The Mine Furniture by Mati Karmin. Estonian sculptor Mati Karmin creates mind blowing furniture made out from sea mines. In his works there is something medieval, extremely brutal. Sculptor finds mines on the shore of the island Naissaar, located in the Gulf of Finland, not far from Tallinn. This is former military facility, mines remained from the First and Second World Wars. Fantasy of artist transforms militaristic scrap metal into the unusual furniture. The sculptor added to the newly created objects beautiful details, leather upholstery, glass surfaces. Urban Outfitters Photography by Wai Lin Tse. By amanda Mon, 03/07/2011 - 09:55 Wai Lin Tse is a fashion designer based out of Barcelona who also specializes in photography. She's worked with Urban Outfitters on three separate occasions to shoot their lookbooks and she's also done work for apartamento magazine, all of which I am a huge fan of.
You can also catch up with her on her portfolio or flickr and let me know what you think via twitter! Urban Future by Stefan Morrell. Urban Future, amazing urban artwork. Sky Garden House. This Sky Garden House design by Singapore based Guz Architects is a wonderfully developed minimalistic design. Subtle angles and levels ensure the plants and shrubs need for light is tended for. The inhabitants of this environmentally friendly home can feel at one with nature, whilst still having a clean modern space to call home.
10 Most Fascinating Castles and Palaces. The Potala Palace: Tibet's greatest monumental structure Perched upon Marpo Ri hill, 130 meters above the Lhasa valley, the Potala Palace rises a further 170 meters and is the greatest monumental structure in all of Tibet. In 637 Emperor Songtsen Gampo decided to build this palace on a hill, and the structure stood until the seventeenth century, when it was incorporated into the foundations of the greater buildings still standing today. Construction of the present palace began in 1645 during the reign of the fifth Dalai Lama and by 1648 the Potrang Karpo, or White Palace, was completed.
The Potrang Marpo, or Red Palace, was added between 1690 and 1694; its construction required the labors of more than 7000 workers and 1500 artists and craftsman. The Potala Palace was only slightly damaged during the Tibetan uprising against the invading Chinese in 1959. Unlike most other Tibetan religious structures, it was not sacked by the Red Guards during the 1960s and 1970s. Monuments of Middle Ages. A castle is a type of fortified struc ture built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages. They represent history and heritage of nations from different parts of the world. Mighty castles with beautiful architecture and stunning scenery situated in the mountains, rivers, lakes and forests. Loading... The Pleasure Garden. Breathtaking Urban Decay Photographs. Urban decay photography is the subject of documenting and capturing photographs of old structures, abandoned buildings and decaying ruins of large cities and urban environments.
The textures available to a photographer in urban environments are almost limitless, and the contrast of empty space to the gritty, decaying feel is quite breathtaking. In this post, you’ll find some breathtaking urban decay photographs from some talented photographers around the globe. From abandoned railways to crumbling buildings, ancient churches and overgrown doctor’s offices, this collection will leave you amazed. If you are looking for more photography inspiration, check out these posts: Enjoy! To the Train by Limbonic Raincatcher by Mandy Schoch The Final Curtain by Sven Fennema Untitled by Nikola Banicevic Sant Pere de Rodes No HDR by Jose Mieza Stairway to Heaven by Alfredo Giliotti See What’s Become of Me by Sol Lang The Old Winery by Sven Fennema Banksy Old Street by Stew Dean Radio by Jody Miller Advertisement.
MiniCHALLENGE 02 / RailClone / Spotlight 01 – 3D Architectural Visualization Rendering Blog – Ronen Bekerman. 23 Flares Facebook 20 Twitter 2 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 LinkedIn 1 inShare1 StumbleUpon 0 Reddit 0 23 Flares × The RailClone miniCHALLENGE has had some super cool entries made recently by newke, BBB3 and NacheX. All three show what RailClone is capable of, even things you would not think of at first as the chosen plugin naming is rather limiting.
Head to the RailClone miniCHALLENGE forum thread for more information. With 3 more weeks to go – You have enough time to join and showcase what you can do with RailClone and have a chance at taking one of the prizes. Have Fun & Good Luck to you all! The Initiated Eye: Secrets, Symbols,<br/> Freemasonry and the Architecture of<br/> Washington, D.C. Bjaesthetics.oxfordjournals.org/content/39/3/263.full.pdf. Fogo Island Long Studio / Saunders Architecture. Amazing Dalian Child School in China. Architect Day: Lyons. Founded in 1996 in Melbourne by the architects Corbett and Carey Lyon. They earned great reputation in Australia doing good projects in health and education. With many national and international awards accumulated, have a consistent architecture within the concept and worked with harmony and boldness. photo © lyonsarch.com.au lyonsarch.com.au After graduating from the University of Melbourne, Corbett and Carey Lyon, passed by good professional experience in architecture offices in Australia and the United States.
