[Resource] Architectural References

[Crash]

I just took a trip to Boston (for PAX East) via train and made a pass through Chicago, which has, I found, some awesome industrial buildings that fit the TF2 style. Just wanted to share my new reference shots.

http://imgur.com/a/9mbZ5

Also, if anyone else has any good reference links, feel free to share.

 

[Fruity Snacks]

Where were you a month ago when i needed these for my map

 

[ForbiddenDonut]

These are awesome, Crash. That first one looks just like a BLU base.

:thumbup1:

 

[Crash]

I love the angles on that second building. I am definitely incorporating something from that building in the future.

Full album in the link in case anyone missed it.

 

[Bloodhound]

You should look at the art style "Precisionism" pretty awesome stuff there.

Example:

More

 

[xzzy]

I've taken a few the past couple years when the wife and I are travelling, I stash them in a 'game concept' folder for future use. I actually started a tf2 map based on some of these a couple years back, but never went anywhere with it.

Some are from Montana, others around where I live, and a few are from work.

Few extra here, didn't feel like spamming the whole album:

https://picasaweb.google.com/114319273799556658122/GameConcept#

 

[ForbiddenDonut]

This has officially become my favorite thread of the day. So many ideas...

 

[SyntheticSauce]

I wish i had a camera when i was on my mission trip to Chattanooga, Chattanooga is known for its industry and trains. :/

 

[Kill_the_Bug]

Citation needed for ALL of these pictures as I think I've already seen them in TF2 Pyroland - or maybe I'm just been wearing my mask for too long

 

[SyntheticSauce]

Also this group on flickr may help, the architecture of these buildings are similar to tf2. Grain Elevators!
http://www.flickr.com/groups/grain_elevators/
Good Example
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69753525@N03/7844915050/in/pool-grain_elevators/
Not mine don't go all copyright on me

 

[Seba]

Those are supercool, Sauce. Thanks for posting! I never would've gone off in search of a flickr dedicated solely to grain elevators c:

 

[Crash]

Changed the thread title to reflect the content a bit better. Feel free to dump any architectural references you feel would be related to the TF2 style.

I really need to go out and take some photos of the areas surrounding where I live. Just outside of the city limits I am surrounded by old farmland. There are old barns and farm properties EVERYWHERE.

edit: Oh, apparently I didn't change the thread title. Could a mod change it to "[Resource] Architectural References" please?

editedit: Thanks Frozen!

 

[Verno]

Here is some reference material I have gathered for myself, but will probably never use, so I decided to post here.
James Bond References
General References

Underground Russian Submarine Base [2] [3] [4]
Factory

 

[Pocket]

I caught an excellent view of some very TF2-looking industrial buildings in Pittsburgh a few weeks ago. The thing is, that view was from the train at Kennywood and was pretty far away, so even if I had been able to whip out my camera in time, I would have only gotten very flat zoomed-in pictures from only one angle, partly obscured by the trees. And judging from the lack of public roads anywhere near them, that's the best view you can get without a helicopter.

 

[tyler]

James Bond References

Some of these are so clearly the final stage of pl_cranetop.

I miss that map

 

[Ælement]

http://imgur.com/a/QPwP3#11

This looks ridiculously much like the setup in the spawns of coldfront

 

[Seba]

Icarus was directly influenced by that Well maybe not the exact photo, but the general idea of that.

I found a TF2:

 

[Verno]

http://imgur.com/a/QPwP3#11

This looks ridiculously much like the setup in the spawns of coldfront

That's from Dr. Strangelove, but was James Bondsy enough to put in the James Bond album, just fyi.

Edited:

Some of these are so clearly the final stage of pl_cranetop.

I miss that map

I wow that map looks cool.
The more TF2 maps to use James Bond as a reference the better.

 

[GPuzzle]

The mapper in me yells "Quick, make a CTF map just like this picture". I am listening to him.

 

[Pocket]

I found a TF2:

Hey look it's Foundry mid