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    • pilouP Offline
      pilou
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      They are many more precise than SketchUp! πŸ˜‰
      And many more easy for make some wavy forms! πŸ˜„
      And Plasticity and Moi3 are children under steroids of Rhino! β˜€

      Ah sorry here its more SubD inside Nurbs but no problem with more rigid forms! πŸ˜‰
      Look at all videos of this guy!

      Frenchy Pilou
      Is beautiful that please without concept!
      My Little site :)

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      • ntxdaveN Offline
        ntxdave
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        Remember, the point of this thread is the inspiration of the alphabet and turning it into architectural design. First by sketching them into design ideas and then using SketchUp as the modeling tool ans eventually rendering the model. From that point the SubD tool is available in SketchUp and can be used as part of the modeling process.

        Again, the primary purpose of the thread is the alphabet being used to β€œinspire” modeling designs.

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        • majidM Offline
          majid
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          Thanks, Dave, you are right. It is meant to be an inspirational resource for creativity and modeling (using SketchUp), although Pilous's posts are informative.

          My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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          • ntxdaveN Offline
            ntxdave
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            Yes, I agree his posts are informative but I want viewers to stay in touch with what you are trying to achieve. πŸ‘

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            • majidM Offline
              majid
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              I am the sort of person who is interested in learning unstoppably, so easily get distracted.
              You are absoloutely right Dave. Ok then let's get back to the main idea of the topic.

              My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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              • pilouP Offline
                pilou
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                Father of the Alphabet Letters! πŸ˜‰
                http://indexgrafik.fr/albrecht-durer-construction-des-lettres/ (English / French)
                img.jpg

                Frenchy Pilou
                Is beautiful that please without concept!
                My Little site :)

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                • majidM Offline
                  majid
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                  Playing with a sketch of "W".


                  W

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                  • ntxdaveN Offline
                    ntxdave
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                    Nice πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                    How did you produce the reflections?

                    Now for the practical side, how would you walk around in side the structure? This is an issue I have with some letters of the alphabet (like say a W or Y). πŸ˜•

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                    • majidM Offline
                      majid
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                      For the water, I used a plane with pure reflection and a "noise" as bump map.
                      There are a few tricks to get inside the close volumes; switching between styles maybe is the easiest one. then I place the "look around " tool...

                      My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                      • ntxdaveN Offline
                        ntxdave
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                        @majid said:

                        There are a few tricks to get inside the close volumes; switching between styles maybe is the easiest one. then I place the "look around " tool...

                        I really was asking about moving around inside if was a β€œreal” building. πŸ˜„

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                        • majidM Offline
                          majid
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                          Do you mind discribing more, please? I can not get you (I am not a native English speaker and so there are language barriars, you know.)

                          My inspiring A, B, Sketches book: https://sketchucation.com/shop/books/intermediate/2612-alphabet-inspired-sketches--inspiring-drills-for-architects--3d-artists-and-designers-

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                          • ntxdaveN Offline
                            ntxdave
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                            A: How do you enter the building?

                            B: Once a person is inside the building, how does a person walk around unless the is a floor above the v shape of the bottom of the building sections?

                            Again, I am looking at this like a person who builds the building or lives in it. πŸ˜„

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                            • majidM Offline
                              majid
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                              Aha, Got it. The question of solving unusable "sharp corners" needs some practice in architecture. The simplest way is to add a decent "room" to part of it. i.e. in "W" I have added a cube to part of it. Rest may be used as storage or a room for the "mechanical" part of the building.
                              Please also consider that in this book I was not considered to be practical. The following links also may help, the first is about the 4x4 house (2003) project by Tadao Ando:
                              https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/4x4-house/
                              And this is to brainstorm rules:
                              https://www.atlassian.com/work-management/project-collaboration/brainstorming
                              I may draw your attention to rule 2.
                              During the creativity phase, it would be way better if do not criticize the job. Later on, when "developing" the idea you may adjust it to make it works practically. That was not the purpose of my sketches.
                              As you might have seen in the book the original sketch includes an "entrance" room which I have changed in the render.


                              web-ww.jpg

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                                #2 πŸ‘

                                I was not trying to be critical (although I understand how it comes across). Part of my problem when doing the stuff is getting caught hop n the β€œpractical” side and not being more β€œimaginative”. Something I need to practice! 😲

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                                  As far as I know, in all design-related jobs at least two things are inevitable: "Being practical, and not leaving undesigned parts". So you are right about being practical.
                                  About critics: The tip is that at the early stages (of creativity) one must let it go and prevent criticizing. Then later on, during the development phase, you can make it work.
                                  About not leaving undesigned: (In architecture) if the designer does not design everything, the builder will do! and they will do on their taste! So preferably it would be better to design everything under one hood.
                                  My sketches are to encourage creativity and belong to the early stages of the design process (also called schematic design). Needless to say, it is a back-forth process.
                                  i.e. please see: https://www.masterclass.com/articles/phases-of-the-architectural-design-process

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                                  • ntxdaveN Offline
                                    ntxdave
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                                    Valid points Majid.

                                    In the little experience I have in this area, my job was to produce 3D (isometric) drawing and renders of car was equipment and a couple of times, renders of buildings where the equipment was going to be installed. So a lot of the processes you are talking about had already been done when I was brought into the picture things had already been completed.

                                    Thanks to you, I need to step back and experience these earlier stages. πŸ˜„ Please don’t give up on me. I want to learn. 😎

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                                    • majidM Offline
                                      majid
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                                      Dave, I am so pleased to share what I know. This way I myself benefit by being criticised and rectified by others!

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                                      • pilouP Offline
                                        pilou
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                                        About the inclined architecture we had a French one specialized in this! πŸ˜‰
                                        Claude Parent! (1923 - 2016)
                                        Take a look at "La fonction Oblique" in Google image...
                                        parent.jpg

                                        Frenchy Pilou
                                        Is beautiful that please without concept!
                                        My Little site :)

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                                        • ntxdaveN Offline
                                          ntxdave
                                          last edited by

                                          Wow Pilou ❗ πŸ‘ πŸ‘

                                          Majid, you should really enjoy this stuff. I did a search on Bing and there were some awesome images that really kind of fall into your thought pattern.

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                                          • majidM Offline
                                            majid
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                                            Definitely a constructive corroboration!

                                            P.S:To give an explanation and make clarification of the inception of the book, let me draw your attention to Bruno Munary's classic book; Design As Art. I read it 3 decades ago but it is still one of the most inspiring books I have ever read.
                                            https://www.giuseppegallo.design/books-for-architects-and-designers/design-as-art-by-bruno-munari/

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