Green Point Stadium

I stumbled on this rendered video by Macina Digital Film of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town currently under construction (view progress gallery) for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Quite inspiring, I especially love the floodlights and nighttime illumination. But from an aerial perspective I still think it looks like a giant toilet … view full post

Turning Torso

HSB Turning Torso is a skyscraper in Malmö, Sweden, designed by the award-winning Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava. Via Wikipedia:

It uses nine five-story cubes that twist as it rises; the top-most segment is twisted ninety degrees clockwise with respect to the ground floor. One reason for the building of Turning Torso was to reestablish a recognizable skyline for Malmö

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Blink, and you might miss it

Blink, and you might miss it:… view full post

Design inspiration

This entire picture was painted using Photoshop 6.0 and a generic 3 button mouse, by Daniel Hammonds a.k.a Wade/Haujobb & Fairlight. Check out the step-by-step tutorial… wow.

Also via k10k.net: Competition entry Architectural Designs of the National Stadium for the Beijing 2008 … view full post

Worlds Tallest Buildings in pixel diagram formats

I always find the most interesting stuff at these insane hours of the morning when I really should be sleeping because I have to be at work in 3 hours time.

Just found myself at a website where they feature the Worlds Tallest Buildings in pixel diagram formats. Although they’re not that up-to-date, one of Cape Town’s tallest … view full post