by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
From Dakota Dreamscape: Welcome to the Dakota Skies Cultural Center ~~Chaplet Design Competition Theme: A Spiritual Respite Interpretation of theme is at the designer’s discretion but must be respectful and meditative. Contemplative but not religious. For a...
by Jon Brouchoud | Oct 10, 2008 | Uncategorized
Be2camp is free to register and free to attend , and will be starting in just a few hours! This will be a BarCamp style ‘Unconference’ to promote the use of Web 2.0 technologies in the Built Environment (eg Architecture, Construction, Engineering,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
Nicolas Schoffer Gallery Opening in Second Life, Saturday, September 13, 2008. More info HERE. Slurl HERE. “Like most pioneers, when the young 24 year old Hungarian painter Nicolas Schöffer went to Paris in 1936, it’s not likely that he could have imagined he...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
This video is now officially my favorite Second Life machinima of all time (not just because they mention Wikitecture 😉 Their use of hybrid machinima is incredibly well done, and the way they portray the architectural possibilities of virtual space is very inspiring;...
by Jon Brouchoud | Sep 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
Interest in the upcoming Be2Camp on October 10th is growing rapidly, and I would highly recommend joining the community HERE to be informed of future updates on the agenda as it emerges. Even if you can’t make it to London, we are hoping to stream some of the...
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 27, 2008 | Uncategorized
Here we have Lebbeus Woods, who “continues to work at a small drafting table in a corner of his apartment here, a solitary, monklike figure churning out increasingly abstract architectural fantasies…” Would someone please get this man a Second Life...
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Be sure to check out this month’s issue of Business Week’s ‘SmallBiz’ publication, for it’s cover story, “First Stop: Second Life,” which explores how several small business (including Crescendo Design!) are using Second Life...
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 19, 2008 | Uncategorized
Thanks to Lotja Loon for sending her review of the replication of Fallingwater, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. by Ethos Erlanger and his and his partners Lox Salomon and Ty Jaehun. Screenshot by Derek Hotger,...
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 15, 2008 | Uncategorized
In June, when I was on a panel discussion with Eric Gordon, during Linden Lab’s birthday celebration, I was very inspired and impressed with his work – especially given my own interest in the use of virtual worlds for collaboration. Now they are taking on...
by Jon Brouchoud | Aug 13, 2008 | Uncategorized
In a recent post, Caleb Booker suggests: “Wider adoption by architects is long overdue. Initial experiments in fast prototyping of architectural designs, and of bringing clients on very early tours, is very promising.” Obviously, we couldn’t agree...
