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U.S. Whole Building Design Guide
2008-05-03 08:26:00
"The WBDG is the only web-based portal providing government and industry practitioners with one-stop access to up-to-date information on a wide range of building-related guidance, criteria and technology from a 'whole buildings' perspective. Currently organized into three major categories?Design Guidance, Project Management and Operations & Maintenance?at the heart of the WBDG are Resource Pages, reductive summaries on particular topics.Development of the WBDG is a collaborative effort among federal agencies, private sector companies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions. Its success depends on industry and government experts contributing their knowledge and experience to better serve the building community." to find out more...Passage from http://www.wbdg.org/about.php
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Ecotect with Sketchup model importing tutorial
2008-05-02 16:30:00
"ECOTECT allows you to run analyses on models imported from Sketch-Up. If you use the right format (explained below), ECOTECT will maintain all your Sketch-Up material assignments, allowing you to auto-convert them to elements in its own library.You will need about 5 minutes to complete this tutorial." to find out more...There are more training packages available. to find out more... And to familiarize fast, got a post in pushpullbar forum that introduce Ecotect. to find out more...Passage & Image from http://squ1.org/wiki/Importing_From_Sketc hUp_Tutorial
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ECOTECT
2008-04-29 16:42:00
Amazing yet free tools for architectural building design can be found in Ecotect~!"ECOTECT is a complete building design and environmental analysis tool that covers the full range of simulation and analysis functions required to truly understand how a building design will operate and perform. It finally allows designers to work easily in 3D and apply all the tools necessary for an energy efficient and sustainable future. Check out it's features to learn more." to find out more...Passage & Image from http://www.squ1.com/products/ecotect

Energy efficiency and Renewable Energy
2008-04-28 12:44:00
U.S. Department of Energy had a website of 'Energy efficiency and renewable Energy' as topic, providing tools, programs, systems, components and studies in related of building an energy saving environment. A very useful website to understands more of Eco-friendly buildings and environments. There are tools for analysis for energy simulation, inclusive of free sketchup energy design plugin."The Energy Design Plugin is a free plugin for the Google SketchUp 3D drawing program. The plugin makes it easy to create and edit the building geometry in your EnergyPlus input files. The plugin also allows you to launch EnergyPlus simulations and view the results without leaving SketchUp"[1] to find out more... "In partnership with the private sector, state and local government, national laboratories, and universities, the Building Technologies Program works to improve the efficiency of buildings and the equipment, components, and systems within them. The program supports R&D activities an...
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URA Singapore
2008-04-21 18:50:00
" 'Singapore 1:1 Island' is a follow-up exhibition to ?Singapore 1:1 City? launched by President S R Nathan in 2005. It is curated along 3 themes: the Provision / Production (1965 ? 1975); Communication / Connection (1976 ? 1985) and Innovation / Distinction (1986 ? 2007). The architectural productions weave a story on the distinct character in the history of Singapore architecture. The variety of works exhibited, ranging from residential and commercial buildings to public institutions, demonstrates the diversity and creative energy of architectural talents in Singapore.The exhibition is part of URA's ongoing effort to promote architecture and urban design (A&UD) excellence in Singapore. It is organised in collaboration with the Board of Architects (BOA), National University of Singapore (NUS), Real Estate Developers' Association of Singapore (REDAS) and the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA).The exhibition is curated by Dr Wong Yunn Chii, Head of the Department of Arch...

Solid deck, transparent building
2008-04-16 14:55:00
I had been relocated to Singapore with new working environment and pampered with new work and a giant project. Experienced lots of new things within these few days. The leaders have great openness, analytical power and passion towards architectural design. However, "Objective and purposes of the projects are more important then final results." Patrick stated. We need to build up a system towards an entire city, an urban design. Generate an idea towards architectural design. Creating transparent building but solid landscape deck allowing green features linking the entire city is just great ideas to be shared here. A solution towards global warming is to create more green.
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Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion
2008-03-30 17:39:00
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion in Penang should be another place of interest for visitors in Malaysia. "Through the lavish doors to the venerable Blue Mansion were first thrown open in as early as the 19th Century, the tradition of architecture and craftsmanship applied to the building's construction dates much further back - a precipitious 3000 years to the Su Chow dynasty, to be exact. Built in the Hakka-Teochew style on sturdy foundations of Southern Chinese building typologies and materials, the Blue Mansion - commissioned by Cheong Fatt Tze in the face of a trend in the construction of modern Anglo-Indian abodes- stands today as a model of the traditional prardigm Chinese courtyard house." to find out more...Passage from http://www.cheongfatttzemansion.com/Image by Young

