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‘The Third and the Seventh‘ is a full-CG animated piece that aims to illustrate the art of architecture from a photographic point of view. After watching the beautiful short film above you can watch a compositing breakdown created by the film’s very talented director/producer/animator Alex Roman.

Credits:

CG:
|Modelling - Texturing - Illumination - Rendering| Alex Roman

POST:
|Postproduction & Editing| Alex Roman

MUSIC:
Sequenced, Orchestrated & Mixed by Alex Roman (Sonar & EWQLSO Gold Pro XP)
Sound Design by Alex Roman
Based on original scores by:
Michael Laurence Edward Nyman. (The Departure)
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns. (Le Carnaval des animaux)

Directed by Alex Roman

Produced with 3dsmax, Vray, AfterEffects and Premiere.

written by Christopher | tags: Alex Roman, Architecture, Short Film, The Third and the Seventh

Artist Nick Ervinck has posted some recent imagery from the Fantastic Illusions exhibit at the MOCA in Shanghai, China. Nick has been busy this year and his work is getting even more amazing. He has a real talent to realize some highly unusual sculpture at a grand scale and I would imagine seeing it in person is an experience.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, Art, Belgium, Nick Ervinck, Sculpture

Anish Kapoor has a vision. His architectural work is extraordinary. Sublime even.

“Anish Kapoor was born in Bombay in 1954 and has lived in London since the early 70’s when he studied at Hornsey College of Art and Chelsea School of Art Design.

Over the past twenty years he has exhibited extensively in London and all over the world. His solo shows have included venues such as Kunsthalle Basel, Tate Gallery and Hayward Gallery in London, Reina Sofia in Madrid, CAPC in Bordeaux and most recently Haus der Kunst in Munich. He has also participated internationally in many group shows including the Whitechapel Art Gallery, The Royal Academy and Serpentine Gallery in London, Documenta IX in Kassel, Moderna Museet in Stockholm and Jeu de Paume and Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris.

Anish Kapoor was awarded the ‘Premio Duemila’ at the Venice Biennale in 1990, the Turner Prize Award in 1991 and was awarded an Honorary Fellowship at the London Institute in 1997 and a CBE in 2003. He is represented by the Lisson Gallery, London, Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York and Galleria Continua and Galleria Massimo Minini, Italy.”

written by Christopher | tags: Anish Kapoor, Architecture, Art, Sculpture

Fascinating set of photographs of wartime bunkers.

written by James Gilmore | tags: Architecture, Photography, War

Photographer Guy Sargent makes the real look surreal, both landscapes and architecture are transformed into something serene and other-worldly.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, Guy Sargent, Landscapes, Photography

One of the most creative agency in Montreal, Sid Lee, now offers architectural services. Check out Sid Lee Architecture.

written by Philippe Archontakis | tags: Agency, Architecture, Design, Montreal, SidLee

Kim Høltermand has launched a new website. His work did the rounds last year and for good reason. His photos are absolutely breath-taking.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, Kim Holtermand, Landscape, Photography

Some of photographer Remy Lidereau’s images look more like paintings than pictures. You have to do a double take. What is unmistakable though is how beautifully composed his images are. All of them are gorgeous.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, France, Landscape, Photography, Remy Lidereau

Photographer Christoph Morlinghaus’s pictures of churches have been making their way through the design and art blogs all last week, and it is easy to see why. I have always been fascinated by church architecture as one of my earliest memories from studying architecture in college was that the dream project as an architect was a church. Its always been a breeding ground for the architects artistic interpretation of spirituality in physical form.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, Christoph Morlinghaus, Church, Photography

“PlusPreview of World’s First Rotating SkyscraperPreview of World’s First Rotating SkyscraperThe Associated PressArchitect Dr. David Fisher unveiled the Dynamic Tower, the world’s first building in motion. The rotate skyscrapers, which are planned worldwide, have floors which rotate independently to create a building that constantly changes shape. (June 24)Is it the skyscraper of the future? Or just a “pie in the sky” idea? Italian architect David Fisher unveiled in New York the design for what he’s calling the world’s first “building in motion.” It’s an 80-story residential tower with revolving floors, ostensibly set for construction in Dubai this fall. ((David Fisher, Architect)) “It’s the first building that is dynamic, changing its’ shape. You can adjust the shape any given moment.” Fisher says he is also slated to build one of the “dynamic” buildings in Moscow, and, he hopes, New York City. He says the buildings also double as power generators: wind turbines on every floor will provide power. “Wind has a very negative affect on skyscrapers we all know. So I say ‘why do we want to fight the wind?’ Why don’t we use the wind, to our own benefit? The Dubai condos are going for three-thousand dollars a square foot. Lifts will allow penthouse residents to park their cars right in their apartments. Fisher says the building parts will be prefabricated in a factory in Italy then assembled at the final location. The architect says he’d like to have the Dubai building ready to live in by 2010. Ted Shaffrey, The Associated Press, New York”

Holy crap. What an amazing project. Dubai is really hedging its realestate and architectural bets agains the oil decline. It is absolutely outrageous what is going on over there in terms of development right now.

written by Aaron Ray | tags: Architecture, Dr. David Fisher, Dubai, Rotating Skyscraper

Did you hear the one about the invisible tree house hotel? An incredible concept by Tham & Videgard Hansson Arkitekter that disrupts nature in the most minimal fashion possible. This tree house/hotel room is lined with mirrored glass and almost vanishes at a glance from the outside, while granting the guest a 360 degree view from the inside. Wow.

written by Luke Williams | tags: Architecture, Interiors, Nature

Absolutely hauntingly beautiful architectural photography from Kim Høltermand.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, Denmark, Kim Holtermand, Photography

Sarah Featherstone’s cutting-edge green home has already sold for a record-breaking £7.2million, or $14.2million in the sadly declining U.S. dollar. The home is known as the Orchid House and is one of the key homes in the U.K. on the Lower Mill Estate, a project to turn a disused gravel pit into a 450-acre nature reserve.

The home apparently aims to generate more energy than it consumes, making use of geothermal heating. I think it’s a great idea and will no doubt be a stunning piece of architecture when it is completed, especially when considering the organic design along with the use laminated veneer lumber but what is the point of experimenting with sustainable design like this if it is only ever going to be accessible to the super rich? Build some sustainable homes that middle class people can live in for a change.

You can read more about the project at Inhabit.

written by Christopher | tags: Architecture, Lower Mill Estate, Orchid House, Sarah Featherstone, U.K.

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They are a creative community of people who share a fascination with design, animation, architecture, contemporary culture and science.

It also appears as though they have created work for all of the above mediums. I highly suggest viewing their website in the fullscreen version since it doesn’t work quite as well in the browser window. It’s worth it to view it that way and the immersive experience allows you to absorb the work more fully. It looks beautiful on my Mac to say the least.

Link discovered via Formfiftyfive.

written by Christopher | tags: Animation, Architecture, Graphic Design, The Neighbourhood, Web Design