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Creating visualization of unbuilt architecture is what we do. There is so much that goes on behind the scenes in this visualization world of ours that we’ve created a blog to track and share it all.
December, 2018

Project Background Lakefront North is one portion of the much larger Lakefront Core project in Columbia, MD. F13 has been working on Lakefront Core for several years. ‘North’ offers not only mixed use retail and residential aspects, but also a medical facility. The Howard Hughes Corporation and Design Collective, Inc….

October, 2018

Unlike our portfolio of architectural renderings, a diagrammatic rendering can too become a piece of work that we love but for completely different reasons. While large projects consisting of beautiful buildings (and the landscaping and grounds that surround them) make a huge splash due to their scale, a diagrammatic rendering…

August, 2018

Whether or not you’re familiar with its name, “The Iron Triangle”, it’s likely that you’re familiar with the concept that’s been around for what seems like forever.  It involves 3 basic desires that everyone hopes to obtain when looking for a product or service. Cheap, Fast, and Good. While there…

June, 2018

Mistakes in visualization have a habit of making a piece look fake.  Here are some examples of details to look for when scrutinizing an animation that’s meant to represent your hard work.  Realize that there are endless items that could be wrong, but these obscure examples are meant to give…

Mike Secrist, the Outlier, & OUR New Book
April, 2018

I’ve mentioned before my love for reading business books searching for relevance and application in the F13 world. Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is the one I’m reading right now. Though not really a business book at first glance, it’s been on my list for a couple years. Its subtitle defines…

Attention Developers – We know you’re flummoxed!
March, 2018

For those of you who know me well, you know that I truly love what I do.  I have a passion for arch viz and I can’t imagine doing anything else with my life other than this.   It’s not often that I get the chance to talk to kids…

February, 2018

Ever heard of the company Propmodo (promodo.com)?  Their ‘About’ page identifies them as “a unique multimedia effort to examine how technology is changing the way we acquire, manage and use commercial real estate”.  I highly recommend that you go to their home page and enter your email address to receive…

January, 2018

With the VR hardware market offering so many options, let’s take a minute to go through a few of the best offerings! Oculus Rift Resolution 2160 x 1200 | 90 Hz | 110° Field of View Position Tracking Constellation positional tracking system Motion Controllers Oculus Touch Minimum Requirements PC-BASED Intel…