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Je suis à la pointe de la technologie des transports : je passe partout même là où des voitures ne le pourraient pas ! Je peux marcher 50km quotidiennement pendant 10 jours sans rien consommer, tout en portant de lourdes charges ! Je cours très vite et l’on me surnomme le vaisseau du désert, le fidèle compagnon des cultures nomades. Attention toutefois à ne pas me confondre avec le chameau qui lui a une deuxième bosse !

Artiste: Drops

Drops est un studio graphique créé en 2006 par quatre étudiants en arts appliqués.

 

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Camping and Hiking in Big Basin State Park near Boulder Creek, California and a trip to Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California.

 

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'SAM 572' carrying Secretary of State Mike POMPEO from Ankara to Andrews and performing a fuel stop in Brussels. This is NOT an ASEM summit related traffic. Seen here landing on RWY25L which normally never happens! [SAM572]

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EC-GOV Cessna C.560 Citation V Executive Airlines @ Arrecife Airport, Lanzarote 05/03/2019

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Tak Wing Pawn Shop

 

The building at No. 72 Des Voeux Road Central is four-storey high. It is a typical verandah-type shophouse where the front façade projects over the pavement and is supported by two columns to form a covered walkway. It is easily identifiable by the five plastered plaques bearing the Chinese name“德榮大押” on the front façade facing Des Voeux Road Central and the side elevation facing Man Yee Lane (萬宜里). The wall of the side elevation is finished with plaster marked with faux horizontal joint lines. There are altogether 15 metal-framed windows on the side elevation, with one row of four situated slightly higher than the others, which are believed to be the windows for the internal staircase. On the ground floor at the rear elevation is an enclosed backyard. A flagpole used to sit on a short stepped base on the left-hand side of the roof, but it was removed sometime between 1980s and 1990s and only the base remains now.

 

The building is situated at the intersection of Des Voeux Road Central and Man Yee Lane. Its location on the corner provides a side entrance, catering to customers who wish to avoid being seen entering the pawnshop from the main street.

 

The unique setting and some iconic features of a traditional pawnshop can still be seen inside the shop on the ground floor today. The main hall features a wooden “shy screen”(遮醜板), in an L-shape, blocking the view inside from the main door and side entrance to protect customers’ privacy. Behind the screen is a high counter that divides the front and back of the shop, where the pawnbroker serves customers. The height of the counter allows the pawnbroker to have a full view of the shop to ensure security. However, both the wooden screen and the finishes of the high counter are relatively new, following recent renovations carried out on the ground floor.

 

Security is a prime concern for this building, as evidenced by the verandahs on the upper floors, all of which are fitted with green metal grills to safeguard the pawnshop from burglars. Of particular interest are the coin motifs along the bottom of the metal grills, adding some decorative details to the functional design of the building.

 

The original built form of the building, including the footprint and the verandahs with their supporting columns, has been retained. Various renovations have been carried out over the years on both the exterior and interior of the building on the ground floor, such as the supporting columns and all the walls have been refurbished with new stone tiles and the floor has been laid with new modern tiles.

 

The changes seem to be mainly confined to the ground floor, whereas the exterior of the upper floors has remained intact. The only exception is that the figure “1940” that was previously painted on the roof parapet has now been removed. Overall, the building has been kept in a generally authentic condition in terms of its built form and original appearance. The building is an example of traditional pawnshop occupying an entire pre-war shophouse. The ground floor still opens for business, while the upper floors, which were previously used to store large pawned items, seem to be vacant. Pre-war shophouses that are entirely dedicated to a single pawnshop are becoming increasingly rare in Hong Kong as a result of urban development.

Early science results from NASA’s Juno mission to Jupiter portray the largest planet in our solar system as a complex, gigantic, turbulent world, with Earth-sized polar cyclones, plunging storm systems that travel deep into the heart of the gas giant, and a mammoth, lumpy magnetic field that may indicate it was generated closer to the planet’s surface than previously thought.

