College of Information and Computer Science, Long Island University
Published by September 15th, 2007
in museums and architecture.
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A sleek glass, copper and concrete visitor’s center in the new headquarters of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation may become a Seattle tourist attraction when it opens in 2010. The foundation, the largest in the world with $33.4 billion in assets, has given museum design firm Ralph Appelbaum Associates the task of creating a 15,000-square-foot center that explains the nonprofit’s work in global health, development and education.
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Published by July 21st, 2007
in Second Life, virtual worlds and architecture.
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It is one of the web’s most extraordinary creations. At first glance, SL, as most residents call it, resembles a computer game - a 3D landscape you navigate with your own customised character or “avatar” - but there are no dragons to slay or points to score. In fact, it’s not clear what you’re supposed to do at all. One thing SL is well primed for, however, is building: anyone can make anything, from teapots to skyscrapers. The essential building blocks are “prims”, short for primitives. These are geometric solids - cubes, spheres, cones - that can be dragged off a template then stretched, positioned, sized, textured and combined to form anything imaginable. Unlike the real world, there’s no gravity, weather, site preparation, sloppy workmanship, or planning committees to worry about. It should be an architect’s paradise.
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