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1/76 scale model diorama using buildings from the Kingsway Models range. At the end of the road Station Parade may be seen, then Burtons, Fine Fare and the new Black Cat Tavern are evident.
Vision of the 'minhocão'.
The Italia Building (officially known as Circolo Italiano) is the second largest in the city of São Paulo and Brazil in height, with 165 meters (151 m from street level) spread over 46 floors. Inaugurated in 1965, it is currently one of the landmarks of the city, protected by the Patrimony of History because it is one of the greatest examples of Brazilian vertical architecture.
In dem Regierungsgebäude am Kanzlerwall, welches 1900 gebaut wurde, befindet sich heute die Polizeidirektion.
In the government building on Chancellor Wall, which was built in 1900, now houses the police headquarters.
Dans le bâtiment du gouvernement sur chancelier mur, qui a été construit en 1900, abrite aujourd'hui le siège de la police.
I was supposed to go to the Polar Bear Plunge at North Ave. Beach but was too lazy to get up so you get this instead. I love lazy Sundays.
The interior of the cathedral is 138.75 m (about 455 ft) long, 30 m (approx. 98 feet) wide in the nave, and 38 m (about 125 feet) high in the centre. It comprises a nave with aisles, transepts with aisles, a choir with double aisles, and an apse with ambulatory and radiating chapels. It has interesting stained glass ranging from the 13th to the 20th century. The rose window over the main portal and the gallery beneath are of rare magnificence.
Marc Chagall designed the stained glass installed in 1974 in the axis of the apse.
Jinling Lu is set for a reno/demo/revamp. I'm not sure how much of this will be torn down, and I truly hope it will be just a cosmetic makeover, but the one thing that will change dramatically is the old soul of the neighbourhood. New, higher rents will be far much for the former residents/retail to pay. Even if the buildings remain, there will definitely be a new heart in this street.
Here's to the Former French Concession's Jinling Lu. I hope you're handled with soft hands through this transition.
Rear view of Thimble Cottage or the O'Brien property, found in St. John's, Newfoundland. This view shows the classic salt box design. It also shows the deterioration that is occurring. This house has sat empty for a number of years since the final family member passed away a few years ago. I had heard there were plans to refurbish it but it has had nothing done to it and is deteriorating. This is a real piece of history from a long gone era.
Thimble Cottage is a wooden, two-and-one-half storey saltbox house located at 150 Oxen Pond Road, St. John’s, NL. Built between 1850-1851 by farmer John O’Brien, it is a rare example of a nineteenth-century Irish farmhouse in Freshwater Valley, where more than twenty such homes once existed. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
Thimble Cottage has been designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador because of its historical, aesthetic and cultural values.
Thimble Cottage has historical value as it is one of the oldest remaining farmhouses in St. John’s and is associated with the agriculturally stimulated settlement on the outskirts of the city. Oxen Pond Road is situated in Freshwater Valley, an area settled primarily by Irish immigrant farmers who produced food for local consumption, particularly for St. John’s and surrounding area. Pioneers such as John O’Brien developed a farming way of life that proved prosperous from the late 1700s into the twentieth century.
Thimble Cottage has aesthetic value as it is a rare example of the type of farmhouse built by Irish settlers in Freshwater Valley, an area on the outskirts of St. John’s until the mid twentieth century. Its saltbox construction would have been typical of the type of home built by early settlers in this area and in surrounding communities. Indeed, the saltbox style was an accepted form of early housing throughout much of Newfoundland. Also of note is the large central hearth, a typical feature of this house type. Employing mortise and tension construction and locally procured timber and stone, Thimble Cottage is a testament to the skill and craftsmanship of vernacular builders in the region.
Thimble Cottage has cultural value because it stands as a physical reminder of a particular time and place. Freshwater Valley was once a rural community of farmers on the outskirts of St. John’s. Above the bustle of the growing city, farmhouses, outbuildings, gardens, fields and livestock peppered the landscape. Creating fertile fields from wooded wilderness, farmers in this area supplied city dwellers with fresh produce, providing the colony a degree of self sufficiency. By 1840, more than four hundred such farms were located within the boundaries of what is now St. John’s. Today only a handful remain. Thimble Cottage is an important component of the cultural landscape in an area quickly being developed as a compact, residential zone.