 

This image shows Jupiter’s south pole, as seen by NASA’s Juno spacecraft from an altitude of 32,000 miles (52,000 kilometers). The oval features are cyclones, up to 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) in diameter. Multiple images taken with the JunoCam instrument on three separate orbits were combined to show all areas in daylight, enhanced color, and stereographic projection.

 

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Fans of The Walking Dead will probably understand this picture more than others!

 

Can't wait for the bad boy to return this weekend!

I never realized the lead plant blooms. The color on both foliage and flowers was quite nice but I suspect that won't last. In between gusts of wind I got this shot which includes a bit of the foliage.

 

And its another plant with the nickname "indigo" - downy indigo bush. plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_amca6.pdf

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Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve

 

Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve is a tranquil refuge on Blackpool’s urban fringe, important for nature conservation, quiet recreation and environmental education.

 

The reserve is nationally recognised as a Site of Special Scientific Interest for its bird populations, but it also supports a number of other nationally important species such as dragonflies, butterflies, bats and orchids. Marton Mere is Blackpool’s biodiversity hot spot, despite it once being part of Blackpool Corporation’s rubbish tip.

 

The site contains a diversity of habitats including open water, reed beds, grassland as well as pockets of woodland and scrub. Visitors can enjoy the area through following the designated footpaths around the site and visiting the numerous bird watching hides.

 

Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve is owned, managed and funded by Blackpool Council’s Ranger Service in partnership with Marton Mere Holiday Village. The Rangers undertake large conservation projects with the Volunteer Rangers, protect the interests of people and wildlife as well as undertake a varied programme and events and tours around the reserve.

 

The Parks Events Programme is availible between April and October, please pick up your copy in the Stanley Park Visitors Centre or on the publications page. In additon to the events programme the Ranger Service will be carrying out several walks this winter (Nov-Feb) to learn all about Long Eared Owls - you might even spot one of these elusive birds! See the publications section on the right for further details.

 

Visit Blackpool's Parks and Open Spaces on Facebook for detailed updates on park projects, developments and events - www.facebook.com

 

For information on walking in Lancashire contact: www.walkinginlancs.co.uk

  

Where can I see Long Eared Owls?

 

Long Eared Owls winter at Marton Mere Nature Reserve before returning to their breeding areas in the spring. During winter (Nov-Feb) Blackpool Council's Ranger Service organise walks which show you where these elusive birds are located and leave you to enjoy this beautiful site. Remember your binoculars - you may also spot a Bittern if you're lucky! For further details please go to the Publications section on the Ranger Service website

  

How can I join the Junior Rangers Club?

 

Are you interested in exploring? Do you like art, science, history or nature? Would you like to learn more about local parks and nature reserves that belong to you? Did you know you can help protect these special places? Well, guess what? Now you can, and all you need to do to be a part of all the fun is join the Junior Rangers Club, and better still, it's all free! As a junior Ranger you'll get to explore the local wildlife, go on trips, use hand tools to make things, take part in arts and crafts, go orienteering, play games and loads more. The Junior Rangers Club is run by Blackpool's Ranger Service on Marton Mere Local Nature Reserve and is a fun packed wildlife club for children aged 8 to 13 years old. The club will meet on a Sunday afternoon, once a month from 1.00 p.m to 3.00 p.m. If you want to find out more please contact the Ranger Service on (01253) 478012 or email parks@blackpool.gov.uk.

  

What wildlife can be seen on the reserve?

 

Marton Mere has a superb diversity of habitats, making it attractive to a number of flora and fauna. You will find a variety of wildflowers such as bee orchids, yellow rattle, marsh woundwort and birdsfoot trefoil. The site supports a number of invertebrates such as bees, dragonflies and moths. Butterflies such as the common blue, red admiral, meadow brown and gatekeeper are particularly numerous.

 

The reserve attracts good numbers of scarcer birds such as water rails, bitterns, whimbrels, marsh harriers and ospreys. The extensive reed bed habitat supports breeding sedge warblers, reed warbler and reed bunting. Long eared owls, sparrowhawks, peregrines and the occasional merlin are also present.

  

How can I become a Volunteer Ranger?

