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Originally Posted by urbandreamer
Koops65: download SketchUp free (I think maybe it's in the browser now?) and Google Earth for the next competition. Watch a few Youtube tutorials or check the SketchUp forums for answers on how to use it.
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2nded! It's super user-friendly. In case he missed my example on the other thread:
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Originally Posted by dleung
Koops, you should try Google Sketchup - it's free, super simple/intuitive to learn and can load directly into Google Earth without photoshop, like this:
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Originally Posted by MonkeyRonin
Dang dleung, very well-considered and well-presented proposal. Love the wood mullion & floor detailing, double-height balconies, and the tapered board-marked concrete (?) fins.
My only criticism is that the chevron mullions on the protruding glass box above the entrance don't really relate to anything on the rest of the building. But either way, that's something I'd love to see built! (and it seems feasible enough for a higher-end project)
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Thanks! Yeah I agree the chevrons over complicates things. I was trying to allude to Haida longhouse frames, and also thinking of Frank Lloyd Wright's aboriginal-inspired stain glass windows, though that's probably the wrong region haha. Maybe if they were upside down, they'll relate to the butterfly entry canopy instead.
And good point Andrew about the balconies