Character Defining Elements
All elements that define the building's vernacular saltbox design, including:
-saltbox roof;
-two-and-one-half storey construction;
-boxed eave brackets;
-long overhanging eaves;
-narrow wood clapboard;
-corner boards;
-window size, style, trim and placement;
-size, style, trim and placement of exterior doors;
-large central hearth;
-chimney style and placement;
-location and style of linhay on rear facade; and,
-dimensions, location and orientation of building.
Source: Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador property file “St. John's - Thimble Cottage - FPT 1655”
Some more information on the O'Brien family:
Irish emigrant John O'Brien designed Thimble Cottage on Nagle's Hill in St. John's around 1850. O'Brien had emigrated from Ireland between 1815-1820 and began to clear 14 acres of land in Freshwater Valley, now located in St. John's.
O'Brien took advantage of a measure by Newfoundland's Governor, Sir Richard Goodwin Keats, to ease the laws against commercial farming in the early nineteenth century. O'Brien established a commercial dairy farm and sold his milk to housewives and shopkeepers in the west end of St. John's. He nearly lost the farm in 1849 after a legal battle fined him £12 for an assault. O'Brien claimed he could not pay the fine and, consequently, his farm was to be sold at a public auction. A public uproar ensued caused by an editorial in Robert John Parson's Newfoundland Patriot in support of O'Brien. As a result, no one submitted a bid on the farm and O'Brien was able to keep his property.
The present structure was the third home built by John O'Brien on his farm. Built for his son Timothy, it would usually take two winters to gather sufficient materials from the nearby forest to build such a dwelling. He made the chimney from locally-gathered stone and sheltered the structure with locally-made spruce shingles. The two-and-a-half-storeyed salt-box house has a sloping roof which makes the structure a single storey at the rear where the kitchen is located. The dwelling is typical of a nineteenth century Newfoundland Irish farmhouse. It is the sole survivor of approximately 20 similar homes that were once common in the Freshwater Valley area.
The family continues to own the farm and dwelling. John O'Brien's great-grandsons, Aloysius and Michael, live there now; the third brother, John, died in 1997 after also having lived there. Aloysius is well known in St. John's for his extensive knowledge of Newfoundland botany and for his fluency in Irish Gaelic. In recognition of his exceptional contributions to Newfoundland's horticulture and the preservation of Irish Gaelic, Memorial University of Newfoundland granted Aloysius an honorary degree in 1982.
The O'Briens have fought against the forces of modernization to preserve the farm that has been in the family for nearly 180 years. They have rejected million-dollar offers made by potential developers and resolutely defend their property against industrial and residential intrusion.
Thimble Cottage is known as a great place for stimulating conversation and over the years many well-known figures have visited the O'Brien homestead. Perhaps the most famous visitor was former Irish Prime Minister Bruton, who spent an afternoon with the O'Briens while visiting the province. Irish historian and author Aidan O'Hara is a frequent visitor. Some well known Newfoundlanders, such as musician Pamela Morgan, are regular visitors to the O'Brien brothers.
The Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador rewarded the efforts of Aloysius and his brothers to preserve their land and home in May 1992 when Thimble Cottage was declared a Registered Heritage Structure. This structure was also awarded the Southcott Award for Heritage Restoration by the Newfoundland Historic Trust.
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A esquerda, edifício residencial Blok 16 em Almere, Holanda. Projeto de René van Zuuk Architekten. 2005.
A direita, edifício de uso misto Side by Side. Projeto do escritório 'de Architekten Cie'. 2007.
At left, residential building Blok 16 in Almere, the Netherlands. Designed by René van Zuuk Architekten. 2005.
At right, mixed-use building Side by Side. Designed by 'de Architekten Cie'. 2007.
