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Port and Marina Office, Fleetwood, Lancashire, FY7 6PP
Situated on the edge of Morecambe Bay, the Port of Fleetwood has accessible trunk road links to the M6, from which the M61 and M65 are within easy reach. The nearest cities are Lancaster to the north and Blackpool, Preston, and Blackburn to the south and east.
Offices above a railway terminus, London UK - Foggo Associates'
Cannon Place development has eight stories of commercial offices bridge across Cannon Street Station, supported on a structure which bears on the few available ground-bearing locations. Although Foggo Associates’ design was not initially approached as an exercise in virtuoso structural engineering, although this came later, almost as a by-product. The architects objectives were first to design high-quality flexible office space with maximum plot density and decent floor-to-ceiling heights, and second to improve the station environments and public realm. With underground tunnels, mainline railway tracks, a service road and archaeology zones, Foggo Associates didn’t have the option of plonking down columns willy-nilly. Most of these had to be located in a central area where there were existing foundations. Load paths could then be transferred above the station. So far so good, but supports at the office perimeter would still be required. The architects answer, inspired by the Forth Bridge, was to erect four colossal vertical trusses, two on the east elevation and two on the west. More monumental still, eight storey-high star-shaped configurations of steel wishbone trusses not only connect and brace these trusses, but also cantilever to the north and south. These in turn support the 67.5m-wide steel tensile cable-braced trusses of the north and south elevations, supported and adjusted by strand jacks during the construction phase.
Principal steel beams spanning north to south between this exoskeleton and the inboard columns support composite slabs with lightweight concrete, avoiding deep transfer structures. With 21m spans, these beams are deep enough for 550mm-diameter openings for the meticulously co-ordinated services, which would usually occupy a deep ceiling void below. These are integrated with stacked service cores providing on-floor plant and aligned with service zones at station level. An elephant’s ear-shaped tower to the east accommodates additional plant and services, so they don’t have to be located on the roof, where they would restrict the available clearance for office accommodation. Result: tidy rectangular office plates with only eight free standing columns per floor, each of which can be divided into four tenancies, with 2.8m-high ceilings and atria braced by horizontal diagonal members that bring touches of daylight into the deep-plan floor plates. Scenic lifts in the atria provide animation and are cleverly fitted with side-slung pulleys to reduce the required depths of pits, which are suspended above the station, where a minimum soffit level applies.
Cannon Place’s eight-storey star members are hardly dainty, and were never intended to be. They also throw the whole scale of the west facade into limbo, which is exhilarating, although their detailed design might have been more neatly engineered. The mainline and Underground stations now have more presence on the street, with better pedestrian circulation and access. There’s a legible glazed entrance hall to the offices and more appealing on-street retail, plus daylight in the Underground ticket office. Some of London’s most memorable railway termini are the ones you approach as you cross the Thames, but these aren’t always its most architecturally distinguished. Cannon Place is now more memorable as architecture, engineering and public realm.
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Associate Professor Natasa Nord monitoring a district heating system.
Read more about the research group Energy and Indoor Environment: www.ntnu.edu/ept/energy-environment
Photo: Geir Mogen / NTNU
Associated Press Photo - June 9, 1939. Rejected Jewish refugees leave Cuba. Relatives and friends on shore wept and waved goodbyes June 8th as the French Liner Flandre left Havana harbor with 91 German Jewish refugees who were refused permission to disembark on Cuban soil. Six others were permitted to land as their passports and guarantees were in order.
Pinning ceremony for the Austin Community College students who completed the Nursing Associate Degree program on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the ACC Eastview Campus.
