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Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.
Externally, the arena's basic shape is that of three articulated bands, and features a glass curtain wall covered by a "latticework" made up of 12,000 preweathered steel panels, which are meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's brownstones. An 117-by-56-foot "Oculus" extends over a section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance, and contains an irregularly-shaped display screen that loops around on the inside of the structure.
SHoP's involvement with Atlantic Yards began in July 2009 when FCRC asked the firm to cloak a utilitarian scheme for the arena by sports-facilities specialist Ellerbe Becket. SHoP relied heavily on digital tools for the skin's design and fabrication, first using the software Rhinoceros to establish the surface geometry and then CATIA to further develop the form. Working with the firm's affiliate, SHoP Construction, the architects virtually “unfolded” the 12,000 individual panels and exported them to another program that “nested,” or placed, them on 59¼-inch-wide, 3/16-inch-thick steel sheets in a way that would optimize yield.
To produce the patina, the fabricator subjected the CNC-cut and machine-bent panels to a simulated weathering process by misting them with water. The panels were suspended from a conveyor belt, and each was exposed to 12 to 16 wetting-and-drying cycles per day for three and a half months.
The result is a rich coating of rust—one that makes the arena seem surprisingly in sync with the borough's industrial heritage, as though it could already be 100 years old. But even if Barclays feels as though it belongs on its site, like an architectural relic, it can't be declared a civic triumph just yet, since it is only the first component of the much larger project now expected to take 25 years to realize. Not until a few of the planned 14 residential towers are built, including some of the promised 2,250 units of affordable rental housing, and at least a few of the anticipated eight acres of public space are completed, will anyone be able to determine if Atlantic Yards, with the arena as its linchpin, will add to or detract from the streetscape of Brooklyn.
text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record
The Dallas Arts District's "Spotlight Sunday" on October 18
Festivities to celebrate the opening of the new AT&T Performing Arts Center include a day of free admission and extended hours. Enjoy performances in the exhibition All the World’s a Stage, tours family experiences, and much more.
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The Dallas Arts District
2200 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 744-6642
The Dallas Arts District is a unique, 68-acre, 19-block neighborhood in the heart of the city. A rare jewel that is the centerpiece of the region’s cultural life, the District is home to some of the finest architecture in the world. Enhancing the downtown Dallas skyline are buildings by Pritzker Prize winners I.M. Pei, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and AIA “Gold Medal” recipient Edward Larrabee Barnes.
Our neighborhood is a center for innovative architecture, world-class exhibits, exemplary cultural programming and much more. We are restaurants, hotels, churches, residences and even the world headquarters of 7-Eleven.
This website is designed to help you explore the many facets of the district. And whether you are coming from around the corner or from around the world, we hope you will find your trip enjoyable and your experience unparalleled.
We look forward to sharing with you the works of art, the performances, the cuisine and the vibrancy of the Dallas Arts District.
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Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art ranks among leading art institutions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative exhibitions and groundbreaking educational programs.
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Nasher Sculpture Center
The Nasher Sculpture Center opened in 2003 as the first institution in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture with a collection of global significance at its foundation.
www.nashersculpturecenter.org/
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Trammell Crow Center and Crow Collection of Asian Art
The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art is nestled like a small jewel in Dallas’ Arts District, offering visitors a glimpse of a world possessing serene beauty and spirituality in the heart of a bustling city.
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Belo Mansion
The current home of the Dallas Bar Association, the Belo Mansion was built c. 1890 by Coleonel A. H. Belo, founder of the Dallas Morning News.
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Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe
The city’s oldest Catholic parish, this High Victorian Gothic cathedral is the second busiest Catholic cathedral in the nation.
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Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Since its grand opening celebration, the legendary rich sound of the Meyerson’s Eugene McDermott Concert Hall has made it a premier destination for the world’s finest soloists and conductors.
www.dallasculture.org/meyersonSymphonyCenter/
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AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
With transparent, soaring 60-foot glass walls revealing views of the Grand Lobby and a café open throughout the day, the Winspear Opera House is a destination for all.
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AT&T Performing Arts Center Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
The world’s only vertical theatre, the innovative design of the Wyly Theatre creates ultimate performance flexibility.
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Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts
The school’s dual emphasis on arts and academics has produced a stellar list of famous graduates including Grammy Award®-winners Norah Jones, Erykah Badu and jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove.