Hama-Rikyū park, Tokyo
A pavilion at the 'Shioiri-no-ike' pond with the highrising buildings in 'Shiodome' in the back
Ein Pavillon am 'Shioiri-no-ike' See mit der Hochhäusern in 'Shiodome' im Hintergrund
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On the 15th November 2018 I decided to take a walk through the centre of the city of Glasgow. There are so many points of interest that it can be difficult to settle on what it is you want to capture from a walking style photoshoot. On this one, I decided I wanted to capture a typical day in Glasgow as seen by the many people who pass through it but maybe never have the time nor inclination to stop for a moment and actually take in the surroundings.
This small series of images show a very interesting building which looks like it has long since gone out of use in the Charing Cross / Dowanhill area featuring a large bust at the front of the roof, reflections from the window of a coffee shop on Ingram Street, The Gallery of Modern Art, The Cameron Memorial Fountain which has a great story to it, and the long since closed and out of use Charing Cross Victorian Toilets, so you may find yourself feeling needy while seeking another loo somewhere.
It seems like the neatest things in Cleveland, TN have the Cragmiles name on it, and so it is with this house along Ocoee St., not far from the center of town. Today the house is used as the History and Archives branch of the county Library system, which contains significant records about the Civil War and Reconstruction years in Bradley County and East Tennessee.
The home was built in 1866, when business leader P. M. Craigmiles announced the beginning of post-Civil War recovery in Cleveland with the construction of this impressive Italianate-style brick home. Today, the building is on the National Registry of Historic Places
"Meeker was born in Butler County, Ohio, to Jacob and Phoebe Meeker. His family relocated to Indiana when he was a boy. He married Eliza Jane Sumner in 1851; the following year the couple, with Ezra's brother and with their newborn son, set out for the Oregon Territory, where land could be claimed and settled on. Although they endured hardships on the Trail in the journey of nearly six months, the entire party survived the trek. Meeker and his family briefly stayed near Portland, then journeyed north to live in the Puget Sound region. They settled at what is now Puyallup in 1862, where Meeker grew hops for use in brewing beer. By 1887, his business had made him wealthy, and his wife built a large mansion for the family. In 1891 an infestation of hop aphids destroyed his crops and took much of his fortune. He later tried his hand at a number of ventures, and made four largely unsuccessful trips to the Klondike, taking groceries and hoping to profit from the gold rush."
De Bossche School is een traditionele stroming in de Nederlandse architectuur, gebaseerd op het gedachtegoed van dom Hans van der Laan, waarbij ruimtewerking en evenwichtige maatverhoudingen een belangrijke rol spelen.Door de katholieke achtergrond van de organisatoren en docenten is het niet verwonderlijk dat de Bossche School-stijl in eerste instantie vooral tot uiting kwam in de katholieke kerkenbouw. De uitgangspunten van Van der Laans architectuurtheorie zijn echter algemeen en in toenemende mate kwamen er dan ook wereldlijke gebouwen volgens deze principes tot stand. Alhoewel het hoogtepunt van deze stijl in de jaren '60 en '70 lag, worden er ook nu nog gebouwen ontworpen die in meer of mindere mate geinspïreerd zijn door de Bossche school-architectuur.Het belangrijkste kenmerk van de Bossche School is de toepassing van een strikt verhoudingensysteem, gebaseerd op het zogeheten plastische getal, een proportie gebaseerd op onze driedimensionale – vandaar 'plastische' – perceptie van de wereld om ons heen. Een ander belangrijk concept in de theorie is de 'cella' of kamer, de kleinste architectonische ruimte binnen een gebouw, die ontstaat tussen twee wanden die 'in elkaars nabijheid staan'. De breedte van een kamer of galerij is direct gerelateerd aan de muurdikte (7 : 1), en vormt op haar beurt de basis voor het gehele architectonische ontwerp.
In de Bossche School-architectuur draait in de kern om het tot stand brengen van besloten ruimten en om de onderlinge samenhang van alle onderdelen en het geheel. Dit wordt bereikt door de toepassing van evenwichtige maatverhoudingen volgens het 'plastische getal'. Hoewel het nooit ging om het toepassen van specifieke stijlelementen, zijn er enkele kenmerken ontstaan die karakteristiek zijn voor de Bossche School-stijl.
Diep geplaatste ramen met duidelijk zichtbare dagkanten om de muurdikte te benadrukken.