At Pevensey Castle
Pevensey Castle: a Saxon Shore fort, Norman defences, a medieval enclosure castle, and later associated remains
The monument includes Anderita Saxon Shore fort, traces of later, Norman defences, an enclosure castle, a 16th century gun emplacement and World War II defences situated on a low spur of sand and clay which now lies around 2km north west of the present East Sussex coastline at Pevensey. During the Roman and medieval periods the spur formed a peninsula projecting into a tidal lagoon and marshland, but coastal deposition and land reclamation have gradually built up the ground around it so that it is now completely land-locked. The roughly oval, north east-south west aligned Roman fort is the earliest of the structures which make up the monument and has been dated to the first half of the fourth century AD. Covering almost 4ha, the fort survives in the form of substantial ruins and buried remains. It is enclosed by a massive defensive wall with a flint and sandstone rubble core faced by coursed greensand and ironstone blocks, interspersed with red tile bonding courses. The whole is up to 3.7m thick and survives to a height of up to 8.1m. The wall was originally topped by a wall walk and parapet. Part excavation in 1906-8 showed that the wall was constructed on footings of rammed chalk and flints underpinned by oak piles and held together by a framework of wooden beams. Investigation of the internal face indicated that this was stepped upwards from a wide base so as to provide extra strength and support. Despite these precautions, a landslip on the south eastern side of the fort has resulted in the destruction of a c.180m length of the perimeter walls and, although fragments of the fallen masonry do survive, most have been removed over the years. Smaller sections of wall have also collapsed along the north western and eastern stretches. The defensive strength provided by the perimeter wall was enhanced by irregularly-spaced, externally projecting semicircular bastions with diameters of around 5m. There were originally at least 15 of these, of which 10 survive today. The fort was entered from its south western, landward approach by way of the main gateway. In front of this a protective ditch 5.5m wide was dug, and, although this became infilled over the years, a 40m stretch located towards its south eastern end has been recut and exposed. The ditch would have been spanned originally by a wooden bridge, although this no longer survives. The main gateway takes the form of a rectangular gatehouse set back between two solid semicircular bastions 8m apart. The 2.7m wide, originally arched entrance is flanked by two oblong guardrooms and the whole gateway structure projects beyond the inner face of the perimeter wall into the fort and is thought to have been originally two or even three storeys high. On the eastern side of the fort is a more simply designed subsidiary gateway, originally a 3m wide archway entrance, giving access to part of the adjacent Roman harbour, now overlain by Pevensey village. The extant archway is a modern reconstruction of the Norman rebuilding of the original entrance. Traces of a wooden causeway which led from it into the fort have been found during partial excavation. Midway along the north western stretch of perimeter wall is a now ruined postern c.2m wide, approached by a curved passage set within the wall. Part excavation between 1906-1908 indicated that the internal buildings which housed the garrison of up to 1,000 men, along with their livestock and supplies, were constructed of timber infilled with wattle and daub. A c.1m sq timber-lined Roman well was found in the south western sector of the fort, at the bottom of which were the remains of the wooden bucket with rope still attached. The well was found to have been filled with rubbish in Roman times and the presence of the bones of cattle, sheep, red deer, wild boar, wild birds, domestic dogs and cats, along with sea shells, gives some indication of the diet and lifestyle of the fort's original inhabitants. Anderita is thought to have been abandoned by its garrison by the latter half of the 4th century AD, and although little is known of its subsequent history until the 11th century, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records a massacre of Britons by the invading Saxons at the fort in AD 491. The Bayeux Tapestry states that William the Conquerer landed at Pevensey in 1066, and the Norman army are believed to have made use of the Roman fort as one of their first armed camps. The defences at Pevensey and the surrounding land were granted to King William's half-brother Robert, Count of Mortain. The medieval defences then went through at least 300 years of development, culminating in the construction of a stone built enclosure castle within the largely intact walls of the earlier Roman fort. It is thought that the first Norman defences took the form of a wooden palisade surrounded by a bank and ditch, and a c.40m length of partially infilled ditch up to 9m wide which survives across the north eastern sector of the earlier fort may indicate their original extent. Limited excavations in 1993-94 showed that the ground surface in the south eastern sector of the fort, in the vicinity of the later stone-built keep, was artificially raised some time before 1200, suggesting that a motte may also have been constructed. The original Roman gateways were rebuilt and a new ditch dug in front of the south western gate. Most of the Norman defences and interior wooden buildings will now survive in buried form beneath the later medieval castle, although herringbone-pattern repairs to the Roman masonry, by then serving as the outer bailey of the medieval defences, also date from this time. Around 1100 the defences were strengthened and the accommodation improved by the addition