mohamedberry

well... i just saw the shapes, i think challenge#1 is actually nothing !!

my point is with a simple cube (wich is included in the shapes) and scaling capability u can model anything u want !! like the theory we studied: "any line consists of many small points arranged in certain sequence", u can say any model consists of many small cubes arranged in a certain sequence !!! right

and there is no challenge in that, except for the PC configs & software ability to calculate huge number of faces.

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IC

What would be the point if you couldn't make something interesting from the shapes?

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mohamedberry

the point is u can model anything... so why say u have to work with the shapes !!

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voltaire_ira

there is no question about the competitor's' modeling skills. I think the shapes intention is to test the competitors' creativeness, imagination and composition. I did this kind of exercise to my architecture students taking 3dsmax. the results were remarkable..different works of art for every single mind.

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Da_RoCk

Dudes! this is a CGArchitect contest... Architects... i totaly get this problem... this is an architectectonic problem like we all have in architecture school. This just to show that this isnt just a rendering contest. Again, i fully believe that this is an ARCHITECTONIC excercise...

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Fran

From the title, it is an architectural VISUALIZATION contest. Not all vizzers have a design education and those that don't may be at a disadvatage. Of course the intention of the 1st competition may have purely been to weed out the non-designers. Who knows?

I don't agree with Mohamed's complaint though.

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IC

I disagree that you could model anything from those shapes. In theory, you could make the cubes tiny and copy hundreds of them to make a slightly more complex item but who would have the time/inclination for that.

The obvious course of action would be to use them roughly as they are to form a basic, interesting structure. - An Egyptian Hall springs to mind- You could have a great springboard for a nice render in about 10 minutes.

Surely that's the point?

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DelfoZ

i think all the student of architecture read this in the first year, if not, read this book, very very good book about the primary elements of the architecture.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...989946-2651369

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IC

my fist attempts for the wip was an egyptian hall! hehehe! too obvious, had to change my concept.

in architecture, basic shapes are the foundations of a well design building form...
the idea is to get the massing and propotions right. get the balance, compose the building by adding rhythm, unity and contrast..etc...then add the details.
that theory of architecture 101 but the principle applies to all visual arts and this is architectural visualization, an artform itself.

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voltaire_ira

DElfoz,

reminds me of my college years..hehehe...I had a copy of that before.

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