David Brevik outlines his vision for a new Marvel-themed massively multiplayer online game (MMO) that aims to avoid many of the pitfalls of past MMOs. Key points include using the Unreal Engine 3 for high-fidelity graphics, randomly generating zones to reduce development costs while keeping gameplay fresh, emphasizing fun moment-to-moment action over grind, licensing the popular Marvel IP, and adopting a free-to-play model to reduce barriers to entry. Brevik believes this new approach can help the MMO genre evolve beyond what has come before.
The seminar discusses the history of architecture at the Getty through two millennia of construction. Peter Newton, an associate at Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects, will give the seminar on January 15, 2001 at noon in the south workroom of the firm's office at 20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450.
The document discusses Richard Meier's design of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. It describes the various buildings and features of the complex, including museums, gardens, and transportation systems. While praising some aspects of Meier's light-filled designs, it also notes that compromises reduced the quality of the gallery spaces. Overall, the complex draws on architectural history and represents many styles, making it an impressive achievement, though the author questions if it will stand the test of time.
The document describes the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House designed by Christner for Faust Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. The light-filled steel structure has a curved roof and clear glass cladding to house butterflies. Tropical plants provide habitats and the building systems control the warm, humid environment needed to display butterflies year-round. The Missouri Botanical Garden now operates the award-winning butterfly house.
Examples of the 2 page brochure redesign for The Mathes Group. Alas, I can't solve the PDF conversion of the vertical text on the left. Any ideas? I am using Pagemaker 6.5
This document contains a floor plan with dimensions and notes for installing new carpet, a recessed projection screen, and soap and paper towel dispensers in a room. Key elements include dimensions for aligning and positioning the new carpet, a notation to see additional details on sheet A2.14, and dimensions locating the projection screen and dispensers.
David Brevik outlines his vision for a new Marvel-themed massively multiplayer online game (MMO) that aims to avoid many of the pitfalls of past MMOs. Key points include using the Unreal Engine 3 for high-fidelity graphics, randomly generating zones to reduce development costs while keeping gameplay fresh, emphasizing fun moment-to-moment action over grind, licensing the popular Marvel IP, and adopting a free-to-play model to reduce barriers to entry. Brevik believes this new approach can help the MMO genre evolve beyond what has come before.
The seminar discusses the history of architecture at the Getty through two millennia of construction. Peter Newton, an associate at Watkins Hamilton Ross Architects, will give the seminar on January 15, 2001 at noon in the south workroom of the firm's office at 20 Greenway Plaza, Suite 450.
The document discusses Richard Meier's design of the Getty Center in Los Angeles. It describes the various buildings and features of the complex, including museums, gardens, and transportation systems. While praising some aspects of Meier's light-filled designs, it also notes that compromises reduced the quality of the gallery spaces. Overall, the complex draws on architectural history and represents many styles, making it an impressive achievement, though the author questions if it will stand the test of time.
The document describes the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House designed by Christner for Faust Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. The light-filled steel structure has a curved roof and clear glass cladding to house butterflies. Tropical plants provide habitats and the building systems control the warm, humid environment needed to display butterflies year-round. The Missouri Botanical Garden now operates the award-winning butterfly house.
Examples of the 2 page brochure redesign for The Mathes Group. Alas, I can't solve the PDF conversion of the vertical text on the left. Any ideas? I am using Pagemaker 6.5
This document contains a floor plan with dimensions and notes for installing new carpet, a recessed projection screen, and soap and paper towel dispensers in a room. Key elements include dimensions for aligning and positioning the new carpet, a notation to see additional details on sheet A2.14, and dimensions locating the projection screen and dispensers.
The document describes the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House designed by Christner for Faust Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. The light-filled steel structure has a curved roof and clear glass cladding to house butterflies. Tropical plants provide habitats and the building systems control the warm, humid environment needed to display butterflies year-round. The Missouri Botanical Garden now operates the award-winning butterfly house.
The Mathes Group is an architecture firm founded in 1890 that has continuously operated in New Orleans. It has designed numerous prominent buildings throughout the city's history and continues to take on projects. The firm began expanding its expertise in the 1970s to include interior design and has since worked on projects across various sectors including education, healthcare, and the arts. The Mathes Group prides itself on listening to client needs and delivering functional, high-quality designs.
