It's a long, long post, so don't expect anything in the way of pithy comment! I've ordered the entries alphabetically, by main named engineer first, and as with previous posts, I'm listing only the main engineering and architectural members of each team - frequently several other firms were involved as cost consultants, lighting specialists etc.
Just try and imagine being on the jury for this contest, faced with 99 entries, not just these images, but supporting documents to read as well!
As always, click on any image for a full size version.
Acer / Ian Ritchie
Acer / Chris Wilkinson Architects
Sufian Al-Shawaf et al / Prof Paul E Regan
Babtie / Nicol Russell
Baikoff & Associates
Robert Benaim / Powell-Williams
KLV Bird, PEP Research & Consultancy
Blake Beston Francois & Associates
Blyth and Blyth Associates / Norrie Toch Studio
Peter Brett Associates / Cheshire Robins Design Group
Peter Brett Associates / Miller Traves
Building Design Partnership
Bullen
Buro Happold / John Csaky
Buro Happold / University of Bath
NC Buxton
Santiago Calatrava / Dennis Sharp
Campbell Reith Hill IDOM / George West
Cass Hayward / Calzon
Dar Consultants
DHV (UK) & Europe Etudes Gecti / Alain Speilmann Architecte
Dorset Engineering Consultancy
Gifford & Partners
Gifford & Partners / Percy Thomas Partnership
Frank Graham / KHR AS Architects / Cowiconsult
Sir William Halcrow & Partners / Walther Mory Maier / Cezary Bednarski - Studio E
Harris & Sutherland / Jean Muller International / Charles Lavigne
Howard Humphreys & Partners
IOA / Lexiq / Quadric / Soberco
Kara Taylor / Ray Hole
Kumar Associates
Maunsell / Design Research Unit
Maunsell / Percy Thomas Partnership
Michaelayne Architects
Matti Ollila & Co / Harris & Kisjik
Owen Williams
Parkman / Carlos Fernandez Casado / Fairhurst Design Group
Pell Frischmann / Covell Matthews Histon Architects
Pell Frischmann / David Lock Associates
Pell Frischmann / Thorpe Architecture
Rust Consulting / Leonhardt Andra & Partner / Yee Associates
SMP Atelier One / Acer / Apicella Associates
Sir Frederick Snow & Partners / Chapman Cole Partnership
Soliman & Associates
Symonds Travers Morgan / Marks Barfield
Taywood Engineering
S B Tietz & Partners / Graham Herbert Associates
J Tonello / Filippo Broggini & Pascal Amphasx
Anthony Ward Partnership / Davison Associates
Waterman Partnership / Jeffries Lowe Architects
T W Welch / Andrew Waring Associates / Barclay & Phillips
Whitby & Bird
Works International / LaGess McNamara Smith
It's fascinating to see the 3 or 4 computer renderings in the mix. This set is like a snapshot of rendering techniques, taken just as they were beginning to change.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the change to computer renderings has made it easier for non-artists to create perspectives, or if basic artistic training is still the key thing?
I don't know if they need the artistic training, but computer visualisers certainly need the artistic sensibility. I've seen quite a few renderings over the years which are technically competent but not emotionally engaging, or which fail to show their subject from the best point of view. I can think of several cases where I've used computer visualisations to establish the perspective of a scene, but relied on a sketch artist to produce the finished image, so it has more "feeling" to it. Of course, there are plenty of computer packages now which create an illusion of hand-drawing anyway.
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