haha, i think he was doing the old theater there.
actually looked to be very interesting... care to elaborate Daniel?

yeah, i think the guy who raised his hand for McCain had his hearing aid turned down and just heard "who's going to vote".

Hey guys, I'll see if I can find a good brick texture map and re-visit these.

It's an existing building and I'm trying to get light down into the middle of the building by utilizing these large window scoops.

Daniel, it's a top secret project especially since I think you guys stole the South Pittsburg project from me, hahaha.

The project is in Chattanooga, TN.

I've sent them off and haven't heard anything. Hopefully they are just discussing them and I haven't scared them off.

4 hour design study on existing building. Sketchup & Indigo.

Nice process though the step before the escalator is a bit odd.
@chango
Polished concrete has very nice reflections. Though typically it's the floor that's polished.

My friends and I were talking about our kids the other day. We mentioned a standard test that they've all recently taken. When I mentioned my son scored over 4 times the benchmark for all scores they were looking for some magic reason as to why he did so well.
Is he just gifted? How did he score so high?
Truth is I think he's around the same intelligence that his mom and dad are (which I consider average... ok above average) but the exception is we read a minimum 15minutes a day to him and then discuss it. Whenever he has a question, we explain it. So, he maybe smarter and look better in the scores, but it's mostly due to his own hard work.

I'd love to say it's not the average american in the video, but I think that is the average american. I think we need to turn our focus inward a bit. Let the world take care of itself and let's take care of us for awhile. Like Barack said "Lead by the power of our example, rather than the example of our power."

I think we have lost that here. The entitlement culture has consumed us and it only helps the lobbyist and lawyer types. I think we can learn a lot from tv, if we'd only watch things with some educational value. Instead we get caught up in ridiculous shows like watching d-list celebs dance or some random teenage 16th birthday. I mean really who gives a shit about that. I'm much more interested into what makes Putin tick. What molded him to be the way he is or how it was that John Adams was able to hold a fragile group of colonists together to help form a country.
I think Marian is right, there is some truth in the ounce of stupidity argument. What continues to boggle my mind is how people cannot care to even be somewhat interested in the world they live in.

yep, they lazy's have it.

How are you drawing this? It looks as though your planes are triangulated already.
Are you drawing it with the sandbox grid?

I think the extensions only bother me when they are so close together. Like in the dining hall one, where the chairs are in the far part of the rendering. Maybe hit that outline layer in photoshop with a semi-transparent eraser to make them less bold. Overall these are looking good. I do like the style of rendering you've used with these. I think a softer look is always better for the more traditional spaces.

Mr. S,
do you think it was worth losing a friend over?

@tomsdesk said:

I believe in the magic of the unknown and its ever-evolving revelations.
I stand in awe of the universe from telescopic through and to microscopic.
I worship life (including "a life of it's own") where ever I find it.
How 'bout you?

well Tom, since you asked about what i believe and not what's in books, legend or in some geologist's diary, I'll tell you.

I believe that everything has a spirit and that everything has their space.
I believe we should respect that.
I believe we all loose our wings sometimes...
I believe that good whiskey shouldn't be wasted without good friends.
I believe children laughing is the single best thing I've ever heard.
I believe that a good woman is something to hold close to your chest.
I believe that things we all care about most, pass too fast.

a supreme being maybe, maybe not, but i call him the same name...

*once they were a part of me
now they have taken the best of me
i hoped that you'd someday see
something better from me

i hoped to let the go
i hoped they wouldn't show
they gave me freedom and pain
and i will never be the same

different from the others i'm sure
though there is something worse in store
what i have become needn't be spoken
my head is pressing and my will is broken

when mine eyes shed that last tear
blood soaked, burdened, and riddled with fear
i will call up to you, where i once soared
with hope that you will send me home, my lord*

sometimes it takes a loss to find the roses, but it's only then that you can truly appreciate them.

these are excellent.
got anymore views of the interior on the one with the red roof?

that's the new Rambo Size Big Mac.

This is a great suggestion. Right now it all seems like it's magically being fixed. It would be nice to know where the problem was.

Upon reviewing your project, one's thoughts turns to the magnificent words of Dave Chappelle....
"This is the most ballin'est shit evaa!"

would you mind sharing a view of the proxy?

3d Warehouse... sorry Google.

Be careful, they are looking for whoever tagged it and broke that glass.

Well, I rarely visit the forum over the weekend. I'm amazed at how you guys are able to produce these spaceships. If you were able to create a tutorial i think that would be good for the next Catchup newsletter. I look forward to how the space station comes out. Excellent work so far.

well, seems like that's the next logical step for you.
i would say give Blender a shot but i think it's interface can be a bit frustrating.
maybe sign up for a Vue trial, that's pretty easy to get up and running.

Marian, The work you've been doing is absolutely amazing. Have you had a chance to run some of your models through animation software?