The document describes several projects completed by The Mathes Group architectural firm. It includes summaries of a new music school building for Goshen College, a cafe conversion project for Cafe du Monde, and the new entry building for the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
The document provides information on various building projects including office buildings, research and technology facilities, education and civic buildings, residential buildings, retail centers, interiors, retail roll outs, industrial and warehouse facilities, graphics, facilities assessment and forensic investigation projects, and master plans. It lists the project names, locations, years, and architectural firms for each project type.
This document discusses a Facebook page and the typical types of posts and comments seen on it, including personal posts, typical posts, bad comments received, concerns about too many administrators, permissions and data issues. It provides a high-level overview of the content and interactions on the Facebook page in a concise manner.
This document is a registration form for the 1999 AIA LA Design Conference Intern Interactive Program in New Orleans. The two-day package for interns is $50 and includes presentations by keynote speakers Sam Mockbee and Steven Ehrlich, a product show, lunches, mentoring sessions, and evening events. The Saturday only program is $25 for interns and includes tours of local architecture sites, presentations at Tulane University, and an awards ceremony. Additional seminars on various topics were also available.
The document outlines an agenda for a meeting to discuss an adaptive reuse plan for the former Mervyn's store at the Sears + Roades Center (now called Camelback Colonnade) in Phoenix, Arizona. The agenda includes presentations on market comparisons of similar districts, an adaptive reuse plan for the Mervyn's space involving dividing it into subdivided communal business spaces for various established and startup companies, and future neighborhood development plans.
An unbuilt lobby and plaza renovation master plan for the St. Louis County Government Center in Clayton, Missouri. The design was to increase the amount of counter space to conduct permitting services, improving the efficiency of government.
This project was designed as a part of Phase 1 for a relocation of the religious campus from its current location to one more centrally located to member's homes. the Centreat was a 35,000 SF multi-use facility along US 40 in West County, replete with a multipurpose room, classrooms and a teen lounge. I was involved in the development of the renderings, design board preparation and converting rastered images to vector CAD drawings.
I designed this e-card invitation for the Texas Society of Architects in 2001. Architectural Interns in Texas were invited to the yearly TSA Conference in Dallas, Texas, and to a special Intern/Associate Member track about IDP, Internship and licensure. The e-card was emailed out to members. The background is a photograph I took of the Myerson Symphony Hall in Dallas. It was closed when I visited, so the picture is through the door of the atrium space inside. The reflections are of the sun light streaming through other window walls, glass doors and skylights, and reflected over the stone floor. The photo is also rotated 90 degrees to have the viewer ask what it is, and can I tour it?
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by helping people feel more relaxed and focused.
My part of AIA Houston's "Road to Registration" presentationArchicon
The "Road to Registration" presentation was a 'catch all' presentation to explain the process of how one becomes an architect. We tailored the program to meet the needs of high school students, students of architecture, Interns, Architectural Registration Exam candidates, Immigrant architects, and licensed architects who could serve as mentors for anyone, anywhere in the process. My part was to describe IDP and the process to become enrolled. At the time, that was where I was in the process. We gave the program to architecture firms throughout Houston, at AIA Houston meetings for CEUs, at Texas Society of Architects Conferences, other AIA chapters in Texas and Louisiana, and Texas architecture schools.
The document discusses using fenestration like skylights and curtain walls to capture and distribute natural light in buildings. It describes different types of fenestration like skylights, curtain walls, and windows and their various applications in architectural design. The document also covers factors to consider like glazing options, thermal performance, and creative design approaches to daylighting.
The document describes the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House designed by Christner for Faust Park in St. Louis County, Missouri. The light-filled steel structure has a curved roof and clear glass cladding to house butterflies. Tropical plants provide habitats and the building systems control the warm, humid environment needed to display butterflies year-round. The Missouri Botanical Garden now operates the award-winning butterfly house.
