Friday, October 19, 2012

Today's ArchiPic #111

    The Claiborne Pell Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island | Picture courtesy wikipedia.org

    Today's ArchiPic is the Newport Bridge in Newport, Rhode Island.  The bridge is named after the U.S. senator, Claiborne Pell, and was built in 1969.  At around 55 million dollars, this beautiful bridge isn't cheap.  I've traveled across this bridge countless times while on my three vacations to the New England area.  Fort Adams is very close and (I believe) is on the right side of the picture.
 

Saturday, October 13, 2012

Minecraft Architecture | Space Needle

    Ever since May of this year we've been working in a new world on the server.  This world is totally survival.  It is not creative where you give yourself the resources.  Anyways, just last night I recreated the Moonlight Space Needle from my first Minecraft Architecture post on the first world in May of last year.  It's very similar, especially at the top, but the differences in the tube and base make it look so much better.  Here's a picture of the old and new version.

 
ORIGINAL
 

NEW VERSION
 

    To get up and down from it, it uses a minecart elevator by just right clicking.  As you can see it has more curves to it then the old version and is more rounded, which in turn makes it look way better.  I didn't mean it to look this way, but it's similar in shape to a coke bottle!  (in my opinion)

*There might be more posts soon.  I've just felt out of it, but I felt like sharing an age old creation.*