of a masonry keep in the south eastern sector of the earlier fort. The subject of a complex history of alteration, collapse and repair, the keep utilises part of the earlier, Roman perimeter wall and bastions. It takes the form of a rectangular block measuring c.16.8m by c.9m internally, reinforced by apsidal projections on all sides. Now surviving in ruined form up to first floor level, the keep originally took the form of a tall tower with an entrance on the first floor. A rectangular building measuring 7.6m by 6m was later constructed in the south eastern angle between the keep and the Roman wall. At around 1200 work began on the construction of a smaller, stone-built inner bailey in the south eastern sector of the earlier fort. An L-shaped ditch around 20m wide was dug to define the new enclosure, and this retains water in its northern arm. The material excavated from the ditch and from the destruction of the earlier bank was spread over much of the outer bailey to a depth of up to 1.5m. The ditch was recut during extensive renovations carried out during the early 20th century. The first structure to be built in this phase was the gatehouse to the south west which has an arched entrance between twin, semicircular external towers, now ruined. The basement chambers beneath each tower have ashlar-faced walls and barrel-vaulted ceilings, the southern chamber being entered by way of a newel staircase, the northern by a trapdoor. Both were used to house prisoners. Many subsequent alterations included the replacement, during the 15th century, of the wooden bridge over the outer ditch by a stone causeway. The originally embattled curtain wall enclosing the inner bailey was built within the ditch and inner berm around 1250. This survives almost to its full original height and is faced with coursed Greensand ashlar. Three semicircular external towers provided flanking cover from the narrow embrasures which pierce their walls. Each has a narrow staircase to a basement, a branch staircase off it into the ditch and a room and garderobe, or latrine, at ground floor level. Upper rooms were entered by way of the wall walk and were heated by fireplaces. The basement of the northernmost tower has two rib-vaulted bays, the keeled ribs resting on stiff-leaf corbels. The interior castle buildings continued to be built mainly of wood and these will survive in buried form, although the stone foundations of a chapel were exposed during partial excavation of the northern sector of the inner bailey. Around 20m south east of the chapel is a large stone-lined well at least 15.5m deep, and near this is a pile of medieval stone missile-balls, a selection of those recovered from the ditch. These were thrown from trebuchets during the four sieges of the castle. William, Count of Mortain forfeited Pevensey after an unsuccessful rebellion against Henry I in 1101 and the castle, which remained in the royal gift until the later Middle Ages, passed into the hands of the de Aquila family. The most famous siege took place in 1264-65 when the supporters of Henry III, fleeing from their defeat by the Barons at Lewes, took refuge in the castle. In 1372 the castle was given to John of Gaunt, and during his period of office was used to imprison James I, King of Scotland, who had been seized in 1406, and Joan, Queen of Navarre, accused of witchcraft by her stepson, Henry V. By 1300, the sea had gradually begun to recede from around the castle and its military importance declined as a result. Contemporary records show that the castle walls were constantly in need of expensive repair and by the end of the 14th century were not being properly maintained, although the roof leads were kept intact until the middle of the 15th century. By 1500 the castle had ceased to be inhabited and fell rapidly into decay. The threat of the Spanish Armada led to some renewed interest in the defensive value of the site, and a survey of 1587 records that the castle housed two demi-culverins, or heavy guns. These were sited on the contemporary, south east orientated, M-shaped earthen gun emplacement situated in the outer bailey around 90m north east of the main Roman gateway. This takes the form of a raised level platform c.20m long bounded on the seaward side by a slight bank c.0.4m high and around 3m wide. One of the cast iron guns, manufactured in the East Sussex Weald, is now housed within the inner bailey on a modern replica carriage. From the 17th century the castle passed through the hands of various private owners. Valued as a picturesque ruin during the 18th and 19th centuries, it features in many contemporary engravings and illustrations. In 1925 the Duke of Devonshire presented the monument to the state, and extensive repairs began with a view to opening the monument to the public. These were interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, when the castle resumed its original military purpose of protecting the south coast. The castle was refortified in May 1940 as an observation and command post. It was continuously occupied by regular troops, including Canadian forces and the United States Army Air Corps, who used it as a radio direction centre, and by the Home Guard until 1944. The World War II defences include two pillboxes and three machine gun posts of concrete faced with rubble and flints, carefully concealed and camouflaged within the earlier Roman and medieval fabric. An internal tower was built just to the south of the Roman east gateway and a blockhouse housing anti-tank weapons was built in front of the main Roman gateway. The blockhouse no longer survives. Modifications carried out to the medieval mural towers included lining the interiors with brick and inserting wooden floors. In 1945 the monument was returned to peaceful use and is now in the guardianship of the Secretary of State and open to the public.
