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  • R Offline
    RonS
    last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:12

    Hello all,
    I mainly handle all of the healthcare (hospitals, eye centers, dental offices and doctor offices) and sewer plants. WHAT a mix.
    We also do preengineered buildings, retail and schools.
    Here is our site if you want to check it out:
    http://www.zartman.com

    Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
    Steve Jobs

    RonS

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      Krisidious
      last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:12

      Ron,

      I partner with my Mother, and we specialize in Unique Custom Home Design... as seen here... http://www.aboveallhouseplans.com

      By: Kristoff Rand
      Home DesignerUnique House Plans

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        alan wood
        last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:13

        Hi Ron
        Attempting to produce the definitive ‘how to do’ dvd on making the through and lapped dovetail.
        Including tool fettling, specialist jigs.etc etc In some respects it could be called ‘My secrets to successful dovetailing’

        The modelling has been fun in Sketch Up. Nearly finished the first draft, then need to skill up in rendering and all the other stuff.

        A very interesting project and having great time doing it. Probably my most interesting project to date.

        Alan

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          lewiswadsworth
          last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:13

          Institutional and university laboratories, federal courthouses, the rehabilitation of historic monuments, residential towers. Oh, and we did the Monsanto House of the Future at Disneyland in California in 1957-59. I have a model (bought at the Disney Store) sitting on my desk.

          I'm not actually supposed to associate the firm with anything I write on-line, but if you want more information I can send you the website link by PM.

          I have another part-time job, at least during the school year, teaching 3D Modeling and Illustration at the Boston Architectural College.

          http://courses.the-bac.edu/Spring07/VS650F/vs650f_syllabus.html

          --Lewis

          col sporcar si trova

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            boofredlay
            last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:15

            Aviation, corporate, education, healthcare, public sector, religious institutions, landscape/planning and recently, government buildings. And I have worked in all.

            favicon

            (www.jhponline.com)

            If you look under "projects" and then "on the boards", you will see some of my models. Actually all but the condo and boathouse are mine. Although I did model the condo, it is just not on the site.

            http://www.coroflot.com/boofredlay

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              Phil Meadows
              last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:15

              Strip Malls! no, really. We also do commercial, schools, and medical. But our bread and butter these days is restaurants

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                Dave M
                last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:16

                We do residential landscape design/ build, although now we're drifting into structural stuff as well. So, pretty much everything from plantings to pools to additions, or as we put it- "anything you can do to the outside of your house."

                Dave

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                  Edson
                  last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:16

                  my professional activity is double-sided as I am a professor of architecture at the local public university (where I teach mostly architectural design) and head a small architectural firm in partnership with my wife.

                  as the architectural profession in brasil is structured in a somewhat different way compared to north america, very few people specialize in specific kinds of projects and/or buildings. thus I could say we are specialists in architectural design, a field which encompasses a lot, including urban design and landscape. we basically do what comes our way: right now we are doing a closed holiday community (urban plan and non-residential buildings), a coffee house, a jewelry store, two houses (one is combined with a pizza joint owned by the clients) and some urban landscaping (including benches, posts, plant boxes and the like).

                  thus I use SU as a real design tool, to test ideas and to show them to clients. even though I love taking images to the end I do not always have the time to play with a model in a rendering environment.

                  since our firm is really small I am trying to gain enough expertise to be able to design, draw, model, render and present all by myself. this way I will not depend on anyone to help me although I usually have a couple of students around.

                  edson mahfuz, architect| porto alegre • brasil
                  http://www.mahfuz.arq.br

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                    tomsdesk
                    last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:17

                    "Anything for a buck!"

                    (Except toilets, I won't do toilets anymore :`)

                    tomsdrop@swbell.net

                    Seriously, I'm a contract "architectural technician" with too manyyears experience doing just about anything needs doing...since most puzzles are as interesting as the next and they all pay the same (hourly rate).

                    http://www.tomsdesk.moonfruit.com/
                    2.5D Trees & Shrubs!

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                      mateo soletic
                      last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:18

                      I try to do mostly Concepts and leave the technical details to other people but has nicely said "Anything for a buck".
                      I am a partner with a architectural company where we do planning architecure.... I also have a company of my own where I do interior design,
                      shop design(shop fitting),graphic design.
                      I think that for a Year now the thing I really enjoy is doing illustrations.I think Ill be moving on in that direction.

