Office building

Freec

Good job! Where are you based? What is the model for?

Thx:) In norway.

The model is for practise, I like to paint houses.
I want to become an architect.

linea

I think that's great, but maybe your flag and flag post is a bit big

nomeradona

wow 17 and could model that already.. really admire your skills in modelling. you told us you want to be an architect in the future. go ahead man, wish all the best. see you already have a skill in showing your talent. just looking back when im studying architecture. we only use at that time mostly hand drafting and hand drawing, and since i took drafting as high school electives, i have an edge with my peers in terms of showing concept. Now the same as you.. in terms of showing your concept to your proffessor, you have already a slight edge. and beside you have extensive guys here in this forum to help and criticise your work. and this site seems one of the best site to ask question. i wish you all the best in the future.

Gaieus

Really nice start, Freec!

Although I'm not an architect, I work with them a lot (and also teach DLA students once in a while) so say I know some of the younger generation's skills and ambitions. Most of them are behind you (at least in this field) so you have the good chance to become an architect and I wish you all success!

BTW - if you don't mind, I'm moving this topic from the Renders Gallery to The SketchUp Gallery...

Ross Macintosh

Hi Freec
That's a nice model you've made. One tip is to play with the shadow setting's light and dark sliders to optimize how your models look. The tower is looking very dark and difficult to see all the detail you've put into it.

Regarding studying architecture...
At 17 you likely have a bit of time before you apply to a school of architecture. As you may know they can be very competitive to get in ---> lots of applicants for relatively few spots. If you want to stand out from the crowd I'd suggest keep developing a portfolio of your sketchup models + your paintings. For SketchUp modelling I'd suggest focusing more on developing sculptural ideas rather than buildings. In my opinion, the downside of doing building designs for a entrance portfolio is schools might interpret them as you already think you are an architect. They of course want their students to develop into architects and most schools use curriculum designed to gradually help students develop particular skills sequentially. Many schools will avoid the applicants who seem too skilled as those skills can be a poor fit with the majority of unskilled freshmen and they know that often the pre-skilled student can have trouble getting back to the basics they are trying to teach. What I'm trying to say is schools can be more interested in someone with a clear affinity to three-dimensional form - such as sculpture - that suggests an aptitude for design. Even in your paintings I'd suggest a focus on expressing the form of your subjects. Schools will really like seeing that your eyes & mind 'feel' the sculptural form of things around you and that you can express it graphically. For most schools, I'd suggest more abstract expressionistic paintings would impress more than detail-oriented realism.

I realize others may have very different ideas about what a school wants. I do however remember talking to the guy who looked after admissions of the school of architecture I went to. He had just returned from a conference he had with others doing the same job at other schools. He told me that one thing discussed at the conference was how most schools require applicants to do a brief essay on why they'd like to study architecture. He said the vast majority of applicants write stuff about how good they already are at designing buildings. Apparently those are the applicants who are first rejected. In general they are more impressed by students who express how a great building has made them feel. When an applicant understands that architecture is about the 'experience' of it, and that they'd like to be the one making that experience for others, then that applicant goes to the front of the list.

I hope my points give you something to think about. I wish you the best.

Regards, Ross

jenujacob

well said ross...
thats the kinda stuff one would generally look for a prospective student of architecture...
architecture is fusion of art and technology... however most architects get to do only the technical side of things... the conceptual development of a project is the most important aspect of architecture... seeing a build structure merely as a lifeless object can lead to senseless spaces all cluttered up...
so Snorre.. i would suggest to look into the works of modern contemporary architects and the PROCESS thru which they arrived at their work of ART...
all the best!

Freec

Thank you all for replays Didnt expect so good responds as you have given me here
Really good tips you have here Thx for what you tell me here Ross. It helps alot

mateo soletic

Wellcome to the forum Freec and a good start.
More light but thats allready been said.

Ross
Thats a great piece of advice for future architectural students.I will make sure my son reads this since he is planning to apply
to architecture school in couple of months,
in june to be precise.

Freec

thx mateo
Hope I get to learn more here.

I have posted a new house now:
http://www.sketchucation.com/scf/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=3483

Edson

nice start, freec. try to direct some sunlight to the tower's sides. it looks a bit dark right now. cheers.

spence

This is great work considering you're just starting, keep it up.