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St. Paul United Methodist Church
St. Paul United Methodist Church was founded in 1873 by freed slaves from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
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One Arts Plaza
One Arts Plaza is a multiuse structure comprised of residences, corporate offices and retail, the first of three buildings on over 10 acres at the eastern edge of the Dallas Arts District.
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre is the city’s oldest continuously operating dance company.
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AT&T Performing Arts Center Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park
Weaving together the Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre, Strauss Square and City Performance Hall, the ten-acre park stretches from Woodall Rodgers Freeway to Ross Avenue, and is the first public park in the Dallas Arts District.
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Outside the AT&T Performing Arts Center Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
I am sure that this building has an interesting history. It is now a church, Helping Hands Ministries. Out front of the building it looks like there was an island for gas pumps. The sturdy build and the rural location leads me to believe that it once was a school during the days of racial segregation in Robeson County, North Carolina. The building is on NC Highway 71 between Red Springs and Maxton
I was surprised at Birdsville - didn't expect this lagoon or this kind of sunset, or the sight of distant showers.
The lagoon is bore fed, the bore being an interesting multiuse facility.
It's only recent (1960's), 15cm diameter and more than a kilometre deep. The water arives at the surface after some thousands or tens of thousands of years moving through porous sandstone from the recharge zones, where rain first soaks into the basin. The water comes out of the bore here at near boiling point and is used first to generate electricity, passing through a low-temperature geothermal generator to produce about 30% of the town's power. It exits the power station still very hot at 80C and then splits to provide the town water supply, with the remainder filling the lagoon. Flow rate is 27L/second, the reason it supports such a big lagoon.
a convergence of use, the port channel with a tanker, a barge, shrimpboat surrounded by seagulls and pelicans and a paddle boarder, Corpus Christi Bay, Tx
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Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.
Externally, the arena's basic shape is that of three articulated bands, and features a glass curtain wall covered by a "latticework" made up of 12,000 preweathered steel panels, which are meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's brownstones. An 117-by-56-foot "Oculus" extends over a section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance, and contains an irregularly-shaped display screen that loops around on the inside of the structure.
SHoP's involvement with Atlantic Yards began in July 2009 when FCRC asked the firm to cloak a utilitarian scheme for the arena by sports-facilities specialist Ellerbe Becket. SHoP relied heavily on digital tools for the skin's design and fabrication, first using the software Rhinoceros to establish the surface geometry and then CATIA to further develop the form. Working with the firm's affiliate, SHoP Construction, the architects virtually “unfolded” the 12,000 individual panels and exported them to another program that “nested,” or placed, them on 59¼-inch-wide, 3/16-inch-thick steel sheets in a way that would optimize yield.
To produce the patina, the fabricator subjected the CNC-cut and machine-bent panels to a simulated weathering process by misting them with water. The panels were suspended from a conveyor belt, and each was exposed to 12 to 16 wetting-and-drying cycles per day for three and a half months.
The result is a rich coating of rust—one that makes the arena seem surprisingly in sync with the borough's industrial heritage, as though it could already be 100 years old. But even if Barclays feels as though it belongs on its site, like an architectural relic, it can't be declared a civic triumph just yet, since it is only the first component of the much larger project now expected to take 25 years to realize. Not until a few of the planned 14 residential towers are built, including some of the promised 2,250 units of affordable rental housing, and at least a few of the anticipated eight acres of public space are completed, will anyone be able to determine if Atlantic Yards, with the arena as its linchpin, will add to or detract from the streetscape of Brooklyn.
text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record
Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.
Externally, the arena's basic shape is that of three articulated bands, and features a glass curtain wall covered by a "latticework" made up of 12,000 preweathered steel panels, which are meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's brownstones. An 117-by-56-foot "Oculus" extends over a section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance, and contains an irregularly-shaped display screen that loops around on the inside of the structure.
SHoP's involvement with Atlantic Yards began in July 2009 when FCRC asked the firm to cloak a utilitarian scheme for the arena by sports-facilities specialist Ellerbe Becket. SHoP relied heavily on digital tools for the skin's design and fabrication, first using the software Rhinoceros to establish the surface geometry and then CATIA to further develop the form. Working with the firm's affiliate, SHoP Construction, the architects virtually “unfolded” the 12,000 individual panels and exported them to another program that “nested,” or placed, them on 59¼-inch-wide, 3/16-inch-thick steel sheets in a way that would optimize yield.
