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September 13, 2009
Really Now! The subject of Rendering the Atlantic yards Arena Realistically Revisited
Noticing New York
Michael White was very happy to see an attempt at more realistic renderings for the proposed Nets arena. He has some suggestions for further improvement.
We cannot be happier that this work was done, but the new rendering didn’t fix everything we think should be corrected about the original image. It kept the phantom vaportecture buildings behind the arena (that are not promised or assured to be built) rather than replacing them with the empty parking lot space the public will likely live with for years/decades. It also kept the rest of the neighborhood in the obliteration of a denying shadow. We decided to make an effort to correct at least these two flaws. See our rendering below.
Other corrections can be made and perhaps somebody else can do a better job than our try here. The lighting of the arena needs to be toned down, both the overly bright interior lights and the ethereal lighting of its skin. Further, the real honest living details of the rest of the actually existing neighborhood need to be supplied.
Posted by steve at September 13, 2009 8:06 AM