De voegen tussen bakstenen zijn volledig opgevuld, soms zo vol dat het cement er uit druipt.
De buitenmuren zijn vaak aangesmeerd met cementpap.
De vloeren zijn vaak uitgevoerd in gewassen grind in cement.
De horizontaliteit wordt benadrukt door enkele speklagen of door het gebruik van duidelijk zichtbare lateien boven deur en raamopeningen.
De platte daken worden afgewerkt met een rij holle en bolle dakpannen langs de dakranden.
De bouwmaterialen zijn op zo'n manier afgewerkt dat de constructie van een gebouw herkenbaar blijft.
Er wordt gespeeld met de overgangen tussen de binnen- en buitenruimten.
(Bron: Wikipedia)
Sydney Nanoscience Hub (SNH). Housing the Australian Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology (AINST) at The University of Sydney, Australia
The Jones Mansion, a grandiose house on South Street East, was commissioned by Talladega banker and businessman, Leon G. Jones, designed by renowned architect Frank Lockwood of Montgomery, Alabama, and constructed by Robert S. West of Talladega.
Leon Jones came to Talladega from south Alabama during the rising economic tide in the 1880’s. Jones married Kathryn Higgins, a member of a prominent local family who lived at Town’s End Farm (1010 East Street South). Their children were Turner, George W., Leon, Jr., and Margaret, who married Julian Elliott, Sr. The Jones family contributed to much of the up-building of Talladega.
Leon G. Jones, Sr. operated Wholesale Grocery Company, located on the east side of Court Street and about a hundred yards south of Battle Street, and organized and operated the Bank & Trust Company, located in the middle of the south block of the courthouse square. He also owned and operated Shocco Springs in the 1920’s and ‘30’s, and dealt extensively in real estate throughout the area.
The house features American Vignoli columns with Schamozzi’s Ionic Capitals. The circular gazebo at right (east) end of the porch has an octagonal spire housing an areole with ornamental caps. The great chimney in the center of the house serves six rooms. A channel in the chimney leads from each room to the ash pit in the basement. By pulling an iron ring, the ashes are dumped into a fireproof storage bin in the basement.
The house passed into the ownership of J. Turner Jones, who sold it to the Bruce Brown family in the 1950’s. It is currently in the possession of the Bowden family.
STUDENT TEAM STARTS BUILDING TECHSTYLE HAUS FOR THE SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE 2014 COMPETITION.
Team including representatives from Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Applied Sciences of Erfurt, Germany begin building their entry to the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 Competition, a passive house made entirely of high-performance textiles.
PROVIDENCE, RI, FEBRUARY 3, 2014.
BUILDING HAS BEGUN.
After over a year of designing, planning, and designing some more, TECHSTYLE HAUS has finally begun fabrication. The team has set up a build site to construct the pieces of TECHSTYLE HAUS at a warehouse in Providence owned by Ximedica. With the help of Shawmut Construction, students have learned about the essentials of safe building and site management.
While some students built model floor pallets, others completed a full scale mock-up of a section of the house to study the wall assembly and insulation composition. Other parts of the TECHSTYLE HAUS design have been finalized:
Design of the decks and foundation pallets
Design of the mechanical core, with help from Herrick & White
Design of the HVAC system, with help from Viessmann and TACO
Engineering specifications of the steel structure, with help from Chicago Rolled Metal Products and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Engineering and design specifications of the Sheerfill membrane, with help from Saint-Gobain and Birdair
Furniture and interior finish selections, with help from Vitra
Even though the team has much more construction ahead of them, they are all eager to don their hard hats to realize their vision for a new type of sustainable housing. Construction is slated to be complete by the end of April so that the project can be packed up and shipped (thankfully it’s made of lightweight textiles) to France, ready to be re-erected for the Solar Decathlon Europe Competition in June.
TECHSTYLE HAUS.
Challenging problems desire challenging solutions. The world is rocked by volatile climate change, resource depletion, and social upheaval; and architects must design in response to the needs of the times. We cannot hope to design for the new world if our ideas of architecture are mired in the definitions of the past.
SOLAR DECATHLON
STUDENT TEAM STARTS BUILDING TECHSTYLE HAUS FOR THE SOLAR DECATHLON EUROPE 2014 COMPETITION.
