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  • K Offline
    kaas
    last edited by 8 Nov 2015, 12:10

    Several years ago the PushPullBar forum was alive and kicking. It was hacked if I'm not mistaken. Some people here on SketchUcation were members on PPB too. I wonder, where did the majority of it's users go to for discussions about architecture and related stuff??

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      pilou
      last edited by 8 Nov 2015, 14:04

      Yes Hacked 3 times! πŸ˜•
      It's a pity because numerous things have been modelised! 😒
      Majority of members are here! πŸ˜„

      And one of them is now a star about architectural visualisation! 😎
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      • G Offline
        Gareth
        last edited by 10 Nov 2015, 23:34

        aaaaaaah....the memories !!

        i haven't been on PPB for several years....is it still going ?

        ....silly question wasn't it ?.....i should find out for myself !!

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          juju
          last edited by 11 Nov 2015, 07:41

          @gareth said:

          aaaaaaah....the memories !!

          i haven't been on PPB for several years....is it still going ?

          ....silly question wasn't it ?.....i should find out for myself !!

          closed down

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            Richard
            last edited by 16 Nov 2015, 05:48

            Yes sadly Kaas, hacked and Kevin (Swank-e) couldn't half be stuffed relaunching again for the same reason, and half as had too many issues from the forum host application.

            There is a "PushPullBar Refugees" facebook page, stacks of the old regulars but discussion on posts go pretty much no where! 😞

            I tend to think ArchDaily has filled a bit of the gap, if not captured those just wanting a fill of images and ideas. But other than that, I think such critical discussion has no home!

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              Rich O Brien Moderator
              last edited by 16 Nov 2015, 09:44

              @richard said:

              I think such critical discussion has no home!

              If you want something dedicated here let us know. Happy to help. πŸ‘

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              • C Offline
                congellous
                last edited by 16 Nov 2015, 16:09

                Yeah it was good that eh ?

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                • G Offline
                  Gareth
                  last edited by 16 Nov 2015, 23:27

                  @congellous said:

                  Yeah it was good that eh ?

                  Yep, it was.

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                    Richard
                    last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 00:07

                    @rich o brien said:

                    @richard said:

                    I think such critical discussion has no home!

                    If you want something dedicated here let us know. Happy to help. πŸ‘

                    That's not a bad idea Rich!!

                    I'm not so sure how it would go though. The PushPullBar was a break away from the old @last forums to foster proper critique and of more progressive architecture. Such design crit wasn't really welcomed through the @last forums and was often slapped down. One has to have a pretty thick skin or a true want to improve their design or their skill as a designer.

                    I do find myself here having to be rather polite and reserved in critique.

                    I guess a sticky stating that the etiquette of the sub forum is that there "IS NONE" might help get around the need to tip toe!

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                      solo
                      last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 00:24

                      PushPull was always a good read, I was always out of my depth to comment but did love rendering and modeling stuff from the masters.

                      Me thinks SUC should diversify to more softwares like Blender, C4D, etc and I'd love a dedicated architecture section for friendly banter and honest professional criticism and advice.

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                      • JQLJ Offline
                        JQL
                        last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 01:30

                        @solo said:

                        I'd love a dedicated architecture section for friendly banter and honest professional criticism and advice.

                        I'd love that too. Really it sucks reading through archdaily and dezeen and have no feedback unless some twisted comments and no discussion on projects.

                        Posting a full project, explaining what's behind it, receive criticism and discuss it;

                        Or posting a wip, discuss on everything design related and how you achieved it, rather than on how you performed some pushpull acrobatics, would be really nice.

                        I'd post some of my full projects right now.

                        There's no space for that.

                        However, the problem I see with Sketchucation, is that it's a software and software workflow related debate. It's good for sketchup, it's not great for design, though discussing your tool, learning to master it and improving on it, tends to free the mind for ideas when you are designing.

                        I believe with sketchucation, more focus would still be at the tools, rather than at design thinking.

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                        • JQLJ Offline
                          JQL
                          last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 01:37

                          Just found out Archinet... do you guys have experience on it?