Sekeping Serendah
2008-03-29 16:20:00
I visited Sekeping Serendah last week and found it's architectural and landscape design very inspiring and interesting. In tropical sites, there are more opportunities and flexibility to explore the building form without the constrain of cold weather. Sekeping serendah consist three major form of materials glass, timber and mud forming it's building charactor. I like glass shed the most. "Sekeping Serendah is a private retreat attempting to tread lightly on the land. The very transparent and open sheds celebrate the beauty of the natural environment surrounding them. The sheds are intentionally kept basic and free from lavishness. They are seen more as ?glorified tents? to provide basic shelter for its inhabitants as they commune with the land." to find out more...Passage from http://www.serendah.com/home.htmlImage taken by Young

Concrete Roof by Serero
2008-03-16 06:09:00
Imagination, Observation & Creativity supported with free concrete form created the proposal beside that wins the architecture competition for the new auditorium of Saint Cyprien - France. What do you see when you are looking above? to find out more...Image from http://www.serero.com/index_en.htm
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Gamma Correction 2.2 setup in 3dsmax
2008-03-15 07:43:00
Image beside showing Gamma corrected version at 2.2 Image beside showing default 1.0 Linear Workflow rendered image. Gamma correction is code or decoding luminance ( strength of light ) in video or still image system. Got this fantastic Gamma correction tutorial and explanation from Aversis that explains the importance of Gamma correction while rendering a image. There are more intensive and important tutorial you can find in Aversis explaining Vray Rendering engine. A must to go through for 3dsmax renderer using Vray Rendering Engine. to find out more...Images from http://www.aversis.be/tutorials/vray/esse ntial_gamma_01.htm
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Scanline rendering vs Vray rendering
2008-03-14 09:30:00
I had been studying Vray rendering these few weeks. However back to the basic, it is how to light up a scene that is important. The basic knowledge of pencil sketching, the relationship of lights and the material's reflection behaviour matters alot to render a scene. So much I had learn this year to render a scene and so lucky I am to have learned basic pencil sketching in the university that allows me to understand better of rendering a scene.For basic rendering knowledge to be shared here:-1. Global illumination as a skylight to lighten the entire scene.2. Sun light as a key light casting shadow towards a building form to emphasize the shape while determining the sun direction.3. Ambient lights as general lights to be added to cast shadow caused by skylight and act as fill light.4. Internal lights to lighten the internal spaces or can be touched up in photoshop brush effect.In scanline rendering, lights are articulated through the knowledge of lighting relationships.In Vray, it i...

