Wednesday, June 20, 2012

the Silk Road, 3D


In any architectural competition, today, and not only here in China, about 80% of the outcome is done by the render. A lot of companies are starting to draw rough floor plans and elevations only after have reached a satisfying 3d image. The temptation is understandable, because is so easy to simply play with render engines,  and which one of the jury members would even check the so boring  and old-fashioned CAD drawings?

So here it is what is becoming the most useful tool in today's offices: the rendershop's catalog. Basically it works like a catalog of a dressmaker - the company is called, ironically, the Silk Road- although it reminds me also to the one of Barbie clothes. And it has 400 pages of stuff, shifting from fake Palladio style to Gotham city. 


How will I dress my tower today?






Thursday, June 7, 2012

Beijing Zoo

Pavilions in pure soviet style at the Beijing zoo. The light comes in from the animal cages at the sides of the main space, and from the ceiling.