To produce the patina, the fabricator subjected the CNC-cut and machine-bent panels to a simulated weathering process by misting them with water. The panels were suspended from a conveyor belt, and each was exposed to 12 to 16 wetting-and-drying cycles per day for three and a half months.
The result is a rich coating of rust—one that makes the arena seem surprisingly in sync with the borough's industrial heritage, as though it could already be 100 years old. But even if Barclays feels as though it belongs on its site, like an architectural relic, it can't be declared a civic triumph just yet, since it is only the first component of the much larger project now expected to take 25 years to realize. Not until a few of the planned 14 residential towers are built, including some of the promised 2,250 units of affordable rental housing, and at least a few of the anticipated eight acres of public space are completed, will anyone be able to determine if Atlantic Yards, with the arena as its linchpin, will add to or detract from the streetscape of Brooklyn.
text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record
The East Liberty Presbyterian Church straight ahead, Motor Square Garden on the right
I was parked, waiting for someone and this lovely shot presented itself.
Motor Square Garden is on the list of National Historical Places and has been a multiuse building for the 112 years of its existence.
The church is a beautiful landmark
Small suburban "main street" style retail strip in Kentlands, Large Apartment building at terminal vista.
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The theatre was built in 1910 and seats up to 270. Also used as a multi-use venue for meetings etc.
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© 2006 Phillip Nesmith - This image is of a Camp Newell latrine boiler in the afternoon.
Camp Newell, built in the early 1900's as a US Army outpost to protect the area from invasion from Mexico during the revolution is one of the most interesting places along the border. Located in Naco Arizona, it is one of the best preserved “ghost forts” of the southwest.
Camp Newell has been a military camp, A Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp in the 1930’s, and more recently as rental housing in the early 1990’s. Since that time, it has also been a place for vandals, and teens to explore, destroy, and do what ever. In addition to these groups, the old adobe buildings of the fort have also been a gathering place for border crossers to rest, regroup, or wait for rides after crossing the line, which is less than a mile away.
This necklace (which -as seen here- can also be worn as a bracelet) is part of my fused plastic, environmentally friendly collection. The white "flowers" or "petals" were created by fusing plastic grocery bags I have piled up from those plastic bags days, now fortunately gone ;).
Necklace's extension chain worn as a bracelet with the fused plastic pieces threaded through. Blogged here: cynthiadelgiudice.blogspot.com/
Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.
Externally, the arena's basic shape is that of three articulated bands, and features a glass curtain wall covered by a "latticework" made up of 12,000 preweathered steel panels, which are meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's brownstones. An 117-by-56-foot "Oculus" extends over a section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance, and contains an irregularly-shaped display screen that loops around on the inside of the structure.
SHoP's involvement with Atlantic Yards began in July 2009 when FCRC asked the firm to cloak a utilitarian scheme for the arena by sports-facilities specialist Ellerbe Becket. SHoP relied heavily on digital tools for the skin's design and fabrication, first using the software Rhinoceros to establish the surface geometry and then CATIA to further develop the form. Working with the firm's affiliate, SHoP Construction, the architects virtually “unfolded” the 12,000 individual panels and exported them to another program that “nested,” or placed, them on 59¼-inch-wide, 3/16-inch-thick steel sheets in a way that would optimize yield.
To produce the patina, the fabricator subjected the CNC-cut and machine-bent panels to a simulated weathering process by misting them with water. The panels were suspended from a conveyor belt, and each was exposed to 12 to 16 wetting-and-drying cycles per day for three and a half months.
The result is a rich coating of rust—one that makes the arena seem surprisingly in sync with the borough's industrial heritage, as though it could already be 100 years old. But even if Barclays feels as though it belongs on its site, like an architectural relic, it can't be declared a civic triumph just yet, since it is only the first component of the much larger project now expected to take 25 years to realize. Not until a few of the planned 14 residential towers are built, including some of the promised 2,250 units of affordable rental housing, and at least a few of the anticipated eight acres of public space are completed, will anyone be able to determine if Atlantic Yards, with the arena as its linchpin, will add to or detract from the streetscape of Brooklyn.
text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record
September 13, 2026, 4.06-mile Sunday morning run along the South Boulder Creek path in East Boulder, Colorado.