 

We welcome applicants to our Volunteer Ranger Service who work around the borough supporting the work of the Rangers on ecological sites. Volunteer Rangers undertake foot patrols, litter picking, practical conservation work and maintenance – as well as assist in guided walks, events and running the Ranger Station.

 

If you are interested, please contact: (01253) 478478 or download a pack which can be found under Publications to the right of this page..

  

What is the history of Marton Mere?

 

The Mere is one of only two nature lakes in Lancashire. The site was formed at the end of the last Ice Age over 10,000 years ago, covering a much larger site than you see today.

 

Surrounded by forest and marsh attracting animals such as beaver, elk, wild boar, wolves and bears, local people would have caught fish and hunted wildfowl as well as collected reeds and rushes for thatching their homes.

In the early 18th century the original Mere was drained for agriculture significantly reducing the open water habitat. In more recent times, much of the site and surrounding area was used as a refuse tip until 1972. After the site was reclaimed the Nature Conservancy Council designated the area as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1974 and Blackpool Council declared the site as a Local Nature Reserve for wildlife in 1991.

 

Tarpaulin Printing

Source: Scan of an original photograph.

Set: VAN01.

Photographer: ©1971 Mr C. Vance.

Repository: Copied from the collection of Mr C. Vance.

Used here by his very kind permission.

 

Local Studies at Swindon Central Library

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The Orion Nebula is a picture book of star formation, from the massive, young stars shaping the nebula to the pillars of dense gas that may be the homes of budding stars. The Trapezium resides in the bright central region. Ultraviolet light unleashed by these stars carves a cavity in the emission nebula and disrupts the growth of hundreds of smaller stars.

 

Image credit: NASA,ESA, M. Robberto (STScI/ESA) and the Hubble Space Telescope Orion Treasury Project Team

 

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Hurricanes are the most powerful weather event on Earth. The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season extends from June 1 to November 30.

 

Faster than a cheetah, the fastest animal on land, hurricanes produce winds of 74 miles an hour (119 kilometers per hour) or more.

 

In this image from 2021, the crew aboard the International Space Station snapped this image of Hurricane Sam as it churned in the Atlantic Ocean while the station orbited 259 miles above Trinidad and Tobago.

 

Image Credit: NASA

 

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Stilt-legged Fly - Taeniaptera trivittata (~10 mm)

The markings on the legs and waving behavior are thought to mimic the antennae of wasps and/or ants. This species is said to be an ant mimic.

References

- BugGuide bugguide.net/node/view/35482

- Missouri Dept. Conservation mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/stilt-legged-flies

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EC-GOV Cessna C.560 Citation V Executive Airlines @ Arrecife Airport, Lanzarote 04/03/2019

D1054 'Western Governor' stands by the turntable at Old Oak Common depot in 1974-75

 

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Part of the Tom Derrington Collection with photographer unknown

From a brief editorial portrait session with Ohio's Gov-elect Ted Strickland. Although I spent no more than five minutes with camera in hand shooting portraits, this photo took almost an hour to arrange at his inaugural headquarters.

 

Technical details: D200, two SB800s fired with Pocket Wizards, a small nearly bare bulb optical slave in his hands. Much gnashing of teeth trying to balance desired depth of field, exposures and hands placement.

This view of southern California was taken by the Apollo 7 crew during their 18th revolution of the Earth, on Oct. 12, 1968. Photographed from an altitude of 124 nautical miles, the coast of California can be seen from Point Mugu southward to Oceanside. Santa Catalina can be seen below the off shore clouds. Details of the Los Angeles area are obscured by pollution which extends from Banning westward for 100 miles to beyond Malibu. In the upper portion of the photograph can be seen (left to right) the San Joaquin Valley beyond Bakersfield, the Techachapi Mountains, the Sierra Nevada, Owens Valley, Death Valley and the Mojave Desert.

 

Apollo 7, which launched on Oct. 11, 1968, and was nicknamed "The Walt, Wally and Donn Show," was the first crewed Apollo mission to launch. The mission demonstrated the capabilities of the Command and Service Module, mission support facilities' performance during a crewed mission and Apollo rendezvous capability, as well as the first live TV broadcasts from space.

