A transmission from the deep south.Tumblr (3.0; @matthewb)http://matthewbuchanan.name/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l5lma9JDDo1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Swiss holiday house in Rigi-Scheidegg, concrete and wood construction and quite some view. (via <a href="http://blog.iso50.com/2010/07/14/swiss-holiday-house/">Shelby White</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/814991282http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/814991282Fri, 16 Jul 2010 00:20:00 +1200Architectureminimalismmodernismfurniture<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/7809605" width="400" height="225" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>I mentioned Alex Roman’s <a href="http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/287931033/alex-roman">work</a> a couple of weeks back. Here’s what <a href="http://vimeo.com/7809605">happens</a> when motion is added to his beautiful stills: everything in <em>The Third & The Seventh</em> was created and animated in 3D software. I can’t fault a single frame. Watch it in HD.</p> <p><em>Update: Alex has posted that not quite everything is 3D modelled. Elements sourced elsewhere include the photographer (shot on green screen), pigeons, timelapsed flowers, aeroplane and sky backgrounds.</em></p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/320379490http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/320379490Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:19:00 +13003dvideoarchitectureholyshitmodernism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvcsaps8Ud1qzl3szo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>An alternative view of the Stahl house, <a href="http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/204936048/visual-acoustics-poster">famously photographed</a> by Julius Schulman. (via <a href="http://www.obsidianbureau.com/post/304106998/it-was-infused-into-his-concern-and-his">Matt Allen</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/319691689http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/319691689Thu, 07 Jan 2010 01:01:50 +1300Architecturephotographyvintagemodernism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kutfyhyUUM1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kutfyhyUUM1qz6jndo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kutfyhyUUM1qz6jndo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kutfyhyUUM1qz6jndo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kutfyhyUUM1qz6jndo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kutfyhyUUM1qz6jndo6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Incredibly realistic 3D renderings by <a href="http://www.thirdseventh.com">Alex Roman</a>. There’s a softness and artistry to these images — particularly the way they’re focused and lit — that completely sells them as real-life objects. (via <a href="http://blog.iso50.com/2009/12/17/alex-roman-hyperreal-cgi/">Scott Hansen</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/287931033http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/287931033Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:35:00 +13003dfurnitureArchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksd5x8GOM51qzjlwso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, from the collection of the <a href="http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp/PPALL:@field(NUMBER+@1(ppmsca+00179))">US Library of Congress</a>. (via <a href="http://hardgraft.tumblr.com/post/244852327/evrt-constantwanderlust-travelhighlights">Hard Graft</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/263283032http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/263283032Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:02:38 +1300photographynaturehistoryArchitecture<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ktoo3id7731qz7o2mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dulles Airport Terminal, designed by Eero Saarinen in 1958. A <a href="http://www.mcny.org/exhibitions/current/eero-saarinen.html">retrospective</a> of Saarinen’s work is on through January at the Museum of the City of New York. Regrettably something else we missed on the recent trip. (via <a href="http://ckck.tumblr.com/post/258419374/dulles-airport-terminal-designed-by-eero-saarinen">Ck/ck</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/261819719http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/261819719Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:01:00 +1300Architectureexhibitionhistorynew yorkphotography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksfaaiBIng1qz6jndo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>In some shots it’s more obvious than others, but while <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pg/sets/72157622626579436/detail/">this set</a> may appear to be photography of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House, it is in fact a 3D rendering by Peter Guthrie, using 3DS Max and V-Ray. (via <a href="http://evrt.tumblr.com/post/227253058/farnsworth-house-by-mies-van-der-rohe-if-you-like">Brian Everett</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/229993735http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/229993735Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:51:47 +1300Architecturemodernismhistory3d<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqyhtxBcnA1qzolako1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://jarredbishop.tumblr.com/post/203692205/i-really-want-to-see-this-via-nicotomo">Jarred Bishop</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>I really want to see this.</p></blockquote> <p>Me too. I missed it at the Auckland International Film Festival, it screened just a few days after Shulman’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Shulman#Death">death</a>.</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/204936048http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/204936048Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:25:00 +1300posterfilmphotographyArchitecturemodernism<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kqhkcaVC5D1qz6f9yo1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>♥ the Farnsworth House. (via <a href="http://thisisnthappiness.com/post/195920479/hello-beautiful">Peter Nidzgorski</a>)</p>http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/196523380http://matthewbuchanan.name/post/196523380Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:18:00 +1200Architecturemodernismphotographynaturehistory