Crescendo Design creates innovative, cost effective architecture and strategies for virtual reality platforms such as Second Life and OpenSIM. Crescendo started using Second Life in 2006 as visualization tool in its real-life design studio and has been creating virtual content ever since.

Founder Jon Brouchoud (aka Keystone Bouchard) has a Master's Degree in Architecture, and an award winning portfolio of work, both real and virutal. He was invited to demonstrate his work in Second Life at the headquarters of Linden Lab, Clear Ink, Autodesk, and during Autodesk CEO Carl Bass' keynote address at Autodesk University.

Jon then became Clear Ink's 3D Experience Architect, where he had the opportunity to collaborate on the design of several high profile projects (view samples here) such as the virtual U.S. House of Representatives, Autodesk Island, TED Island, the Linden Lab headquarters and Clear Ink Island as well as his own Gallery of Reflexive Architecture and the Crescendo Design, Eco-Friendly Neighborhood of Model Homes. 

While at Clear Ink, he also helped coordinate virtual events for Congressman George Miller, Chris Luebkeman (ARUP), Phil Bernstein (Autodesk ), Carl Bass, (Autodesk CEO), John Gage (VP Sun Microsystems), Cameron Sinclair (Habitat for Humanity) Sergio Palleroni (University of Texas), and Henrik Bennetson (Stanford University).

His work has been featured in numerous publications and exhibitions throughout the country, and his speaking engagements include presentations for the Metaverse U at Stanford University, the American Insitute of Architecture Students (AIAS), the Illinois Institute of Architecture, Dr. Dobbs Life 2.0 Summit, the London Design Museum (Royal Institute of British Architects 'Architecture Week'), and the Digital Resources Conference (Dartington, UK).

He is author of 'The Arch' blog ( http://www.archsl.wordpress.com ), founder of Architecture Islands, an incubator for architects and designers in virtual worlds, and also leads the Architecture in Second Life community group.  As co-founder of Studio Wikitecture, he is on the cutting edge of exploring the tremendous potential for wiki-style 3D design collaboration. 

Email jbrouchoud@gmail.com or call 608-219-9318 to see how your company, school or organization might begin building an effective presence in Second Life or OpenSIM.