 

Image credit: NASA

 

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Nps.gov: Drive approximately 30 miles across the park on the North Cascades Highway (State Route 20), and experience the old growth forests, cascading waterfalls, and mountain scenery of North Cascades. Allow at least an hour to drive this beautiful, winding road, and add more time for stops along the way. Before arriving, check road conditions for seasonal closures. For road updates and pass history, visit Washington State Department of Transportation.

 

Nationalparks.org: Leave city life behind during your visit to North Cascades National Park, a vast wilderness of conifer-clad mountains, glaciers, and lakes.

 

Stateofwatourism.com: With jagged peaks, panoramic views, and alpine lakes, North Cascades National Park is often referred to as the American Alps.

Tucked away in the state’s northwest corner, the park includes more than 300 glaciers and a seemingly endless inventory of waterfalls from which the Cascade Range gets its name.

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Spain, Ejército del Aire (Air Force), Airbus A310-300, msn 550, reg T.22-1, Sqn marks 451-01 and marked "Reino de España", one of two used as VIP transport, Also parrticipant in the massive flypast over Madrid on National Day, seen here leavin Torrejón (LETO) home base.

   

 

A Desert Park

www.nps.gov/jotr/planyourvisit/desertpark.htm

  

Joshua Tree National Park is immense, nearly 800,000 acres, and infinitely variable. It can seem unwelcoming, even brutal during the heat of summer when, in fact, it is delicate and extremely fragile. This is a land shaped by strong winds, sudden torrents of rain, and climatic extremes. Rainfall is sparse and unpredictable. Streambeds are usually dry and waterholes are few. Viewed in summer, this land may appear defeated and dead, but within this parched environment are intricate living systems waiting for the opportune moment to reproduce. The individuals, both plant and animal, that inhabit the park are not individualists. They depend on their entire ecosystem for survival.

 

Two deserts, two large ecosystems primarily determined by elevation, come together in the park. Few areas more vividly illustrate the contrast between “high” and “low” desert. Below 3,000 feet (910 m), the Colorado Desert (part of the Sonoran Desert), occupying the eastern half of the park, is dominated by the abundant creosote bush. Adding interest to this arid land are small stands of spidery ocotillo and cholla cactus.

 

The higher, slightly cooler, and wetter Mojave Desert is the special habitat of the undisciplined Joshua tree, extensive stands of which occur throughout the western half of the park. According to legend, Mormon pioneers considered the limbs of the Joshua trees to resemble the upstretched arms of Joshua leading them to the promised land. Others were not as visionary. Early explorer John Fremont described them as “…the most repulsive tree in the vegetable Kingdom.”

 

Standing like islands in a desolate sea, oases provide dramatic contrast to their arid surroundings. Five fan palm oases dot the park, indicating those few areas where water occurs naturally at or near the surface, meeting the special life requirements of those stately trees. Oases once serving earlier desert visitors now abound in wildlife.

 

The park encompasses some of the most interesting geologic displays found in California’s deserts. Rugged mountains of twisted rock and exposed granite monoliths testify to the tremendous earth forces that shaped and formed this land. Arroyos, playas, alluvial fans, bajadas, pediments, desert varnish, granites, aplite, and gneiss interact to form a giant mosaic of immense beauty and complexity.

 

As old as the desert may look, it is but a temporary phenomenon in the incomprehensible time-scale of geology. In more verdant times, one of the Southwest’s earliest inhabitants, members of the Pinto Culture, lived in the now dry Pinto Basin. Later, Indians traveled through this area in tune with harvests of pinyon nuts, mesquite beans, acorns, and cactus fruit, leaving behind rock paintings and pottery ollas as reminders of their passing.

 

In the late 1800s cattlemen came to the desert. They built dams to create water tanks. They were followed by miners who tunneled the earth in search of gold. They are gone now, but they left behind the Lost Horse and Desert Queen mines and the Keys Ranch. In the 1930s homesteaders came seeking free land and the chance to start new lives. Today many people come to the park’s 794,000 acres of open space seeking clear skies and clean air, and the peace and tranquility, the quietude and beauty, only deserts offer.

