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Inspiration & Reference
I just wanted to know if people had any links to good websites for either level design inspiration (photos, paintings, concept art, etc.) or just for architectural reference. We had a thread like this on the old qmap, but we know how much good that does us.
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Donation not accepted :D

with extreme prejudice >:( 
Reactors 
Dude... 
i'm totally doing that first shot. 
Yeah 
Nice find! 
Art By Tony Diterlizzi 
Nice 
Love stuff like that. 
 
very evil art by the Unspeakable Vault maker: http://www.goominet.com/lovecraft/#c16 
 
Oh fffffffffffuck! Awesome find Spirit! 
Thanks 
I came across that before but couldn't remember it's name. 
 
Space Employment Ads From The Sixties 
Empire Exhibition, Scotland 1938 
http://www.empireexhibition1938.co.uk/html/01/gallery.html
This time's architecture was the best. Disregard the circus stuff but look at the actual buildings.
After this came the war and the British Empire crumbled. 
 
Nice... 
third shot is especially otherworldly. 
Heh 
reminds me a little bit of Bal's "Malfunctioning Nanoconstructor" Q3DM space map. 
Grahf 
Hehe, yeah I thought the same, nice images. :) 
Some Sort Of Truck Loading Warehouse: 
Neogothic Photo Stuff 
The Buda Reformed Church
URL : http://www.simonoc.com/pages/photo/buda_reformchurch/apage_1.htm
IMG : http://www.simonoc.com//images/photo/buda_reformchurch/dscf0325.JPG

I always try to take a ton of pictures of places I visit and this is one church I have loved since the first time I saw it 2 years ago. A beautiful church with an unusual floor plan crowned with vibrant coloured tiles and various architectural symmetry lines. I have been wanting to create a photo album for this church for some time, but only recently got all the background information I needed.

The Great Market Hall
URL : http://www.simonoc.com/pages/photo/buda_market/apage_1.htm
IMG : http://www.simonoc.com//images/photo/buda_market/dscf0462.JPG

Carrying on with my fascination of Neogothic Hungarian architecture is the Great Market Hall. Even thou it has been repaired recently it still looks awesome with richly coloured brick patterns and classic Zsolnay tiles.

St. Elizabeth Church
URL : http://www.simonoc.com/pages/photo/buda_elizchurch/apage_1.htm
IMG : http://www.simonoc.com//images/photo/buda_elizchurch/dscf0087.JPG

Here is another hidden treasure of Budapest which I found while wandering around the streets looking lost. What surprised me the most about this church is that it was built by Imre Steindl who is more famously known for building the Hungarian Parliament. 
 
Wow that's so Quake, it's like they took those buildings right from the game. 
Hmm 
More Stuff 
Berlin Aquadom
URL : http://www.simonoc.com/pages/photo/berlin_aquadom/apage_1.htm
IMG : http://www.simonoc.com//images/photo/berlin_aquadom/dscf0029.JPG

A tranquil home for 2600 fish and 56 species swimming around in over 900,000 litres of seawater. The feeding of the fish and the cleaning of the fish tank is performed daily by a pair of full-time divers.

Pergamon Museum
URL : http://www.simonoc.com/pages/photo/berlin_pergamon/apage_1.htm
IMG : http://www.simonoc.com//images/photo/berlin_pergamon/dscf0308.JPG

The Islamic Art Museum is housed in the upper part of the Pergamon Museum and contains a wealth of fabric and ceramic exhibitions including the famous Mshatta facade. The ceramic pray altars were a breathtaking sight of beauty constructed from uniquely designed glazed tiles perfectly locked together.

The Hungarian Parliament Building
URL : http://www.simonoc.com/pages/photo/buda_parliament/apage_1.htm
IMG : http://www.simonoc.com//images/photo/buda_parliament/dscf0663.JPG

This magnificent landmark is the crowning jewel in the architectural landscape of the city of Budapest with a symmetrical Neogothic facade, a sea of windows on all sides and a towering dome in the middle. (Plus it is free to get inside if you are from the EU) 
 
That Berlin Aquadom is sooooooo damn cool. Anymore stuff just like it?

The others are good too, but that Aquadom just fits with a project I'm working on. 
Abandoned Czech? Buildings 
Military Aviation Equipment Porn 
http://www.rochesteravionicarchives.co.uk/
The old stuff is best as nowadays everything's solid state. 
Zwiffle 
I found the Aquadom a long time ago on the web and was planning a trip to see it for ages. I don't often bother much with modern buildings, nothing new seems to have any architectural soul for me.

I found this last night and made me laugh ...
Personal gardening taken too far? :P
http://www.simonoc.com/images/photo/van_stanleypark/image01.jpg 
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