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Federation Tower Moscow City District Tour

Andy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:36:00 +0000

Below is a virtual tour of the City District in Moscow with a focus on the Mirax Federation Tower:

The Federation Tower is a skyscraper currently under construction as part of the Moscow International Business Center. Construction of the towers began in 2003 and is ongoing – see the Wiki page for full details.

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The Attractive City Generator

Andy — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:59:00 +0000

The ‘Attractive City Generator’ is an an interactive installation by Sofia Georgakopoulou, Edyta Augustynowicz and Setafnie Sixt. It was created as part of the The Master of Advanced Studies in CAAD at ETH in Zurich. The students task was to explore urban design methodologies with the use of parametric programs based on object oriented programing, with their particular area of interest focosed on interactivity in urban planning. The video below is extremely impressive, indeed it raises the bar for student projects:

We featured some other work from the course earlier in the week, detailing a 3D City based on Conway’s Game of Life, with this quality of output compared to other courses we have seen ETH is up there with some of the best.

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Medieval Dublin 3D Model

Andy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:52:00 +0000

The ability to view the city over time is core to data exploration and integration within a GIS. It also allows lots of nice visuals to be created and one excellent example is Medieval Dublin – From Vikings to Tudors – an interactive DVD box set that illustrates life in Dublin between 800 and 1540 AD:

The DVD explores a 3D model of the walled city, visiting a Viking house as well as strolling down a medieval street.

For more details see http://www.medievaldublin.ie/index.php

Also, take a look at the Silverlight Deepzoom version in the hunt for something rather more seasonal…

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Medieval Dublin 3D Model

Andy — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 09:52:00 +0000

The DVD explores a 3D model of the walled city, visiting a Viking house as well as strolling down a medieval street.

For more details see http://www.medievaldublin.ie/index.php

Also, take a look at the Silverlight Deepzoom version in the hunt for something rather more seasonal…

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IPhone 3D Texture Mapped City: Paris

Andy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:34:00 +0000

In the comments to our recent post on 3D New York on the iPhone Matthieu suggested we ran a search for Paris. The clip is below, all we can say is wow:

Paris 3D is the first full texture mapped 3D city on the iPhone and it is very impressive. With other cities to come take a look at www.mobile3dcity.com for more info.

iTunes link : http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323822225&mt=8

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IPhone 3D Texture Mapped City: Paris

Andy — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:34:00 +0000

In the comments to our recent post on 3D New York on the iPhone Matthieu suggested we ran a search for Paris. The clip is below, all we can say is wow:

Paris 3D is the first full texture mapped 3D city on the iPhone and it is very impressive. With other cities to come take a look at www.mobile3dcity.com for more info.

iTunes link : http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=323822225&mt=8

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Chicago Architecture Foundation: Chicago Model City

Andy — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:31:00 +0000

How does a city as vast and complex as Chicago take shape? What are the consequences—intended and unintended—of urban planning? What challenges do planners face?

Beyond its reputation as a global metropolis featuring world-renowned architecture, Chicago enjoys special status: it is a model for understanding all cities. Enormous size, diverse population, booming industry, and complex infrastructure have made Chicago emblematic of modern life. Urban planners, sociologists, and historians have studied Chicago more than any other American city.

In recognition of the Plan of Chicago centennial celebration, the Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a new exhibition, Chicago Model City. The exhibition considers the philosophy of “thinking big” by examining historic and contemporary urban plans of all sizes. Chicago Model City includes photographs, maps, videos, digital visualizations, and a large-scale model of Chicago’s Loop—designed to be a permanent attraction and centerpiece of CAF.

Part of the installation is a new ‘model’ of Chicago, comprising of over 1000 buildings – the clip from NBC 5 provides a glimpse:

The Chicago Model City exhibit encompasses five thematic sections.

Global City examines how transportation networks form the basis of Chicago’s econo
mic wealth and innovative potential. The exhibition looks at the development and impact of O’Hare Airport and freight railways.

Connected City investigates how Chicagoans’ ability to circulate through their region encourages urban growth, drives real estate development, and contributes to quality of life. Visitors will also see how highways and Chicago’s famous “L” played an important part in Chicago’s development.

Green City focuses on the impact of urbanization on the health of citizens and the region.The exhibition studies programs such as Mayor Daley’s Chicago Climate Action Plan and Jane Addams’ public heath initiatives.

Beautiful City features Chicagoans’ efforts to build an efficient, pleasurable, and moral environment through beautification. Burnham and Bennett’s 1909 Plan of Chicago is explored.

New City investigates the belief that demolition and rebuilding will solve urban ills. CMC examines the IIT campus and its surrounding neighborhood—which the university and other institutions “renewed” beginning in the 1940s.

Take a look at http://www.architecture.org/ for more info.

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Typographic City

Andy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:35:00 +0000

My Design Process from Joe Minham on Vimeo.

We bookmarked this one on Vimeo a couple of weeks ago as its really clever – the city is made up of… well give it a play and your see.

Created by Joe Minham

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Typographic City

Andy — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:35:00 +0000

My Design Process from Joe Minham on Vimeo.

We bookmarked this one on Vimeo a couple of weeks ago as its really clever – the city is made up of… well give it a play and your see.

Created by Joe Minham

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World’s Most Realistic 3D City Models – C3?

Andy — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:47:00 +0000

We have covered C3 a number of times here on digital urban, a company that is producing high quality 3D models – a demo is below:

Trondheim 3D demo in HD from Morten Jacobsen on Vimeo.
Ludvig Emgard of C3 Technologies presented a talk at this years Where 2.0 entitled “World’s Most Realistic 3D City Models?”. The movie below is well worth a look as it talks though the technology behind the modelling process:

The process is automated, with the textures and mesh produced purely from imagery and not from the more traditional LiDAR approach.

See http://kart.sesam.no/3d/ for a 3D flythough (Windows only at the moment) and http://www.c3technologies.com for more info.

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