[Day 256/365]
I visited my sweetheart 9—10am at the carehome this morning.
Afterwards I drove in the rain 10km to Colwood to checkout how the Galloping Goose Trail Gateway Overpass construction is progressing.
It was encouraging to see a four-man crew busy laying the foundation for the southern side access ramp on a Sunday.
No completion date has been posted but it will not be this year.
P.S. I had the drone with me but it was raining. Open-wound induction motors don't like rain.
Bicyclists, hikers, and equestrians may enjoy the numerous lakeside vistas and historic covered bridges along the Row River Trail. This 17-mile paved rails-to-trails route begins in downtown Cottage Grove and ends at Culp Creek, a few miles to the north of the Sharps Creek Recreation Site.
The best access is at the Mosby Creek Trailhead. From I-5 in Cottage Grove take exit 174 and turn east on Row River Road. Follow Row River Road for one mile and turn right on Currin Conn Road, which connects you to Mosby Creek Road. Turn left and follow Mosby Creek Road two miles to Layng Road. Turn left and the trailhead will be immediately on your left. Parking, restrooms, and an informational kiosk are available at the trailhead.
Parking is also available at Dorena Dam, Row Point, Harms Park, and Bake Stewart Park. Click on the brochure to view a map of these locations.
The trail is also part of the recently designated Covered Bridges State Scenic Bikeway.
For more information contact:
3106 Pierce Parkway Suite E
P.O. Box 10226
Eugene, OR 97477
541-683-6600
Photo taken August 24, 2016 by Greg Shine, BLM
Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.
Externally, the arena's basic shape is that of three articulated bands, and features a glass curtain wall covered by a "latticework" made up of 12,000 preweathered steel panels, which are meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's brownstones. An 117-by-56-foot "Oculus" extends over a section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance, and contains an irregularly-shaped display screen that loops around on the inside of the structure.
SHoP's involvement with Atlantic Yards began in July 2009 when FCRC asked the firm to cloak a utilitarian scheme for the arena by sports-facilities specialist Ellerbe Becket. SHoP relied heavily on digital tools for the skin's design and fabrication, first using the software Rhinoceros to establish the surface geometry and then CATIA to further develop the form. Working with the firm's affiliate, SHoP Construction, the architects virtually “unfolded” the 12,000 individual panels and exported them to another program that “nested,” or placed, them on 59¼-inch-wide, 3/16-inch-thick steel sheets in a way that would optimize yield.
To produce the patina, the fabricator subjected the CNC-cut and machine-bent panels to a simulated weathering process by misting them with water. The panels were suspended from a conveyor belt, and each was exposed to 12 to 16 wetting-and-drying cycles per day for three and a half months.
The result is a rich coating of rust—one that makes the arena seem surprisingly in sync with the borough's industrial heritage, as though it could already be 100 years old. But even if Barclays feels as though it belongs on its site, like an architectural relic, it can't be declared a civic triumph just yet, since it is only the first component of the much larger project now expected to take 25 years to realize. Not until a few of the planned 14 residential towers are built, including some of the promised 2,250 units of affordable rental housing, and at least a few of the anticipated eight acres of public space are completed, will anyone be able to determine if Atlantic Yards, with the arena as its linchpin, will add to or detract from the streetscape of Brooklyn.
text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record
I took these back in November of last year. It is always amazing to find these abandoned places. The wikipedia article on Desert Center is interesting to read.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Center,_California
The school district has only 13 kids, so they are all at the 'newer' school, Eagle Mountain. That school is right by the abandoned Kaiser mining town, Eagle Mountain.
I think they thought that the school would get other use. Still there are two pianos, the typewriter, the cabinets and all those chairs. I can only imagine that it would host town meetings in that multiuse room with a stage.
There is always a sense of something at abandoned buildings it feels like a spirit of surprise. No one intended to abandon this when they built it, and when the building is finally abandoned, it seems to always still be a bit of a surprise and disbelievable. So much so that there are always things left behind that confirm the lack of a belief that this is the end.
Project cost $2,520,000.00
A city of Glendale project to provide a multi-use pedestrian path and bridge over Loop 101 at 63rd Avenue in Glendale Arizona
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Located in Wake County 10 miles northwest of downtown Raleigh, William B. Umstead State Park is a cherished retreat from bustling urban life. The park features an extensive network of hiking and multiuse trails, as well as three manmade lakes and their tributaries that are perfect for fishing. Both park entrances offer picnic shelters, and Crabtree Creek offers camping areas. Group camps and the historic Maple Hill Lodge let visitors experience a rustic overnight experience without typical modern camping amenities.
