Abstractification
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Thanks Roger!
I'm looking forward to rendering some of these when Podium for OS X is released. I think some of the sculpture models may look quite interesting when given that photo-realistic polish.
Fred
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Does your house look anything like your sculpture? I know some sculptors are driven crazy living in a square box with white walls.
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Yes it's been a long time Fred you haven't posted anything like this. It always refreshes the eye after seeing so many buildings (no offense meant, architects).
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Thanks Gaieus!
Re Roger's question. I (we actually) live in a nice traditional 'cottage style' 1925 house in a mature NYC suburb. While I like to imagine buildings with nary a straight line, those old rectangles are very comfortable, reassuring and safe. Just what you want 'home' to be. I have some thoughts for a curvaceous retirement home but whether I'll actually have the nerve to build it is another story.
Here is my ideal pad. As soon as I get approval from the building inspector...
Fred
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That looks great
Oh and Fred, I have the perfect person to design your Seussian house:
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Yes the building inspector will want some railings for sure. Then there is the structural engineer. Even with carbon fiber and other super materials you are going to need to beef up the supports under the swimming pools. And shat about wind loading. Hmmmm I do see some problems but I do like it.
When I was an architecture student for a short time Soleri came and talked to our class. Then when I got old and moved to Arizona for the second time, the first thing I did was head for Arcosanti to have a look.
I was totally nonplused. The work of the ancient Anazazi was far more interesting given the technology differential.
Stoll it would be interesting to see some Fred B designs in the real world be it a building or simple a table or whatever. Keep up the good work.
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Roger,
Wind loading! Darn... I totally forgot about that... back to the ol' SketchUp file.
We (my wife, younger son and I) visited Arcosanti two years ago in March. Quite desolate and sad I felt. The bells were nice though and we have one on our deck. On the same trip we visited Taliesin West, parts of which I really liked. The walk along the raised triangular terrace that juts out to the south of the main building is one of the magical places in architecture. Wright talks a lot about the similarities between music and architecture and while walking along the path on the edge of that terrace, looking back at Taliesin, the building had an impact on me like a Beethoven symphony. Just wonderful. I've wondered since about the relationship between Soleri and Wright. I did a little searching on the web but couldn't find anything.
Where in Arizona are you located?
Fred
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Yves Tanguy Art!
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@unknownuser said:
Yves Tanguy Art!
Yup, I definitely see that. Looks to me like Tanguy must have had a really early beta of SketchUp.
Thanks for pointing out Tves Tanguy. I wasn't aware of his work.
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I live in Ahwatukee between South Mtn. and the Tohono O'Odham people.
Did you go to Cosanti in Scottsdale or Arcosanti up around Cottonwood? Solerie was one of Wrights students. One of those deals where you get to pay for the privelidge of pushing a wheelbarrow. I don't know what Soleri learned, but he did pick up on that little trick and his students pay to do his work as well.
Nothing wrong with that, but I am not sure they reap any large benefits.
Taliesin West is great, and I have visted Fallingwater, and there was was a FLW house in Virginia that I saw when I was stationed at the Pentagon. Some Army Lt. either lived there for free or a nominal fee. He did the up keep and visitors could come through during the day so he had to keep the place pristine. Sort of a caretaker vs rent deal.
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