don000

Nice!I like bifurcate frames .Too poewerful.

Mengxin

wow so nice.i love it very much

d.sign

This is surely most original and architecturaly most interesting work here!
Real work of art!
Only thing that could be improved is light - perhaps more contrast to emphasise the drama in this surreal world you created!

alexandre

Hi all,

Back at it again; I've somewhat simplified the structure, chosen my point of view (hope you agree with it), added a japanese-style bridge and a couple of boats and tried to improve on the lighting (still not satisfied), but have not yet settled on my colour scheme. I'm now working on the vegetation- I'll post a result of that soon.

Thanks again

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d.sign

As I said before, it is very interesting and creative work. I can only give you two advices - first is regarding composition - In my opinion, the foreground need something strong to balance with the very powerfull background. Or you can focus completely on the background and use some depth of field to blur foreground of the image...
Second - the light - just little more contrast and you are there, do not loose too much time, you are doing great!

Frosty

Alright! This is where I would have taken this exersice. Please study the work of Mark West with Fabric formed concrete. also study gaudi, and sarranin
http://www.architectureweek.com/2005/1102/news_3-3.html
http://www.acresinnovations.com/summ...est_photo1.jpg
Study this beam
http://www.sepal.org/gulick/graphics...familia_bg.jpg
http://visualpalate.typepad.com/phot...ized/gaudi.jpg
http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bi...mce_113_12.gbi

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alexandre

Hi Frosty,

Well of course Gaudi's the name when it comes to expressionist, nature-inspired architecture and undoubtedly Saarinen (and even Corbusier in Ronchamps) are to be studied; I didn't know about Mark West or fabric-formed concrete- I'll definitely look into it, thanks- but I've been following the recent works of Arata Isozaki and other Japanese architects, and kept an eye (aren't we all) on Zaha Hadid, Foreign Office, Morphosis and the rest of the gang !

alexandre

Anyway, since I'm pretty much done with the final image, here's one last wip for the road-

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d.sign

Great, no.4 looks like final...?
As for inspiration - how about Greg Lynn and Form, Decoi, Asymptote, Preston Scott Cohen, Nox, Marcelo Spina (Patterns)...
These are some new forces, all in the organic hi-tech, computer generated and inspired flowing forms kind of architecture, very simmilar to your work here.
Their digital experiments are based on latest, still experimental construction methods as Frosty mentioned one of them...
Anyway, this kind of architecture will soon become reality, and it involves CG from the initial sketch and developing idea to the manufacturing/building process...
I admire the way taht people like them and you handle this forms easy and naturaly... It would be nice if you could sometime post your early stages - sketches that illustrate evolutuion of your structure...

Frosty

This is where I think this illustration/design falls short. The design of the curves has very little to do with the forces at play. Mark's work at C.A.S.T. is very much about reducing the concrete used in cast in place structures. The fabric allows a drier mix to be used and the end result is a stronger structural concrete with less material. The bonus is that its beautiful. I realize that much of this conversation goes well beyond this architectural visualization competition. I just got excited about the possibilities with this entry.

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