The Dallas Arts District's "Spotlight Sunday" on October 18
Festivities to celebrate the opening of the new AT&T Performing Arts Center include a day of free admission and extended hours. Enjoy performances in the exhibition All the World’s a Stage, tours family experiences, and much more.
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The Dallas Arts District
2200 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX 75201
(214) 744-6642
The Dallas Arts District is a unique, 68-acre, 19-block neighborhood in the heart of the city. A rare jewel that is the centerpiece of the region’s cultural life, the District is home to some of the finest architecture in the world. Enhancing the downtown Dallas skyline are buildings by Pritzker Prize winners I.M. Pei, Renzo Piano, Norman Foster, Rem Koolhaas and AIA “Gold Medal” recipient Edward Larrabee Barnes.
Our neighborhood is a center for innovative architecture, world-class exhibits, exemplary cultural programming and much more. We are restaurants, hotels, churches, residences and even the world headquarters of 7-Eleven.
This website is designed to help you explore the many facets of the district. And whether you are coming from around the corner or from around the world, we hope you will find your trip enjoyable and your experience unparalleled.
We look forward to sharing with you the works of art, the performances, the cuisine and the vibrancy of the Dallas Arts District.
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Dallas Museum of Art
The Dallas Museum of Art ranks among leading art institutions in the country and is distinguished by its innovative exhibitions and groundbreaking educational programs.
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Nasher Sculpture Center
The Nasher Sculpture Center opened in 2003 as the first institution in the world dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary sculpture with a collection of global significance at its foundation.
www.nashersculpturecenter.org/
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Trammell Crow Center and Crow Collection of Asian Art
The Trammell and Margaret Crow Collection of Asian Art is nestled like a small jewel in Dallas’ Arts District, offering visitors a glimpse of a world possessing serene beauty and spirituality in the heart of a bustling city.
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Belo Mansion
The current home of the Dallas Bar Association, the Belo Mansion was built c. 1890 by Coleonel A. H. Belo, founder of the Dallas Morning News.
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Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe
The city’s oldest Catholic parish, this High Victorian Gothic cathedral is the second busiest Catholic cathedral in the nation.
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Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center
Since its grand opening celebration, the legendary rich sound of the Meyerson’s Eugene McDermott Concert Hall has made it a premier destination for the world’s finest soloists and conductors.
www.dallasculture.org/meyersonSymphonyCenter/
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AT&T Performing Arts Center Margot and Bill Winspear Opera House
With transparent, soaring 60-foot glass walls revealing views of the Grand Lobby and a café open throughout the day, the Winspear Opera House is a destination for all.
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AT&T Performing Arts Center Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
The world’s only vertical theatre, the innovative design of the Wyly Theatre creates ultimate performance flexibility.
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Booker T. Washington High School for the Visual and Performing Arts
The school’s dual emphasis on arts and academics has produced a stellar list of famous graduates including Grammy Award®-winners Norah Jones, Erykah Badu and jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove.
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St. Paul United Methodist Church
St. Paul United Methodist Church was founded in 1873 by freed slaves from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.
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One Arts Plaza
One Arts Plaza is a multiuse structure comprised of residences, corporate offices and retail, the first of three buildings on over 10 acres at the eastern edge of the Dallas Arts District.
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dallas Black Dance Theatre is the city’s oldest continuously operating dance company.
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AT&T Performing Arts Center Elaine D. and Charles A. Sammons Park
Weaving together the Winspear Opera House, Wyly Theatre, Strauss Square and City Performance Hall, the ten-acre park stretches from Woodall Rodgers Freeway to Ross Avenue, and is the first public park in the Dallas Arts District.
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Outside the AT&T Performing Arts Center Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre
Barclays Center is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Brooklyn, New York. It sits partly on a platform over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority–owned Vanderbilt Yards rail yard at Atlantic Avenue. It is part of a proposed $4.9 billion sports arena, business and residential complex known as the Atlantic Yards.
