SketchUp an Option as 3D Modeling Program

There is a wide variety of option when it comes to 3D modeling software,but few good ones but it really doesn't get any easier than SketchUp. You can get good enough result with within a couple hours of starting it for the first time because Modeling in SketchUp is about grabbing your mouse and creating something.

The main advantage and reason why its learning curve is so much favorable than other software is that SketchUp is a surfaces modeler. Everything is made up of thin surfaces. That is why its so great for making models quickly because all you have to focus when working in a model is what it look like because the software is intended for visualization.

Here is a quick how to video that explains it:

How to model objects with floor plans in Google SketchUp
To learn how to model objects with floor plans in Google SketchUp follow the steps below. Don't forget to check out our site http://howtech.tv/ for more free...

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Thom Mayne is going to design LTU

Thom Mayne's Diamond Ranch HS (Photo credit: C-Monster)

Internationally aclaim Architect Thom Mayne has been selected to design Lawrence Technological University (LTU), the project is in the pre-design phase and the cost to cost of the entire endeavor is estimated at $55 million. The new facility is going to accommodate the programs of robotics, biomedical engineering, and mechatronics according to LTU University Architect Joseph Veryser.

Who's Thom Mayne? :

Heritage Transformed with Thom Mayne
Architect and UCLA professor Thom Mayne founded Morphosis in 1972 as an interdisciplinary and collective practice involved in experimental design and researc...

Thom Mayne: The Artist:


Thom Mayne: Artist - FORM

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what is architecture

English: Fallingwater in West Orange (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

One question that is ask a lot is what is architecture, the Oxford Dictionary
defines it this way:

noun
[mass noun]

1. the art or practice of designing and constructing buildings: schools of architecture and design the style in which a building is designed and constructed, especially with regard to a specific period, place, or culture.
2. the complex or carefully designed structure of something: the chemical architecture of the human brain the conceptual structure and logical organization of a computer or computer-based system.

so the question arises also if it is an art form or a science.

Here are some resources i found to help you decide:

Is Architecture Art? | 1stAngel Arts Magazine
http://1stangel.co.uk3/6/13
What is architecture, and what constitutes art? Is there a difference between them, and if so, where does the difference lie? Today, the line between art and architecture is more blurred than ever, thanks mostly to Avant-garde ...


Student's blog | What is Architecture?
http://www.archaid.org2/10/13
What is Architecture? Architecture for me is more than just a building/space that responds to a functional requirement or a specific site condition. It is a very reasoned and well-argued design response/solution to a whole host ...

This video presents very interesting concepts the audio is a bit distracting but in essence is insightful:


what IS Architecture? w/ Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings \\\
Compression of philosophical research conducted into the essence of "Architecture" /// Frank Lloyd Wright building photographs from RAD /// Musical Composer:...

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