Mathew Alex, a photographer from Hamilton, is using 3D scanning technology to preserve iconic buildings in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) before they are demolished or redeveloped.
A Hamilton photographer with a passion for capturing moments makes 3D models of iconic buildings. He hopes to one day donate his work to Archives Ontario.Hamilton's City Centre and the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto are iconic buildings slated for demolition. Thanks to a Hamilton photographer, you'll be able to see a version of those, and other buildings, long after they're gone.
Mathew Alex created 3D models to preserve the City Centre, Science Centre and many other notable buildings in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Viewable on a screen, or using augmented- and virtual-reality tools, the models show a drone's-eye view of the structures capturing their scale in a way traditional photography can't. 'I've always had a passion for capturing moments, so the 3D experiences were actually just an extension of that,' Alex told CBC Hamilton. Alex started his passion project when he was working with the Hamilton Public Library in 2021, scanning local historic buildings like theHamilton photographer Mathew Alex created this 3D scan of the Ontario Science Centre.. Eventually, he moved beyond Hamilton, and now he's slowly working his way through buildings designed by Raymond Moriyama, the Science Centre's iconic architect. 'This type of 3D imaging is actually a multidisciplinary skill,' Alex told CBC Hamilton, since it requires knowledge of specialized software to put many images together into a 3D building. Virtually any object can be scanned and recreated in 3D, Alex said, but much of his portfolio is architecture. It can take a long time to do a scan, and usually more time spent taking photos leads to a higher quality product, he said.Mathew Alex created this 3D scan of the Hamilton City Centre in November 2022, shortly before the centre closed for redevelopment. In the case of the City Centre, which Alex scanned after reading it would be demolished, he spent 20 to 30 minutes photographing the building with a dron
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