Externally, the arena's basic shape is that of three articulated bands, and features a glass curtain wall covered by a "latticework" made up of 12,000 preweathered steel panels, which are meant to evoke the image of Brooklyn's brownstones. An 117-by-56-foot "Oculus" extends over a section of the plaza outside of the main arena entrance, and contains an irregularly-shaped display screen that loops around on the inside of the structure.
SHoP's involvement with Atlantic Yards began in July 2009 when FCRC asked the firm to cloak a utilitarian scheme for the arena by sports-facilities specialist Ellerbe Becket. SHoP relied heavily on digital tools for the skin's design and fabrication, first using the software Rhinoceros to establish the surface geometry and then CATIA to further develop the form. Working with the firm's affiliate, SHoP Construction, the architects virtually “unfolded” the 12,000 individual panels and exported them to another program that “nested,” or placed, them on 59¼-inch-wide, 3/16-inch-thick steel sheets in a way that would optimize yield.
To produce the patina, the fabricator subjected the CNC-cut and machine-bent panels to a simulated weathering process by misting them with water. The panels were suspended from a conveyor belt, and each was exposed to 12 to 16 wetting-and-drying cycles per day for three and a half months.
The result is a rich coating of rust—one that makes the arena seem surprisingly in sync with the borough's industrial heritage, as though it could already be 100 years old. But even if Barclays feels as though it belongs on its site, like an architectural relic, it can't be declared a civic triumph just yet, since it is only the first component of the much larger project now expected to take 25 years to realize. Not until a few of the planned 14 residential towers are built, including some of the promised 2,250 units of affordable rental housing, and at least a few of the anticipated eight acres of public space are completed, will anyone be able to determine if Atlantic Yards, with the arena as its linchpin, will add to or detract from the streetscape of Brooklyn.
text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record
CAMP RIPLEY, Minn., Aug. 15, 2012 - Soldiers from Georgia’s Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team driving a High Mobility Multiuse Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) trigger an Improved Explosive Device (IED) while conducting a vehicular mounted movement to contact at Camp Ripley Minn. as part of National Guard Bureau’s Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise 12-04 to validate platoon maneuver proficiency.
Photo by: Maj. Will Cox, Georgia Army National Guard
For full story: www.gadod.net/index.php/news/ga-dod/current-stories/636
Capital Trail - Varina Phase nearing the towers of downtown Richmond, VA just east of Vulcan Materials Company. (Photo by D. Allen Covey, VDOT)
View from Paulina Peak (2,434 m). In the background you can see Paulina Lake and East Lake.
Aussicht vom Paulina Peak (2.434 m). Im Hintergrund sieht man den Paulina Lake und den East Lake.
Newberry National Volcanic Monument was designated on November 5, 1990, to protect the area around the Newberry Volcano in the U.S. state of Oregon. The monument was created within the boundaries of the Deschutes National Forest, which is managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and includes 54,822 acres (86 sq mi; 222 km2) of lakes, lava flows, and geologic features in central Oregon.
From 1964 to 1966, the volcano was used for training Apollo astronauts.
Description
Newberry National Volcanic Monument consists of four primary visitor destinations: Lava Butte, Lava River Cave, Lava Cast Forest, and Newberry Caldera.
The highest point within the monument is the summit of Paulina Peak at 7,985 ft (2,434 m), with views of the Oregon Cascades and the high desert. Paulina Peak may be accessed by road during the summer months, and as the road is both steep and rough, with hairpin turns towards the summit, trailers or long vehicles are discouraged. The summit area of Newberry Volcano holds two alpine lakes full of trout, East Lake and Paulina Lake.
The Big Obsidian Flow, created 1,300 years ago, covers 700 acres (280 ha). The black, shiny obsidian field is easily accessible from good roads within the caldera, or a trail that traverses the flow.
Lava Cast Forest is roughly 25 miles (40 km) south of Bend, accessible via a 9-mile (14 km) gravel road from U.S. Highway 97. Lava Cast Forest contains a 6,000-year-old lava flow that created molds of ancient trees.
Lava Butte is roughly 11 miles (18 km) south of Bend, Oregon.[Lava Butte is a cinder cone volcano that rises 500 feet (150 m) above the Lava Lands Visitor Center. It can be accessed by either vehicle or hiking up a paved road. Interpretive signs, views of the surrounding lava flow and mountains, and an active fire lookout are found on top.
