Join Funes' endeavor to digitize the physical world into a vast, free, and accessible 3D database. Funes collects high-quality models of buildings through crowd-sourced photogrammetry, much like how Wikipedia has compiled entries of human knowledge. Preserving and sharing our material memories, Funes strives to create the largest 3D model database ever, so that everyone can freely enjoy and marvel at all that human civilization has erected. Come and be a part of this monumental undertaking to pass on our tangible world to the next generation!
Funes' goal is impressive, and it's easy to get involved. All you need is a smartphone, a camera, or a drone. Funes uses a method called "photogrammetry" to create 3D models of buildings. Simply take photos of a building from different angles, and our algorithms will automatically merge them to form a 3D model. Just submit the pictures, and Funes will take care of the rest. Click here to contribute or find more info.
Our goal is straightforward: to model the world. We may be among the last generation fortunate enough to have fully experienced this physical world. Think about how rapidly cyberspace is taking over tangible space. The grandest material accomplishments will soon be the relics of the past, and it's our moral duty to capture their last mirage.
The world is on the verge of its final metamorphosis. Millennia of efforts to reshape the earth with wood, stone, and concrete now seem like a fading memory. It is our final chance to reminisce and engrave these half-remembered dreams, to etch an enduring portrayal of this magnificent physical world.
Funes is an eternal museum, the very last museum on the planet. We collect not just everything that ever existed, but every collection that ever collected. Named after Funes the Memorious by Borges, our project echoes the Borgesian concept of an endless, timeless anthology that amasses all forms and structures that have ever been seen, touched, and felt.