                      [Concept Illustrations](http://concept-illustrations.com/)

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                        Alan Fraser
                        last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:18

                        I get to play with SketchUp all day. 😄
                        I still do a small amount of book illustration, that's how I got into SU...doing Dorling Kindersley type technical stuff. SU is ideal for that.
                        I prefer straight watercolour illustrations though. Here's a spread for the opening pages of The Pied Piper.


                        PP_lowres.jpeg

                        3D Figures
                        Were you required to walk 500 miles? Were you advised to walk 500 more?
                        You could be entitled to compensation. Call the Pro Claimers now!

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                          alan wood
                          last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:20

                          Hi Alan
                          Beautiful work. Love it. So much going on there.
                          Alan

                          'From a study overlooking a sunny few fields with a few horse and now off to make a rather tasty chicken/veg curry. Cheers!!!

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                            dylan
                            last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:20

                            I work in Local Government for the Architects Division.
                            The majority of our work is in education but with the Council owning so many different types of buildings in the City we can work on some very interesting stuff.
                            The good thing is I am the only person who carries out the 3d models, so I am usually always busy, but happy!

                            Dylan

                            http://dmdarchitecture.co.uk/

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                              Alex Jenyon
                              last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:21

                              In house matte painter and concept artist at Rushes Post Production ltd, Soho.

                              Rushes Website

                              Rushes does VFX work on commercials, film, tv and documentaries.

                              And, since I usually have to explain what a 'matte painter' is:

                              Link Preview Image
                              Matte painting - Wikipedia

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                              (en.wikipedia.org)

                              AJ

                              BTW: Beautiful work, Alan!

                              Concept artist / Matte painter
                              www.aj-concepts.net

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                                Anssi
                                last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:22

                                I work in a small architectural department of a large company producing many kinds of services to facility owners.

                                Our department is specialized to renovation and conservation work, but currently we are engaged in many other kinds of projects as well. We rarely do housing.

                                securi adversus homines, securi adversus deos rem difficillimam adsecuti sunt, ut illis ne voto quidem opus esset

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                                  John Sayers
                                  last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:23

                                  I came from a totally different background.

                                  I was a successful record producer/engineer throughout the 60s, 70, and into 80s, I build my own studios ( yes physically with hammer and nails) and studied acoustics in my spare time through various libraries. I then moved into TV sound production and built my own post production studios.

                                  After a break heading a TV and Sound Production course at a university I wrote and illustrated "how to build a recording studio" and posted it on the web in 1998 for free. I sold it to the School of Audio Engineering (SAE - the largest audio school in the world) in 2001 and it is still available for free. http://www.saecollege.de/reference_material/index.html

                                  In 2003 I established a forum on studio design that now has over 7000 members and ticks up 90 - 100K hits per day.

                                  I now operate an international online studio design business. I don't ever claim to be an architect or an acoustician - I'm a designer.

                                  Just me and my computer, sketchup and skype, overlooking a paddock of happy bulls and cows - yup there's 3 bulls in there. 😄

                                  cheers
                                  john

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                                    mike d
                                    last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:24

                                    mostly retail but we work in all typs of projects

                                    mike d

                                    The grass is always GREENER on the roof.

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                                      tinanne
                                      last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:25

                                      I am an Architectural Illustrator. I also aid clients in conceptual design. I work in residential and commercial markets. My clients range from Architects/Designers, Builder/Developers, Real Estate Agents, and Mom and Pops remodels/additions (these are my least fav).

                                      I typically take a project all the way to a finished rendering.

                                      PS... beautiful work Alan!

                                      Executive Director : American Society of Architectural Illustrators
                                      AIP 30 Competition opens soon. ASAI.org

                                      Architectural Rendering

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                                        Archi Rag
                                        last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:25

                                        Im just on placement for the summer, but its been good experience and helps a lot with uni work, the place that i work at specialises in listed building works and schools with the odd bit of residential (pendant on age) hopefully i can get into more standard residential architecture and detailing as this will most likely be the outcome for me

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                                          Daniel
                                          last edited by 3 Feb 2008, 01:26

                                          We've worked on industrial, corporate, retail, institutional/educational, and some residential architecture. We also do quite a bit of historic preservation/restoration work. Most recently, I've just completed renovations to a fraternity house, have another under construction, and am working on renovations to a dormitory and restoration work to an 1852 courthouse and a 1920's theatre.

                                          Our very outdated website is at http://www.sparkmanarchitect.com

                                          My avatar is an anachronism.

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