OFT by Sand & Birch
2008-02-27 17:20:00
Nothing is new under the sun. Images shows concept of modular spaces to be assembled to form spaces for families and possibilities of rearrangement."The name OFT comes from the word Loft, in which it has been taken out the "L", that has to be meant like the dimension "Large". The OFT is in fact of limited dimensions in its basic composition, but, as well as the loft, it is characterized by spaces adaptable to changeable necessities.""The OFT, transformable in time and space, it's a highly changeable system, which can easily comply with individual necessities. We have imagined a home that would easily allowed to assemble different pieces and to change them during the time. Adding or subtracting elements, also temporarily." "The OFT can be a temporary house waiting for other settlement, an holiday house, an home-office to be placed in your garden, a dépendance for your guests, a home for young people who can gradually increase their living space?" to find out more... Passage & Im...
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zeroHouse wins Texas Society of Architects award
2008-02-27 11:01:00
I like prefab house alot. Normally, prefab house requires several aspects: -1. It?s aesthetic requirement. 2. It needs to look nice, cute and preferably small and clients are normally young couples or younger generation that prefers high-tech stuff.3. Its? well-thought and neat consideration of the living conveniences that pre-fabricated into the house.4. Its? easy to construct and installation cuts down the construction time5. It can be seen and modified easily at range provided by the designers, and made to save up time.6. It can even grow and assembled with several prefab modular houses depending on site area.In short, it has to be user friendly, good looking, cost effective and a huge time saver from all aspect from design decision to site construction. I would love to get myself one of these in the future. Maybe design one for myself and turn it into a product to share or sell. My comment on zeroHouse would be the roof~! It should allow sun to come through. Glass or trellis is ...
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Aqua Tower by Studio Gang
2008-02-27 07:57:00
This building is not attractive to me yet the rationality behind is something for your inspiration. I would propose something modular towards the building skin, then the solution now embraced by Aqua tower. We at the moment are doing sun shading studies from sketchup, just a simple morning to evening sun path study, having shading devices to be implemented on the right side of the building. The challenge we are facing is to implement a skin system towards the entire building that consists of service apartment, office tower and podium with elevated car parking and retail lots.Images from http://www.studiogang.net/site/projects_e 1.htm
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TNA Ring House
2008-02-26 19:53:00
Ring House from TNA. What is implemented on the external facade brings impact to the internal. to find out more...Images from http://www.tna-arch.com/archi/archi_wa01. html
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Guillermo Hevia
2008-02-26 19:03:00
Interesting facade treatment by Guillermo Hevia at Santiago Chile, 2005. to find out more...Images from http://www.guillermohevia.cl/EN/

The Architecture Profession: A Brief Introduction
2008-02-22 09:53:00
For people who is studying in Malaysia or having intension to be an architect in Malaysia, this is useful reading material posted as a thread in lowyat forum."I'm writing this guide as universal as possible so that anybody who's interested in pursuing this field can get a definitive idea of what to do, where to go and how. I will update this as frequent as possible. There have been several inquiries on studying architecture, so I wish I could redirect them to this topic. Although I'm attached to UTM, my intention is purely altruistic and to provide information as neutral as possible." to find out more...Passage from http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/623018
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The Garden
2008-02-21 18:26:00
HL Design Group had organized a visit to The Garden today. The top level seems to be the ground level, where you can see most tenants throughout the 3 levels. The design director's first reaction is :- we can't see any tenants above when we are at the ground level. My suggestion would be a mirror or signage installed at the ceiling along the walkway would resolve this issue.

IRender nXt
2008-02-17 09:15:00
"IRender is a new, fully integrated, rendering solution for SketchUp.Create Photorealistic renderings from SketchUp models.Lights, reflections, materials, transparency.Wizards to create lamps and light fixtures.Wizard to create mirrors. " to find out more...Download trial version here.Image & Passage from http://wiki.renderplus.com/index.php?titl e=Main_Page

CO ARCHITECTS
2008-02-15 05:41:00
Image beside shows shading device/element towards a college library designed by CO Architects . This image evokes ideas. Shading element to be with depth and emphasizes the internal spaces' function. Image from http://www.coarchitects.com/

Som Solani Dining by Lucio Santos
2008-02-12 06:01:00
There are more images and similar concept incorporated into different usage. One element to include furniture, wall, opening, partition and roof cover. A great concept to be used at architecture or interior.A design attempt to create new experience. It's fun and it's easy to sell. With some improvement, it can be mobile and stackable. to find out more...Image from http://luciosantos.blogspot.com/%202007/1 2/som-solani-dining.html
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Make it Right 9
2008-02-07 16:35:00
Today is the First Day of Chinese NewYear. As for your information, Chinese celebrates 15 days for every New Year. As we are celebrating with our family, consider the homeless in elsewhere.Another great project is running with 14 World known Architects with 13 Designs shown in Make it right 9 to help out thousands of homeless victims of Hurricane Katrina in August, 2005, in New Orleans. Make your donation for the homeless if you are afford to do so. Brad Pitt is taking part in this too."In keeping with Make It Right (MIR)?s overarching priority to work in cooperation with former residents of the Lower 9th Ward, the approach to new home design began directly with the homeowners themselves. Because local cultural influences gave rise to the pre-Katrina architecture so emblematic of the area, preserving that identity remains vital in reclaiming the spirit of the neighborhood. MIR?s goal is to join the history of this tradition with creative new architectural solutions mindful of enviro...

