much cheaper to [...]



Michael Wolf Architecture of Density
1 Comment June 21st, 2007

image source: Michael Wolf
This public housing estate in Hong Kong is known as Shek Kip Mei Estate, it has 100 rooms (also known as home), 100 square feet each and was constructed in response to a devastating fire that left thousands of people homeless.
These images by Michael Wolf has totally change my perspective on the [...]



Architecture Survey Results
No Comments June 21st, 2007

Survey based on previous post - World’s oldest profession and Architects, Lawyers and Prostitute.

Survey based on previous post - Architects are sexy.

Survey based on the favorite 3d rendering software
Suggest a poll by dropping a comment in the comment box below. Thanks.



Eye of the World - Ferris Wheel
No Comments June 19th, 2007

It all begins with an idea of reinventing the wheel in an enormous scale, so big that tourists could literally view the entire city at the peak of the ferris wheel.
The London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel was the first to inspire others to adopt the idea of “the eye” for every city. [...]



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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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