Foamboards Blog – Page 67

Kid Galaxy Backyard Flyer Classic Skymaster (Blue)

November 18, 2013November 18, 2013 Foamboards

Flying high fun in the backyard. This free flight airplane charges and launches all on the same unit. With high performance stealth mode charging after only 10 seconds, your plane is ready to launch. Double wings mean extra long flight time. Made with durable EPP foam, you will enjoy flight after flight in wide open spaces.

Product Features

This free flight airplane charges and launches all on the same unit
High performance stealth mode charging after only 10 seconds
Double wings mean extra long flight time
Made with durable EPP foam

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Boundary Representation Modelling Techniques

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

Boundary representation is the principal solid modelling method used in modern CAD/CAM systems. There have been a long series of developments on which currently available systems are based, full details of which are only partially known. Ian Stroud’s thorough coverage of these developments puts this technology in perspective and provides the most complete presentation of boundary representation solid modelling yet published.

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Heydar Aliyev Center by Zaha Hadid Architects

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

Zaha Hadid Architects have designed the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Description

The Heydar Aliyev Center hosts a variety of cultural programs, its design is a departure from the rigid and often monumental architecture of the former Soviet Union that is so prevalent in Baku, aspiring instead to express the sensibilities and diversity of Azeri culture.

The Center’s design establishes a continuous, fluid relationship between its surrounding plaza and the building’s interior. The plaza, as the ground surface, accessible to all, rises to envelop an equally public interior and define a sequence of event spaces within. Undulations, folds, and inflections modify this surface to create an architectural landscape that performs a multitude of functions: welcoming, embracing, and directing visitors throughout the center; blurring the conventional differentiation between architecture and landscape, interior and exterior.

Fluidity in architecture is not new to the region. The continuous calligraphic scripts and patterning of historical Islamic architecture flow from carpets to walls, walls to ceilings, ceilings to domes; establishing seamless relationships and blurring distinctions between architectural elements and the ground they inhabit. The Center’s design relates to this historical understanding of architecture, not through the use of mimicry or a limiting adherence to the iconography of the past, but with a firmly contemporary interpretation.

Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects
Photography: Helene Binet, Luke Hayes, Iwan Baan, Hufton and Crow

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Mimosa Road by Park + Associates

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

Park + Associates have designed a house in Singapore named Mimosa Road.

Description

Mimosa Road was first introduced as a reconstruction further the idea developed into a new erection residential project that unfolds more of its potential to suit both the client’s demands and the architect’s ideas.

Park + Associates aimed to capture modern design through clean straight lines and massive forms compensated by meticulous and creative selection of materials to keep a warm rustic touch to the feel of the house. One from these materials is burnt orange brick that reconnects the history of the original house prominently having exposed bricks all throughout.

Design: Park + Associates
Photography: Edward Hendricks

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California House by InForm & Pleysier Perkins

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

InForm together with Pleysier Perkins have designed the California House, located in Brighton, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.

Description

This modernist inspired architecture, with deep horizontal roof planes, extensive glazing and emphasis on outdoor living is perfectly suited to the Australian lifestyle and climate.

The California house maximises the potential of its corner site with all living spaces orientated towards north facing gardens. The upper floor accommodates a master domain and three other bedrooms, separated by the stair well.

Stained western red cedar cladding contrasts with white fascias, tiled fireplaces and silver travertine that flows throughout the ground floor and external terrace.

Design: InForm and Pleysier Perkins
Photography: Rhiannon Slatter

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Net Blow-up by Numen

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

Numen have designed Net Blow-up, a temporary installation in Yokohama, Japan.

Description

Net Blow up is a further development of the Net project both in means of construction and appearance. The object is inflated till the outer surface reaches adequate tension for stretching the nets connected on the inner side of the object. This construction excludes any use of additional structure.

The result is a soft object which deforms and mutates with every movement of its temporary habitants. The outer membrane acts both like a “soft box” diffuser of the outside light, or a projection screen in case of inner illumination of the installation.

Design: Numen
Photography: Tomohisa Tasho

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A vendre – appartement – LA BATIE NEUVE (05230) – 70m² – 154 500€

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

3%.COM LA BATIE NEUVE Dans charmante maison de village, appartement de type 3 d’environ 70m2 avec terrasse. Il se compose d’une pièce principale avec cuisine…

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The Art of Construction: Projects and Principles for Beginning Engineers & Architects (Ziggurat Book)

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

Students discover the basic principles necessary to build all types of structures used in everyday life including bridges, skyscrapers, and other architectural gems. Line art illustrations help to explain projects that demonstrate how these principles keep structures solid. Perfect for kids who wonder why, and love to figure things out! All projects are easily done with materials found around-the-house.

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The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture: Modeling Buildings, Visualizing Design, and Creating Construction Documents with SketchUp Pro and LayOut

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

Incorporate SketchUp into every phase of your design

If you want to go beyond the basics and start using SketchUp 3D modeling software in all phases of your design, The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture is the perfect place to start. From preliminary schematics to construction documentation and everything in between, the book sketches out a workflow that is flexible enough to use from start to finish. You’ll discover helpful techniques, smart tips, and best practices that will make your design process easier, as well as helping you easily export your models into BIM programs.

The book includes in-depth coverage of the lightly-documented LayOut toolset and video tutorials on more advanced methods.

Goes beyond the basics into intermediate and advanced techniques for architects, designers, and engineers who want to use SketchUp in all stages of designGuides you from basic schematics through design development to construction documentationIncludes best practices for organizing projects and workflows and helpful tipsProvides special coverage of the LayOut toolset, an often-underused component of SketchUp Pro

The SketchUp Workflow for Architecture is a valuable addition to your design toolkit.

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Iggy Peck, Architect

November 17, 2013November 17, 2013 Foamboards

A hilarious, irreverent book about doing your own thing

Meet Iggy Peck—creative, independent, and not afraid to express himself! In the spirit of David Shannon’s No, David and Rosemary Wells’s Noisy Nora, Iggy Peck will delight readers looking for irreverent, inspired fun.

Iggy has one passion: building. His parents are proud of his fabulous creations, though they’re sometimes surprised by his materials—who could forget the tower he built of dirty diapers? When his second-grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a challenge. He loves building too much to give it up! With Andrea Beaty’s irresistible rhyming text and David Roberts’s puckish illustrations, this book will charm creative kids everywhere, and amuse their sometimes bewildered parents.

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