by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 23, 2007 | Uncategorized
[youtube = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwzGOSa22aY] As a contribution to Architecture for Humanity’s Open Architecture Network, I built this virtual model on Architecture Island (SLurl). Real-life construction of the Porchdog home is part of Architecture...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
Following up on the premise of the ‘Virtual Architecture as the Ultimate Green’ concept, I wrote some additional thoughts in a comment to a thread on the sustainability or ecological footprint of virtual worlds over at Clickable Culture, pasted below...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 16, 2007 | Uncategorized
[Update: 9am morning session transcript posted HERE. Reminder: the next session will be held at 6pm SL-time 4/19/07.] Can Architects (or designers in general) design a building collectively? The ‘RL Architects in SL’ group would like your help in trying to answer this...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 13, 2007 | Uncategorized
Here is a Second Life classic. Previously covered here and here, with video posted here. Visited it in SL here. Given its RL Architectural nature, I think Octal Kahn’s reconstruction of Gregory Ain’s Mar Vista Residence deserves a place on The Arch. Photos...
by Jon Brouchoud | Apr 3, 2007 | Uncategorized
Wow! Well done Kisa! http://www.sleeds.org/show.php?ref=506095_5eab3c via Second Life Insider
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
Just a thought: Should architects take responsibility for suggesting the augmentation of the real-life spaces they design with virtual world counterparts? If a percentage of a real-life architectural program can eventually be accomodated virtually, thereby...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 22, 2007 | Uncategorized
Architects from Plovan (Poland), Stockholm (Sweden), Cairo (Egypt), London (England), Florence (Italy), Copenhagen (Denmark), Alberta (Canada), Boston, Berkeley, Virginia, Colorado, Chicago, and Seattle (US) came to discuss 3D Import Tools (or lack thereof!). Check...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
Thursday, March 22nd @ Architecture Island (slurl) 10:00 AM SL-time (hosted by European Virtual Architects) AND 7:00 PM SL-time As architects and designers, most of us long for the advent of a 3D import tool. In what ways would such a tool impact the architectural...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 9, 2007 | Uncategorized
We will be streaming live presentations by architects Zaha Hadid, Elizabeth Diller and lots of other incredible speakers on our Allston sim from the TED conference in Monterey. The presentation schedule can be found here: TED Conference Schedule:...
by Jon Brouchoud | Mar 6, 2007 | Uncategorized
Like every architect who visits Architecture Island, Daren Srange’s first question was ‘is there a way to import existing 3D models? Instead of dwelling on the setbacks of learning the in-world building tools, Daren immediately ‘got it’ and...
