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German architects are not too excited with the recently opened Burj Khalifa, formerly known as Burj Dubai.  With the economic crisis now hovering over Dubai, it's no surprise that some architects would throw some unforgiving words about the current title holder for the world's tallest building.

Burj Dubai, renamed as Burj Khalifa in honor of the current president of the UAE, now currently holds the title for the world's tallest building in terms of the "height to architectural top".  At 2717 feet (828 meters) high, with 160 inhabitable floors, Burj Dubai or Burj Khalifa opened with a bang last Monday, 4th of January 2010.  The opening was filled with light shows, fireworks and a grand spectacle of water fountain display.  Watch the opening on the embedded video below.

Architectural Visualization 3ds Max Tutorials #12: Night Interior Rendering Tutorial

Artist: Alex Mincinopschi

Posted in: CGDigest

This is a follow-up of the Night Exterior Rendering Tutorial that I have written a while ago, so if you haven't checked that one already, I advice you to read it before this one.

Architectural Visualization 3ds Max Tutorials #11: Rendering an Exterior at Night

Artist: Alex Mincinopschi

Posted in: CGDigest

In this tutorial I will go through all the steps that we usually do when I'm asked to do an "exterior night-rendering".  In order to follow it you need to know the basics of 3ds max and vray.

Following the successful Foreign Licensure Examinations for Architects (FLEA) with the major subject of Architectural Design and Site Planning administered as a Non-Drafting examination by the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) of the Philippines, they have released 10 sample questions from the said exams on their official website as a guide for future examinees of the Philippine Board of Architecture Licensure Examinations or the Licensure Examination for Architects held every 6 months each year.

You can download the file here or from the official website of PRBoA.

In its ruling of 18 December 2009, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) confirmed the October 2009-published PRBoA Resolution to implement the NON-drafting format for the subject of Architectural Design and Site Planning for the January 2010 Philippine Licensure Examination for Architects (LEA). The said reformat shall be administered by the PRC on Sunday, 17 January 2010 for the approx. 800 examinees that shall take the said LEA.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces that 146 out of 339 (43%) passed the Foreign Licensure Examination for Architects (FLEA) given by the Professional Regulatory Board of Architecture (PRBoA) in Al-Khobar and Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) last 26 & 27 November 2009 and in Abu Dhabi, United  Arab Emirates (UAE) and Doha, Qatar last 02 & 03 December 2009.

Architectural Visualization 3ds Max Tutorials #10: Creating a Cool Neon Sign

Artist: Tutorialsworld

Posted in: Tutorialsworld

Here I will show you how to model and texture to get a really cool looking neon sign which could be used in a variety of ways.

The planning of a 5-star luxury hotel and spa is on the go and it will be built underground as part of the Hersham Golf Club in Surrey, United Kingdom.  Designed by international hotel and resort architects, ReardonSmith, this hotel will be a world's first.

This is a video showing a view from the top of the world's tallest building, Burj Dubai.  Opens this monday, 4th of January 2010 in Dubai, it would be higher than Taiwan's Taipei 101 which held the world's tallest building in terms of the "height to architectural top."

(video post seen on gizmodo)