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                            Richard
                            last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 02:12

                            @jql said:

                            However, the problem I see with Sketchucation, is that it's a software and software workflow related debate. It's good for sketchup, it's not great for design, though discussing your tool, learning to master it and improving on it, tends to free the mind for ideas when you are designing.

                            I believe with sketchucation, more focus would still be at the tools, rather than at design thinking.

                            That was similar on the PPB - there was a general acceptance it very much evolved around SU as an integral part for the efficient exploration of design. Well obviously hence the PushPull bit! Duh!

                            I'm not sure that the thread switching through diversions is that bad, like you and I workflow is an integral part of our processes - both on the tools, and likely on the thinking.

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                              JQL
                              last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 10:17

                              @richard said:

                              I'm not sure that the thread switching through diversions is that bad, like you and I workflow is an integral part of our processes - both on the tools, and likely on the thinking.

                              I know it's not bad and I also like that debate. It's just that when it becomes a secondary thing, I like it better...

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                                Rich O Brien Moderator
                                last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 10:26

                                It's easier for us to set something up that is based on joining a usergroup. That would mean only the brave need apply.

                                It'd be great if Kevin got involved. I wouldn't want to step on toes. He did great things there.

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                                  baz
                                  last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 10:36

                                  @solo said:

                                  PushPull was always a good read, I was always out of my depth to comment but did love rendering and modeling stuff from the masters.

                                  Me thinks SUC should diversify to more softwares like Blender, C4D, etc and I'd love a dedicated architecture section for friendly banter and honest professional criticism and advice.

                                  All of the above and more...

                                  ... I would love a 'Design' section and even a 'Technical' section for real world projects.
                                  I know there are lots of forums out there for this stuff, (in my case, mainly woodworking), but even the simplest posts ramble on for 4 or 5 pages, yada,yada.

                                  I assume there are forums for Solos suggestions too, he might have similar reasons for not wanting to get involved in numerous 'others'

                                  But I have been a member here for 8yrs (on friday) plus a few years on the old forum and I know you guys. And there are many very smart people here. And despite this being the 'friendliest' forum, there is remarkably little BS.

                                  Su is a integral part of my working life from concept to production. It would be fab to have a sort of 'one stop shopping' where any questions and answers could be put.

                                  For example, I am currently concept sketching an extreme cantilevered table. The top will have to be a torsion box, and I will wing it as usual as to the structural elements, but wouldn't it be great if I could run it past one of the engineering whizzes here?

                                  This sort of thing already happens on individual threads now of course. I have several examples that I have been involved in but with the current setup you would never find them.

                                  Pushpullbar was inclusive in that way, of course architecturally centric.

                                  BTW: I reckon that it was targeted for a perceived bias that it was elitist. By assholes who just wanted the models.

                                  Ps: I would join the premium club for all this.πŸ˜„

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                                    Richard
                                    last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 11:22

                                    @rich o brien said:

                                    It's easier for us to set something up that is based on joining a usergroup. That would mean only the brave need apply.

                                    It'd be great if Kevin got involved. I wouldn't want to step on toes. He did great things there.

                                    I'm pretty sure the PPB is dead and buried Rich! Doubtful to ever see the light of day again.

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                                    • daleD Offline
                                      dale
                                      last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 13:40

                                      I loved PushPullBar.
                                      Fostered great discussion and debate, and was a fantastic resource for anything architecturally related.
                                      Maybe Kevin could be enticed to moderate a user group here. (bring back his little .gif avatar)

                                      Just monkeying around....like Monsanto

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                                      • pbacotP Offline
                                        pbacot
                                        last edited by 17 Nov 2015, 16:14

                                        Enjoy design discussions but there's hurdles to getting WIP or finished project discussions. Privacy, people's time constraints etc., and generally it seems architectural forums invite flame wars and attract nuts with an agenda (I know we're all a little nuts).

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                                        • bazB Offline
                                          baz
                                          last edited by 10 Feb 2016, 07:45

                                          Bump. I still like the idea of several more 'specialist' forums. As Solo said, maybe just to read. And as Richard said, "only the brave need apply".

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