by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Below are a couple of excerpts from my contribution to RENDERING, covering some of my thoughts on architecture in virtual worlds. The book is a publication of CLOG, and can be purchased HERE.
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 19, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just received this very detailed and inspiring note from Marcos Novak, Professor and Director at transLAB at the University of California, Santa Barbara, in response to a post last week, “Architects in Cyberspace, or not.” Many thanks to Marcos for...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jul 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Texts written 20 years ago on architecture in cyberspace are as accurate and inspiring today as they were then, but where are the cyberspace architects now?
by Jon Brouchoud | May 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Today, Linden Lab announced that mesh imports, or the ability to import models created in external 3D modeling apps will be available for beta testing Q2 2010. For architects and other AEC professionals and educators, this has been the long awaited ‘holy...
by Jon Brouchoud | Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
Check out this jaw-dropping, computer generated animation by Alex Roman, called “The Third & The Seventh.” If it weren’t for the ‘making-of’ videos that accompany this piece, I couldn’t possibly have believed this isn’t...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 13, 2009 | Uncategorized
Dedato, an architecture and design firm based in Amsterdam has now moved into its new headquarters – a 5 story design they prototyped in the online, multi-user virtual world of Second Life before construction started. Rakeem Buaku, who coordinated the virtual...
by Jon Brouchoud | Nov 10, 2009 | Uncategorized
They call it the ‘Open Neighborhood’ project – and it is really a site to see. This partnership between the Town of Acton and researching faculty and students from the Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department at Tufts University is...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 24, 2009 | Uncategorized
Visiting an architectural masterpiece, or touring a building we helped design, is one of the many great rewards of architectural study and practice. Yet even if we think of ‘architecture’ as a rich, experiential, and tangible phenomenon, the daily...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
If you’re curious about how the OpenSim platform might be useful in your art, architecture or design related projects, we will be holding an informal open house this Wednesday, September 23rd at 9am PDT on the Architecture Islands grid. Here is the event’s...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 17, 2009 | Uncategorized
Sims at a fraction of the cost? No prim size limits? Saving and restoring entire sims to and from my own hard drive? OpenSim is where its at, and its improving at a pretty impressive rate. With the likes of IBM, Intel, Microsoft and even Linden Lab itself making contributions toward strengthening OpenSim, it certainly seems to have a chance at making it to prime time if it hasn’t already. We’re now offering 6 sims at $150/month on the OpenSim Architecture Grid…