 

The life force is patient here. Desert vegetation, often appearing to have succumbed to this hot sometimes unrelentedly dry environment, lies dormant, awaiting the rainfall and moderate weather that will trigger its growth, painting the park a profusion of colors. At the edges of daylight and under clear night skies lives a number of generally unfamiliar desert animals. Waiting out daytime heat, these creatures run, hop, crawl, and burrow in the slow rhythm of desert life. Under bright sun and blue sky, bighorn sheep and golden eagles add an air of unconcerned majesty to this land.

 

For all its harshness, the desert is a land of extreme fragility. Today’s moment of carelessness may leave lasting scars or disrupt an intricate system of life that has existed for eons. When viewed from the roadside, the desert only hints at its hidden life. To the close observer, a tiny flower bud or a lizard’s frantic dash reveals a place of beauty and vitality. Take your time as you travel through Joshua Tree National Park. The desert provides space for self-discovery, and can be a refuge for the human spirit.

 

Maps;

 

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Pictured is a Royal Marine from 539 Assault Squadron performing a beach assault from a Landing craft Air Cushioned (LCAC) Hovercraft in Harstad, Norway.

 

The winter deployment 16 for the Royal Marines in Harstad, Norway forms part of the NATO COLD RESPONSE 16 Exercise.

 

Developing cold weather warfare skills with the Norwegians, Dutch, USMC and members of the Royal Navy’s sister Services. Ensuring the UK has a high-readiness flexible force with a truly global reach.

  

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Before highways and railways, before pioneers....the land we know as the United States was truly a vast wilderness. To protect these last remaining areas, in 1984 Congress created the Paria Canyon - Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Coyote Buttes' outstanding scenery, desert wildlife, colorful history, and opportunities for primitive recreation will remain free from the influence of man and are protected in this condition for future generations. Its 112,500 acres beckon adventurers who yearn for solitude, scenic splendor, and the chance to explore one of the most beautiful geologic formations in the world.

 

A permit is required to visit Coyote Buttes. Due to overwhelming demand, Coyote Buttes North ("The Wave") permits are available through a lottery. For additional information visit www.blm.gov/programs/recreation/permits-and-passes/lotter....

 

Photo by Bob Wick, BLM.

Clouds are in the forecast for exoplanet WASP-96 b!

 

The James Webb Space Telescope spotted the unambiguous signature of water, indications of haze & evidence for clouds (once thought not to exist there). This is the most detailed exoplanet spectrum to date! More: nasa.gov/webbfirstimages/

 

A spectrum is created when light is split into a rainbow of colors. When Webb observes the light of a star, filtered through the atmosphere of its planet, its spectrographs split up the light into an infrared rainbow. By analyzing that light, scientists can look for the characteristic signatures of specific elements or molecules in the spectrum.

 

Located in the southern-sky constellation Phoenix, WASP-96 b is 1,150 light-years away. It’s a large, hot planet with a “puffy” atmosphere, orbiting very close to its Sun-like star. In fact, its temperature is greater than 1000 degrees F (537 degrees C) — significantly hotter than any planet in our own solar system!

 

Please note that the illustration in the background of the image is based on what we know of WASP-96b. Webb hasn't directly imaged the planet or its atmosphere. (Fun fact: space is big and planets are small — though Webb CAN image exoplanets directly, the images would just show a dot of light. Consider that though Pluto is in our own solar system, it is still so far that we didn’t know what it really looked like until New Horizons visited it.)

 

Image Description:

 

Graphic titled “Hot Gas Giant Exoplanet WASP-96 b Atmosphere Composition, NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy.” The graphic shows the transmission spectrum of the hot gas giant exoplanet WASP-96 b captured using Webb's NIRISS Single-Object Slitless Spectroscopy with an illustration of the planet and its star in the background. The data points are plotted on a graph of amount of light blocked in parts per million versus wavelength of light in microns. A curvy blue line represents a best-fit model. Four prominent peaks visible in the data and model are labeled “water, H2O.”

