I spent a portion of the summer working on several illustrations for the LSU Coastal Sustainability Studio (background @ link). The studio collaborated with Guy Nordenson to create an exhibit at the Venice Biennale looking at sea level rise and methods to create coastal infrastructure through sediment diversions and other soft infrastructures. In conjunction with […]
Interesting example of experimentation taking place by Alan Berger and others at MIT and the GSD. The work involves examining different wetland configurations and how they effect the flow of water to maximize the cleansing effectiveness of the vegetation. The forms and experiments are beautiful and intriguing, it is great to see hydraulic experiments taking […]
Good interview with Joseph Kosinski at the 5D: The Future of Immersive Design event. Kosinski was one of the partners of KDLAB which did some interesting explorations into the possibilities of visualization tools to create hyper surreal imagery. Kosinski is also the director of the upcoming movie Tron Legacy which looks promising. More videos from […]
Several examples of animations/illustrations that provide interesting methods for visualization. Hyper-real architectural visualization. Squint/Opera Melbourne Future Wheel Illustration
Image from the Economist Interesting article in the economist about printing body parts. The possibilities are fantastic and possibly frightening, I would say I lean towards fantastic on this one. The printing of biological systems leads us to believe that not only will we be able to replicate but also iteratively engineer/design new systems. Is […]
Video: A Miniature New York – Gothamist. This was sent to me from LSU MLA 2010 student Tom Grubbs. image from The Gothamist This is a great example of how framing can change the perception of scale in representation. By manipulating the the focus plane Sam O’Hare created “The Sandpit,” a time lapse film that […]
Through the combination of a sand and plastic substrate (to simulate gravel and sand respectively) and alfalfa sprouts (to simulate deep rooted vegetation) a group of Berkeley researchers have successfully recreated a performative model of a meandering stream. Science Daily. Oct 2009 The ability to simulate natural processes through scaled models ties back into the […]
LSU Robert Reich School of Landscape Architecture . Spring 2006, First Year Graduate Studio Faculty: Bradley Cantrell, Assistant Professor At the core of any representation method is the physical relationship between the data and the user. We have to sense the data in some way, sight, touch, sound, to begin to process and interact with […]
The Mississippi Basin Model (MBM), built between 1943-1966, is located in Clinton, MS. The model is situated within a 200 acre site and simulates a large portion of the Mississippi watershed. German POW labor was used in the construction of a portion of the model. The model was created during a paradigm shift in engineering, […]