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An “artifact” I developed for a studio project at Colorado State University to address the issue of water loss/water balance in Colorado. Spatial datasets of evapotranspiration rates in Colorado were compared with annual rainfall values to generate this 3d model.
Course: LAND366 Landscape Design Expression
Instructor: B. Goetz

Rendered in Vue 6 xStream
Data Source: Waltman, 1997

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Photo Credit: Scott Brunmeier

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Experiment in Terragen from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.
Some fun I had w/ Terragen, circa 2006

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Horsetooth Quadrant DEM Digital Flyover from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.

Horsetooth Quadrant Digital Elevation Model – Fort Collins, Colorado
Colorado State University, 2007
LAND364 Design and Nature
Instructor: M. Paulson
Student: E. Rufe
Data Source: USGS DEM via data.geocomm.com
Rendered in Vue6 xStream

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Interstate-25 Contour Model – Fort Collins, Colorado from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.

5′ Contour Model of Interstate-25 from Kechter Road to Prospect Road in Fort Collins, Colorado (~10x Vertical Exaggeration)
Colorado State University
LA447 Comprehensive Landscape Design – Landscape Architecture Studio (Senior Capstone)
Instructor: M. Paulson
Students: E. Rufe, S. Brunmeier
Materials:
1/4″ Chipboard, Glue, ~3 Hours

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Lory State Park Contour Model – Fort Collins, Colorado from Eli Rufe on Vimeo.
10′ Contour Model of Lory State Park in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Colorado State University
LA364 Design with Nature – Landscape Architecture Studio
Instructor: M. Paulson
Students: E. Rufe, S. Brunmeier, A. Cawrse
Materials:
1/4″ Chipboard, Glue, ~80 hours

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THE GARDEN OF COSMIC SPECULATION is truly a garden of natural wonder. It accomplishes that feat in a manner unlike any other garden – it tells the story of the universe. The underlying themes that tie the garden together encompass scientific fact and theory in regards to the creation, evolution, and composition of the natural [...]