Jojo Navarro

i want learn to colouring like watercolor in Photoshop, any ideas?

Travis, yes, a lot of modeling and rendering. Pretty much any program I can get but mainly Maya, Rhino and Digital Projects.

Very excited about this group. Isn’t it interesting that we spend so much of our time perfecting our graphics for presentation purposes, and find more ways to communicate our intent in design, though in the end our designs are usually judged on the ability to properly solve a need or fulfill a desired use (which is appropriate). But what part of…[Read more]

I just want to say thanks for joining my group…..I think graphics are so important to our profession……I don’t think that we emphasize them enough…..It is important to remember that graphics are one of the most important means we have to communicate and convey ideas and emotion……I love all of your input so far…..Looking forward to…[Read more]

hey guys. Great group idea. anyone working heavily with digital media, 3D modeling, renders etc?

Hello Everyone..

Hey Brandon, thanks for the invite. This is a great group to share and learn!

Thanks for the invite Brandon!…
Looking forward in exchanging notes with everybody here.

Gabriel,

I do all of my best renderings on trace paper….just standard trace

My favorite markers are copic sketch markers because you can erase them from trace paper….

I love prismacolor pencils….

I draw all of my linework with a combination of prismacolor black pencil and staedtler pens……

That is my basic repetoire or arsenal for…[Read more]

Who is the biggest influence on you with regard to graphics and why?

Brandon, What are your favorite media (type of paper, markers, pencils etc.) and why?

I’ll try to to respond to a few of these..
Have not found any gabion details from EDAW projects yet – although i’ve seen some good photos posted on the Parc Diagonal del Mar project in Barcelona.

Hopefully these framework plans lead to implementable design as they have in the past. Cultural aspects have been considered although often they seem…[Read more]

I don’t but I think Craig from Denver is looking for a similar detail. you may want to check with him. If you find something would you mind sharing it with the group? thanks

Hi there,
I’m doing a project with 3m high free standing gabion wall using welded mesh baskets (75 x75mm grid) filled alternately with sandstone and basalt to simulate coal seam profile. Does anyone have a detail for the structural support for this kind of wall? Thanks for any info.

Craig, how far does the framework plan go?
Sounds like there are plenty interesting projects going on in China especially the brownfield redevelopment part. Did you guys associate any cultural issues with the plan? There are always stories behind those rivers with thousands of years of history in China. Besides, the reuse of industrial sites is…[Read more]

Craig-
those projects in China sound pretty interesting. Do you have any graphics/photos/details of the projects? I’d like to see anything you have to share, especially in regards to the reuse of industrial materials and the sustainability framework plan.

I also checked in our Alexandria office for details/specs for gabions and apparently we just…[Read more]

Projects in China region are mostly riverfront/waterfront: Some examples:
Hai River Tianjin: mostly industrial area. EDAW is developing a framework plan for sustainable develpment in this area, restoring much to open space and parks and using remnants of industry as cultural resources

Also in Tinjin design for a 46 hectare software campus

In…[Read more]

Anyone have a good detail and/or spec for a gabion? Particularly one constructed with recycled materials?

Thanks

A brief and interresting discussion about new ‘eco-towns’ planned for the UK:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/audio/2008/jun/25/ecotowns.housing.environment

that sounds very exciting. what kinds of projects are you involved with right now in Beijing?