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For years, Jordan has been associated with its epic history and landscapes, from the hidden ruined city of Petra to the red-sand dunes and canyons of Wadi Rum.
It's a country with stunning history, but not really known for hiking - the Jordan Trail, a recently introduced epic 650km route stretching the entire length of the state from its north to the south, may however well change that perception.
Each hike must have its most popular and admired part, and for the Jordan Trail it comes two-thirds of the way through the route with the stage from the Dana Biosphere Reserve to the ancient city of Petra.
Starting in one of Jordan's most scenic nature reserves, it takes four days mostly on the little-trodden and unmarked paths to finally reach the country's most iconic sights at Petra, which one enters - contrary to the vast majority of visitors - backdoor and alone.
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During the third day, we left Wadi Feid shortly before 5AM hiking in the eastern direction on the mostly dry rock riverbed.
The trail then continued along the escarpment line of the Jabal Safaha mountain ridge, offering stunning views of the deep valleys below us.
Having passed the Qutla ruins of a former settlement (no water source), we continued hiking in the southern direction, following now a slowly diminishing footpath.
Then, we entered an interesting sandstone landscape full of beautiful rock formations of different shapes and colours - the area here somehow reminded me of the Needles national park, Utah.
Then, we decided to make a shortcut to the Ammarin camp, our place of overnight stay - following a 4WD track to a ridge eastwards, we reached the pass realizing to our great relief that the shortcut is passable, despite quite steep descent requiring some minor scrambling.
We reached the secluded Ammarin camp shortly afterwards, and having much needed shower we enjoyed lazy laying on mattresses in the shade below a tall rock, sipping mint tea and taking a much needed rest.
On the abandoned General Store I found today in North Branch. I guess Associated Stores was an association of independent store owners.
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Allen Associates - sponsors of the OX5 Run for the Oxford Children's Hospital pose for photographs by John Hunt with GMTV's Kirsty McCabe & Emma Crosby
Associate Dean of Students Lauren Thorn, left, and Carter Morsell, donor relations coordinator for the Division of Student Affairs Office of Development, talk with students at the Pirate Nation Gives table outside of the Main Campus Student Center on Wednesday. (Photo by Rhett Butler)
Associate Director-General of Investment Promotion, Mr Francis Ho (right), and Executive Vice President for SME Support of Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), Mr Sun Seog-ki, sign the investment promotion MOU
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Cantalivered Rosewood & Chromed Steel sideboard designed by Tom Lupton & John Morton. Produced by Merrow Associates, UK
Associate Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Services (FAS), Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) Clay Hamilton and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack address the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee and hold a roundtable discussion on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the United States Department of Agriculture. (USDA photo by Tom Witham)
Associate Administrator attending the launch ceremony for the new partnership between UNDP (China), Mary Kay and All China Women’s Federation (ACWF)
Harriet Kung, associate director of science for DOE's Office of Basic Energy Sciences, was one of the kick-off speakers at last week's joint meeting of the Advanced Light Source and Molecular Foundry user and took advantage of her visit to the lab to inaugurate the TEAM 1.0 microscope at the National Center for Electron Microscopy (NCEM). Cutting the ribbon that launched TEAM, Kung was assisted by (from left in photo) Uli Dahmen, heat of NCEM and the TEAM collaboration, TEAM Project Manager Peter Denes, and Berkeley Site Office Manager Aundra Richards.
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Donor Associates Reception
President Michael S. Roth and members of the Trustee Associates, President’s Circle, Founders Club, Willbur Fisk Associates, College Row Society, John Wesley Associates, 1831 Society, Douglas Cannon Club, Foss Hill Club, Day Society, and Olin Associates at a pre-game reception. (Photo by John Van Vlack)
Jennifer Fei, Programme Associate, The Climate Reality Project, USA, Jill Leaness, Global Shaper, Washington D.C. II Hub, USA
Sophia Simmons, Project Specialist, Climate and Environment, Global Shapers Community, World Economic Forum
speaking Climate Reality Workshop: Crafting Solutions at the Global Shapers Annual Summit 2022 in Geneva, Switzerland, 3 September, Copyright: World Economic Forum/Pascal Bitz