by Alex Hogrefe | May 18, 2014 | Uncategorized |
It was a little over a year ago that I started a visitor gallery tumblr page in an attempt to generate a another place on the internet for architecture visualization inspiration. It has been exciting to see so many unique styles and methods submitted week after...
by Alex Hogrefe | May 4, 2014 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf, Uncategorized |
The last few posts have been focused on diagramming the existing conditions of the site. In this latest post, I have shifted to studies for the new design. The overall concept and form of the Sketchup model is established, but now I am interested in exploring...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 10, 2014 | Portfolio Vol. 4, Project 01 Long Wharf, Uncategorized |
I let a few weeks slip by on this website without a post but it hasn’t been for nothing. I have been hard at work on many things behind the scenes, one of them being working with Blurb to re-release Portfolio Vol 3 at a new lower price. I have also been...
by Alex Hogrefe | Oct 24, 2013 | Uncategorized |
This is a friendly reminder that the KRob competition entry deadline is quickly approaching on Monday, Oct. 28th. The competition is one of my favorites because of the fact that it encourages unique and expressive illustrations with a wide range of...
by Alex Hogrefe | Aug 1, 2013 | Uncategorized |
A couple of years ago, I posted this video by Alex Roman. It has been a while and I figured it was time to revisit it. A lot of people ask me where I get my inspiration from and this is one place I constantly go back too. It never disappoints. More than...
by Alex Hogrefe | Mar 3, 2013 | Uncategorized |
I spent most of the day designing and developing the above model that I didn’t leave much room to do an illustration or even a post. However, this is what several hours got me. I’ve done a few illustrations with this model in the past looking at...
by Alex Hogrefe | Feb 3, 2013 | Uncategorized |
With close to 180,000 visitors a month, this site has seen a lot of growth in the past few years. Because of this growth, there were a couple of features and updates that have needed some attention to help improve navigation and accessibility. I’m...
by Alex Hogrefe | Dec 13, 2012 | Uncategorized |
I have been spending my free time lately designing and building a new Sketchup model located in a dense urban environment. I thought it would be interesting to do a quick post on the progress of the model before I go into illustrating it. It is probably...
by Alex Hogrefe | Dec 5, 2012 | Uncategorized |
I have been in New York the past few weekends just to get a little change of scenery and to spend some much needed time with family. The posts have been a little light lately but I hope to get back into the groove here soon. Until then, I thought I would fill...
by Alex Hogrefe | Sep 30, 2012 | Uncategorized |
I spent this past week and weekend cramming for the LEED GA exam and luckily was able to pass it and put it behind me. Because of that, I wasn’t able to get much work done for the blog. However, I have been getting a lot of questions asking what kind of...