Cameron Sinclair, Architecture for Humanity, Virtual World Model of a Hurricane Relief Project

Chris Luebkeman, ARUP, Virtual Installation of ‘Drivers of Change’

Architectural Educators from Portugal, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Scotland, Denmark, Croat

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-15
‘Open Neighborhood’ project by Tufts University to engage Town of Acton residents in a town planning project: http://tinyurl.com/yfywupc # Simplified signup process for visiting the OpenSim Architecture Islands grid: http://archvirtual.com/?page_id=1490 # Amazing use of virtual worlds to prototype architectural design before construction starts… http://archvirtual.com/?p=1930 # Powered by Twitter Tools. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d1949').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });

Construction Complete! Before and After Images of Architectural Prototyping in Second Life
Dedato, an architecture and design firm based in Amsterdam has now moved into its new headquarters - a 5 story design they prototyped in the online, multi-user virtual world of Second Life before construction started.  Rakeem Buaku, who coordinated the virtual construction, called the project a success, and said he would definitely consider using virtual worlds again for future projects. Not only were they able to use the virtual prototype to help visualize the design, but they also used it to promote other spaces in the building they intended to rent out. ...

الحياة الثانية: حيث يتحول الخيال العلمي إلى حقيقة
ومصر بمناقشة ما وعد به الرئيس أوباما في خطاب له من القاهرة : شبكة للانترنت لتسهيل التعاون عبر الحدود الجغرافية والثقافية . يظهر في هذا التسجيل مشروع هندسي معماري تم تنفيذه بواسطة برنامج حاسوبي تشاركي وتفاعلي وتعاوني يعرف باسم الحياة الثانية (Second Life)، وكان ذلك برعاية وزارة الخارجية الأميركية. ساهم في هذا المشروع المعماري فريق من طلاب جامعة عين شمس بالقاهرة في مصر وفريق هندسة معمارية

‘Open Neighborhood’ project by Tufts University set to engage Town of Acton residents in plannin
They call it the ‘Open Neighborhood’ project - and it is really a site to see.   This  partnership between the Town of Acton and researching faculty and students from the Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning Department at Tufts University is quite visionary, and will be exciting to watch unfold in the months ahead.  They built a replica of an intersection in the Town of Acton called ‘Kelley’s Corner ‘ in order to engage residents and neighbors in the process of establishing a vision and master plan for this intersection. From the ...

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-11-08
Free Wikitecture and Wiki Tree 3D Wiki demo and presentation today at 9am PDT: http://archvirtual.com/?p=1886 # Powered by Twitter Tools. Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d1891').each( function(e) { e.visualEffect('slide_up',{duration:0.5}) });