Parramatta Trial Court, Parramatta, Austrália. photo © lyonsarch.com.au Lyons has a huge reputation, won numerous national and international awards in architecture, in addition to awards for sustainability of their works. Lilydale Super Clinic, Lilydale, Australia Mornington Centre, Mornington, Australia John Curtin School of Medical Research Stage 2, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Marine & Freshwater Research Institute, St Albans, Australia. Making of HOVER "Lake House" by Benjamin Brosdau – 3D Architectural Visualization Rendering Blog – Ronen Bekerman.
The first of the HOVER Challenge making-of articles is here! Done by the Grand Prize Winner, Benjamin will describe the process of creating his ‘Lake House’ scene. I hope you’ll enjoy this article, learn from it and share your thoughts by commenting at the bottom of this article’s page. Author: Benjamin Brosdau Benjamin participated in the HOVER Challenge, winning the Grand Prize Award for his entry. Benjamin is 31 years old CG artist working at Purerender as Technical Director. Benjamin is one of the dominant Maxwell Render users and has a great portfolio of images made with it. he also offers many items that he made for sale on turbosquid.
You might want to open Benjamin’s HOVER Challenge wip thread along side as you follow this article. The first step, in any type of viz work, should always be to gather as much reference images and inspiration as possible. Although a modeling kit was being provided, I decided against using it trying to create something of my own instead.
Architecture. Www.bbb3viz.com. Surreal Structures Blog. I did the cloth simulations in Marvelous Designer 2, the rest of the modeling in 3ds Max, and the textures and lighting with Arion for Max. Hi everyone. Here is my latest pet project: This was rendered using Arion for 3ds Max. I modeled everything in Max and used a photograph for inspiration. Thanks for watching! Hi everyone. Happy New Year everyone! I hope this greeting finds you all well. Does anyone else feel uncomfortable with the new Adobe CC pricing/subscription scheme? Since I’ve just upgraded my CS5 to CS6, I think I won’t have to worry about it for the next few years, but I wanted other people’s input on this issue.
RandomControl recently released Rhino LIVE, which is the Arion gpu/hybrid render engine fully integrated into Rhino 3D. Image by Vitaliy Khramoykin Render by Paul Sherstobitoff RandomControl, makers of Arion and Max LIVE have announced the release of Rhino LIVE, fully-integrated Arion for Rhinoceros 3D. See all the details here: Ronen Bekerman – 3D Architectural Visualization Rendering Blog. Old Interiors in Architecture: Showcase. Architectural heritage of a human kind belongs to the most significant or even grand historical achievements, which will last quite long for the new generations to observe, feel the connection with ancestors, and get inspired by their works while creating their own masterpieces. Graphic designers do not hesitate to make their contribution to the process of preserving and showing us the magnificent beauty of the architecture: the photographs of these creative artists underline the style of the buildings or castles interiors, make the subtle details more vivid, and focus our attention on the age and shabbiness of the buildings.
In fact, these architectural pieces may be shabby, but they are not worse for that! They inspire respect to those who created such splendid buildings; they make us remember and value the past, while planning and thinking about our future. The selection of the best old interior photographs is presented below. The old winery by Sven Fennema Raincatcher by Mandy Schoch. Vodojem. Liboc a okolí - Jarda. The Star Royal Summer Palace in Prague (Letohradek Hvezda) - UNIVERSUTOPIA.
Philosophy stone - Max Ernst The Star (Hvezda) Royal Summer Palace in Prague belongs to those rare buildings the primary purpose of" which was not purely utilitarian, as its location, layout and the surviving interior decorations reveal. Fulcanelli called such building"the dwellings of the philosophers.'1s It is a building designed and built with an inner, more or less hidden idea of" initiatory content.
Consequently, its mysterious radiation over the years attracted curious onlookers as well as inspired artists. However, it was only a handful of people in contrast to the general indolence of the times to come. Only after the middle of the 19th century, when the Innsbruck archivist David von Schonherr studied the Tyrolean archives, did the sun start to rise over the Star again. The architectural form revolving around a centre was equally important to them. Cum lustra viderat tercentu(m) et vndecim Aetas et gueste littere anchora (accompanied by capital letters) F. ArchiWeb - Biblioteca digitale dell'Archiginnasio.
Achingly Beautiful Cemetery Sculptures (20 photos) While cemeteries are often only visited after a loved one has passed, they also serve as important places to mourn. One very famous cemetery that is frequently visited for completely different reasons is the Staglieno in Genoa, Italy. Opened in 1851, the cemetery is filled with artistic sculptures that leave us with questions about our own mortality and our relationship with death. Famous historical figures including Friedrich Nietzsche and Mark Twain are said to have been fascinated with the Staglieno, ruminating over life's unanswered questions as they strolled through the hallowed grounds. In this post, we present to you some of the most famous sculptures that are currently in the Staglieno as well as in other cemeteries around the world. Other Eerie but Beautiful Art and Photography:Richard Avedon's Fantastic FableTwisted Childhood MemoriesChilling, Scary and Dark - These 15 Photos are Works of ArtPop Surrealism by Todd Schorr.