And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. -Bible, Samuel xii. 7.

Ages ago, in a civilization. The idea of racial segregation and mass slavery was introduced to the ancient civilization of Egypt. With this unrivaled workforce great monuments which humbles the most of the other monuments the world has to offer. The pyramid of course comes on top of all this.



Now, even though the pyramids and the anicent Egyptian civilization are old and much of it is forgotten. Even though racial segregation and slavery is not in a posetive light today. The question remains, can what we have learned from that civilization, the culture they have left behind which relies heavily on mysticism be of use to a modern design?

Of course it can. *Picture taken from 3dtotal.com*



Steampunk, sci fi and fiction. All of these tend to borrow heavily on designs from ancient civilizations as well as concepts of tomorrow. It is vital that mankind does not forget the past, if not their mistakes will be repeated, however, at the same time if we forget the past, there is a good chance whatever cultural environment any 3d director is trying to create will fail miserably, or, at the very least. Not look as good as it could have been.

The Stonehenge - http://www.aboutstonehenge.info/images/education/stonehenge-wallpaper-1.jpg

The statue of the colossus - http://www.7wonders.info/colossus.jpg

The great wall of China - http://www.destination360.com/asia/china/images/s/china-great-wall-of-china.jpg

The tower of babylon - http://www.turclubmai.ru/heading/papers/364/babylon_tower1.jpg

Cathedral of Saint John the Divine - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6e/St_John_the_Divine_NYC.jpg

La Sagrada Familia - http://www.eflalt.bravepages.com/images/A%20Sagrada%20Familia1.jpg

Angkor wat - http://www.tropicalisland.de/REP_Siem_Reap_Angkor_Wat_with_monks.jpg

St. Peter's Basilica - http://www.dl.ket.org/humanities/arch/images/basilica_.jpg

Selimiye Mosque - http://www.feztravel.com/resources/images/tour_pics/Edirne_Selimiye_1.jpg

Eugene Tsui - http://www.inhabitat.com/wp-content/uploads/mile-high-ultima-tower.jpg

Berlin victory column - http://image30.webshots.com/31/6/29/22/335462922omrKxc_fs.jpg

Now, I could go on and on about the amazing detail of these buildings. However, I cannot recall watching any animated movie who paid such a devotion to detail as whoever designed these monuments. I will probably devote sometime in the near future to architectural design since this is a vital field to make any appeal out of visual 3d, just like VFX.

The old can be used or remade into something new. It is up to us how we take the design, their daily environment, their structure of civil class, their daily devotions, their bread and water, their way of warfare and their day of life and remake it into a complete package.