Team including representatives from Brown University, the Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Applied Sciences of Erfurt, Germany begin building their entry to the Solar Decathlon Europe 2014 Competition, a passive house made entirely of high-performance textiles.
PROVIDENCE, RI, FEBRUARY 3, 2014.
BUILDING HAS BEGUN.
After over a year of designing, planning, and designing some more, TECHSTYLE HAUS has finally begun fabrication. The team has set up a build site to construct the pieces of TECHSTYLE HAUS at a warehouse in Providence owned by Ximedica. With the help of Shawmut Construction, students have learned about the essentials of safe building and site management.
While some students built model floor pallets, others completed a full scale mock-up of a section of the house to study the wall assembly and insulation composition. Other parts of the TECHSTYLE HAUS design have been finalized:
Design of the decks and foundation pallets
Design of the mechanical core, with help from Herrick & White
Design of the HVAC system, with help from Viessmann and TACO
Engineering specifications of the steel structure, with help from Chicago Rolled Metal Products and Simpson Gumpertz & Heger
Engineering and design specifications of the Sheerfill membrane, with help from Saint-Gobain and Birdair
Furniture and interior finish selections, with help from Vitra
Even though the team has much more construction ahead of them, they are all eager to don their hard hats to realize their vision for a new type of sustainable housing. Construction is slated to be complete by the end of April so that the project can be packed up and shipped (thankfully it’s made of lightweight textiles) to France, ready to be re-erected for the Solar Decathlon Europe Competition in June.
TECHSTYLE HAUS.
Challenging problems desire challenging solutions. The world is rocked by volatile climate change, resource depletion, and social upheaval; and architects must design in response to the needs of the times. We cannot hope to design for the new world if our ideas of architecture are mired in the definitions of the past.
SOLAR DECATHLON COMPETITION.
The 2014 European Solar Decathlon is an international competition that challenges 20 university teams to compete in ten contests to build a completely solar-powered house. Contests include Innovation, Architecture, Sustainability, and Energy Efficiency.
TEAM.
We are a dedicated and diverse team from Brown University, The Rhode Island School of Design, and the University of Applied Sciences of Erfurt, Germany. Together, our goal is to challenge the very definition of sustainable building design, harness new material potentials, and embrace the spirit of innovation.
VERSAILLES.
The competition takes place in Versailles, France between June 26 and July 11, immediately after a short assembly phase starting June 13.
BOISBUCHET.
Following a brief breakdown at the competition, TECHSTYLE HAUS will be moved to Domaine de Boisbuchet, a prestigious campus for art and design workshops in Lessac, France. The house will serve as a prototype that will be aggregated, creating a dense student commune for 40 students. Following assembly, TECHSTYLE HAUS will be continually monitored and studied to not only test its performance, but its viability as a new kind of sustainable development.
A LEARNING TOOL.
TECHSTYLE HAUS is first and foremost a learning tool. By choosing to work with textiles, we are inevitably challenging conventional architectural practices and approaching homebuilding with a fresh perspective. This challenge has encouraged us to consider the problem with playful and willing minds and has given us the opportunity to invent new solutions to old problems.
PASSIVE HOUSE.
The house may inspire active experience, but will be built to the Passive House Standard, the premier benchmark for energy performance. TECHSTYLE HAUS will challenge the typical idea of a passive, high-performance house (with its four thick walls and highly insulated ceilings), to one with sweeping arches and an innovative textile wall enclosure.
TEXTILE SKIN.
Our most innovative invention is our textile wall assembly. Textiles intelligently layer to create a high-performance exterior enclosure suitable for Passive House Standard, while integrating textural interior textiles.
SOLAR ENERGY.
We are utilizing textile-integrated flexible solar photovoltaic cells and solar thermal units to harness energy, making for an entirely off-the-grid house.
LIFESTYLE.
TECHSTYLE HAUS features an open and flexible plan suitable for multiple lifestyles. Aside from the compact core for utilities, the house can be adapted and defined by its inhabitants. The design will incorporate Saint Gobain’s Multi-Comfort principles to ensure a maximized interior environment.