The Mathes Group is an architecture firm founded in 1890 that has continuously operated in New Orleans. It has designed numerous prominent buildings throughout the city's history and continues to take on projects. The firm began expanding its expertise in the 1970s to include interior design and has since worked on projects across various sectors including education, healthcare, and the arts. The Mathes Group prides itself on listening to client needs and delivering functional, high-quality designs.
The document describes several projects completed by The Mathes Group architectural firm. It includes summaries of a new music school building for Goshen College, a cafe conversion project for Cafe du Monde, and the new entry building for the Audubon Zoo in New Orleans.
The document provides information on various building projects including office buildings, research and technology facilities, education and civic buildings, residential buildings, retail centers, interiors, retail roll outs, industrial and warehouse facilities, graphics, facilities assessment and forensic investigation projects, and master plans. It lists the project names, locations, years, and architectural firms for each project type.
This document discusses a Facebook page and the typical types of posts and comments seen on it, including personal posts, typical posts, bad comments received, concerns about too many administrators, permissions and data issues. It provides a high-level overview of the content and interactions on the Facebook page in a concise manner.
This document is a registration form for the 1999 AIA LA Design Conference Intern Interactive Program in New Orleans. The two-day package for interns is $50 and includes presentations by keynote speakers Sam Mockbee and Steven Ehrlich, a product show, lunches, mentoring sessions, and evening events. The Saturday only program is $25 for interns and includes tours of local architecture sites, presentations at Tulane University, and an awards ceremony. Additional seminars on various topics were also available.
The document outlines an agenda for a meeting to discuss an adaptive reuse plan for the former Mervyn's store at the Sears + Roades Center (now called Camelback Colonnade) in Phoenix, Arizona. The agenda includes presentations on market comparisons of similar districts, an adaptive reuse plan for the Mervyn's space involving dividing it into subdivided communal business spaces for various established and startup companies, and future neighborhood development plans.
An unbuilt lobby and plaza renovation master plan for the St. Louis County Government Center in Clayton, Missouri. The design was to increase the amount of counter space to conduct permitting services, improving the efficiency of government.
This project was designed as a part of Phase 1 for a relocation of the religious campus from its current location to one more centrally located to member's homes. the Centreat was a 35,000 SF multi-use facility along US 40 in West County, replete with a multipurpose room, classrooms and a teen lounge. I was involved in the development of the renderings, design board preparation and converting rastered images to vector CAD drawings.
I designed this e-card invitation for the Texas Society of Architects in 2001. Architectural Interns in Texas were invited to the yearly TSA Conference in Dallas, Texas, and to a special Intern/Associate Member track about IDP, Internship and licensure. The e-card was emailed out to members. The background is a photograph I took of the Myerson Symphony Hall in Dallas. It was closed when I visited, so the picture is through the door of the atrium space inside. The reflections are of the sun light streaming through other window walls, glass doors and skylights, and reflected over the stone floor. The photo is also rotated 90 degrees to have the viewer ask what it is, and can I tour it?
The document discusses the benefits of meditation for reducing stress and anxiety. Regular meditation practice can help calm the mind and body by lowering heart rate and blood pressure. Making meditation a part of a daily routine, even if just 10-15 minutes per day, can have mental and physical health benefits over time by helping people feel more relaxed and focused.
My part of AIA Houston's "Road to Registration" presentationArchicon
The "Road to Registration" presentation was a 'catch all' presentation to explain the process of how one becomes an architect. We tailored the program to meet the needs of high school students, students of architecture, Interns, Architectural Registration Exam candidates, Immigrant architects, and licensed architects who could serve as mentors for anyone, anywhere in the process. My part was to describe IDP and the process to become enrolled. At the time, that was where I was in the process. We gave the program to architecture firms throughout Houston, at AIA Houston meetings for CEUs, at Texas Society of Architects Conferences, other AIA chapters in Texas and Louisiana, and Texas architecture schools.
The document discusses using fenestration like skylights and curtain walls to capture and distribute natural light in buildings. It describes different types of fenestration like skylights, curtain walls, and windows and their various applications in architectural design. The document also covers factors to consider like glazing options, thermal performance, and creative design approaches to daylighting.