 

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI

 

 

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Kenfig lies on the Glamorgan coast, just a short distance from Porthcawl. Part of a huge dune system, which once stretched along the coast from the River Ogmore to the Gower peninsula, Kenfig and nearby Merthyr Mawr NNR are the largest remaining areas. Kenfig Pool, the largest freshwater lake in south Wales, lies at the heart of the reserve and is particularly valuable as a stopping off point for migrating birds.

  

It is part of the Kenfig Pool and Dunes SSSI and Kenfig SAC.

  

Visiting

  

Formerly the site of a thriving town and castle, the dunes at Kenfig extended during the thirteenth to the sixteenth centuries, finally engulfing the town and nearby farmland during a series of violent storms.

 

The only surviving evidence of the ancient borough is the castle keep which rises out of the dunes at the north east corner of the reserve.

Apart from the boardwalk to the bird hides, access to the dunes is along natural sandy paths which are undulating and soft.

  

How to get there

  

Kenfig National Nature Reserve can be reached from Junction 37 of the M4 Motorway and is signposted from North Cornelly, Pyle and Porthcawl.

 

There is ample free car parking.

 

Public Transport

 

Local buses stop outside the reserve.

 

For more information contact Traveline Cymru on 0871 2002233

  

Facilities

  

There is an information centre with an exhibition and a shop selling leaflets and booklets about the reserve and other wildlife in Wales.

 

A boardwalk leads from the visitor centre to hides overlooking Kenfig Pool.

  

Wildlife:-

  

The dune slacks and grassland contain a number of orchid species including:

  

Bee orchid

Southern marsh orchid

Pyramidal orchid

Fragrant orchid

Marsh helleborine

Twayblade

Fen orchid (now confined to just a few sites in Wales)

Spring and summer are the best times to see these rare species.

  

In addition to the dunes, there are also areas of woodland, saltmarsh, estuary and river habitats.

  

Kenfig pool is also an important area locally for wintering birds.

Gov. Thomas Johnson bridge at sunset, Solomon's island, Mayrland

Acrylic on canvas 90X90 cm

'ello, my name is Ghost of Christmas Presents Dickens. You can call me Dickens. I came from Build-a-Domo parts from tofu_catgirl, the last one was my bum which was waiting in London when bad_juju and the toys arrived. I still need a left leg but I can get around OK with my crutch. Happy New Year!

 

NEW!!! Dickens is now complete thanks to the combined efforts of KDark and zedd2k1! Thank you!!

Groundbreaking for Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Building 1 occurred in 1971, and the building was completed in 1973. The campus itself first opened in 1970, with classes initially held in downtown storefronts while its permanent facility was being constructed.

 

Hilario Candela was the architect of Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Building 1. As a Cuban-born American architect, he designed key Brutalist-style buildings for several of the college's campuses, including Wolfson.

 

Candela was a key member of the architectural firm Pancoast, Ferendino, Grafton & Skeels, which designed the initial buildings for the North and Kendall campuses in the 1960s.

His signature "tropical Brutalist" style, with its use of raw concrete, is a defining feature of the Wolfson Campus architecture.

 

In addition to his work for Miami-Dade College, Candela is also known for designing the iconic Miami Marine Stadium.

 

Miami-Dade College's Wolfson Building 1 was designed in the Brutalist style, specifically a regional variant referred to as "tropical Brutalism".

 

Elements of this architectural style as seen in the Wolfson Campus include:

Raw concrete: The buildings prominently feature exposed concrete, emphasizing the material's raw, unadorned nature.

Massive, geometric forms: Brutalist buildings are known for their blocky and monolithic appearance. Architect Hilario Candela, who designed the Wolfson Campus, referred to his vision as "a small city of interconnected geometric masses".

 

Function over form: In keeping with Brutalist ethos, the building's design emphasizes its function as a modern educational institution.

 

Adaptation to the Miami climate: In this "tropical Brutalist" interpretation, the buildings use covered walkways and strategically placed open spaces to provide constant shade and cover from the rain.

 

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