Atelier Tekuto
2008-02-06 15:24:00
Project 1000 is an interesting exercise launched in the year 1997 triggered by the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Reconstruction purposes. 10 years later, Atelier Tekuto had produced lots of cost effective temporary housing in Japan. Witness how Atelier Tekuto tackle the housing projects under budget constrain.To find out more...Image from http://www.tekuto.com/works/project1000/i ndex1.html&tbb=1 /Saitama K House

BIM for Construction
2008-02-01 16:25:00
"Vico?s Virtual Construction Software suite consists of six integrated solutions that are designed specifically to bring the benefits of BIM to construction companies. At the hub of the suite is Constructor, a dedicated construction modeling application that covers architectural, structural and MEP modeling, allowing contractors to create detailed Virtual Building models of their projects. The main difference between these models and the BIM models you can create with individual disciplinary tools such as Revit Architecture, Tekla Structures, ArchiCAD, and so on is that an object in Constructor includes a detailed ?construction recipe? that specifies various quantities and scheduling related attributes relevant to construction. Also, in Constructor, you would typically build the model as it would actually be built in the real world, for which a knowledge of construction is absolutely essential. Once the model is created, quantity-takeoff is automatically available and is quick and a...

NEXT ARCHITECTS
2008-01-30 15:25:00
This is a great firm~!! NEXT ARCHITECTS~!to find out more...Images from http://www.nextarchitects.com/projects refering to Wieden + Kennedy project
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Jasperia
2008-01-29 11:40:00
My collegue like these stones so much and I think I need to keep a post over these material. The website's images are not attractive but with the lights on, the material glows, that is the interesting part. They even got pearl stone tiles~! "Ovum Jasper Crystals & Stones offer a unique alternative to tradition finishing solutions such as marble, terazzo, mosaic and tiles. The pictures below show the Manufacturing Process of Ovum Jasper Crystals & Stones. " to find out more...

GlassKote
2008-01-25 04:39:00
" There are essentially three ways to colour glass; by coating one surface, through adding minerals and other pigments to molten glass during manufacturing, and by laminating two or more pieces of glass with a coloured material sandwiched in between. The problem with laminated technologies is that their appearance isn't always good (the depth and quality of the color), the edges are not attractive, the material can be difficult to work, the types of glass are limited and may not support tempered glass, and most importantly, it is very expensive. Colouring molten glass is often not suitable since it is translucent, there are only a handful of color options, and it's also very expensive.When it comes to colour coatings for glass, several have come and gone, but none stand up to GlassKote. There simply has not been a product that demonstrates the durability, appearance, colour range, or overall quality of GlassKote. See for yourself by asking for samples of products, and try to scrat...

NTU Art, Design & Media Faculty
2008-01-25 03:58:00
"If art school was in our future we might opt to study under, or on top of, the amazing green roof at the School of Art, Design and Media at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. This 5 story facility sweeps a wooded corner of the campus with an organic, vegetated form that blends landscape and structure, nature and high-tech and symbolizes the creativity it houses." to find out more...Passage & Image from http://www.ntu.edu.sg/OFPM/About+Us/Devel opment+Division/adm.htm

I-MAD
2008-01-20 15:00:00
"MAD's designs embrace the advent of a new era. These designs reflect our architectural exploration in contemporary art, the transformed life style, and the multimedia formats in contemporary cities in China. Our Experiment of integrating digital media in designs demonstrates a unique approach in architecture. Dedicated in understanding and exploring the inherent flexibility and possibility from simple and traditional functions, MAD imbues the flexibility and possibility with new organizations and logics by analyzing value, desire, culture, and political strength in contemporary China. With fluid and dynamic presentation of contemporary lives, buildings are no longer isolated objects as defined in traditional concept of architecture; in fact, they are natural and coherent components of urban environment and human lives. MAD partners with engineers, programmers, artists, landscape designers, energy and structural consultants from China, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States. M...

Kochi Architect's Studio
2008-01-17 02:55:00
Click the Image to enlarge. A Big Box by Kochi Architect's Studio . No roof, sleek plan organized with slanting wall slashed opened to view.Image from http://www.kkas.net/