Lava River Cave is roughly 13 miles (21 km) south of Bend. Lava River Cave is open to visitors from May through September. Lava River Cave is the largest uncollapsed lava tube in Oregon, and may be explored by lantern. Temperatures in the cave average 42 °F (6 °C). White-nose syndrome has not yet affected resident bats in the cave.
Newberry Caldera
Newberry Caldera is roughly 37 miles (60 km) from Bend and 19 miles (31 km) from La Pine. Newberry Caldera is the largest developed area within the national monument. The caldera was formed when a magma chamber collapsed. Over time the caldera filled up with water that created two lakes, Paulina Lake and East Lake. Newberry Caldera has many natural tourism opportunities. Visitors have access to campgrounds, trails, water recreation, lodging, viewpoints, and interpretive guides with Forest Service staff. Newberry Caldera has medium use most of the year with some high usage during peak times of the year.
There are twelve trails within Newberry Caldera ranging from 0.25 miles to 21 miles. These trails offer a variety of uses from hiking only to multiuse with hiking, biking, and horse allowed. Along the trails you can find access to fishing, viewpoints, interpretive signs, picnic areas, and even hot springs. There are seven boat launches for water recreationists, (the lakes do restrict boats to 10 miles per hour). The Caldera also offers nine campgrounds accommodating both tent and RV camper. Newberry Caldera also offers a variety of winter activates such as snowmobiling, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and rooms for rent at the resorts.'
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Newberry National Volcanic Monument ist ein Naturschutzgebiet vom Typ eines National Monuments im US-Bundesstaat Oregon. Es umfasst den Newberry-Vulkan, einen der flächenmäßig größten Schildvulkane in der Kaskadenkette, und einen etwa 40 km langen Lavafluss nach Nordwesten. Das über 224 Quadratkilometer große Schutzgebiet wurde im November 1990 vom US-Kongress ausgewiesen und wird vom US Forest Service verwaltet. Es liegt vollständig innerhalb des Deschutes National Forest, einem Nationalforst.
Vulkan und Schutzgebiet sind nach John Strong Newberry (1822–1892) benannt, einem Wissenschaftler, der von 1857 bis 1858 eine Expedition der US-Armee begleitete, die mögliche Eisenbahnstrecken vermessen sollte. Newberry war maßgeblich an der Erforschung der Geologie und Botanik Oregons beteiligt.
Geographie
Der Newberry-Vulkan liegt im Deschutes County etwa 45 km südlich von Bend. Er ist mit rund 40 km Durchmesser ein besonders großer Schildvulkan. Wie alle Schildvulkane erhebt er sich relativ flach aus der Umgebung. Der höchste Punkt Paulina Peak mit 2434 m liegt etwa 1000 m über dem Deschutes River westlich des Berges.
Mittelpunkt des Vulkans ist die Caldera mit einem Durchmesser von etwa 6,5 km. In ihr liegen die beiden Seen Paulina Lake und East Lake, der jüngste Lavafluss Big Obsidian Flow und ein kleiner Schlackenkegel namens Central Pumice Cone. Der auf 1935 m Höhe liegende, bis zu 76 Meter tiefe Paulina Lake ist 615 Hektar groß, der East Lake ist kleiner. Beide Seen werden nur durch Regenwasser, Schmelzwasser und heiße vulkanische Quellen gespeist. Abfluss der Seen ist der Paulina Creek, der durch eine Schlucht auf der Westseite aus der Caldera fließt. Bis auf diese Schlucht ist die Caldera von einem 200 bis 300 Meter hohen Kraterrand umgeben. Der Paulina Peak bildet einen Teil des Randes. Über die gesamte Fläche des Vulkans sind rund 400 kleine Schlackenkegel verteilt. Geologen vermuten, dass die Caldera durch den Einsturz eines Vulkans von etwa 2700 Meter Höhe und etwa 40 Kilometer Durchmesser vor etwa 500.000 Jahren entstanden ist. Weite Teile der Umgebung des Newberry Craters wurden durch Lavaströme bedeckt, die bis zu 110 Kilometer weit geflossen sind. In einem in nordwestlicher Richtung verlaufenden Lavaflusses liegt der Lava Cast Forest, wo Abdrücke von Baumstämmen in der erkalteten Lava erhalten sind. In der Nähe liegen der Lava Butte, ein 1528 m hohen Vulkankegel, der sich über 150 Meter über der Umgebung erhebt, und mehrere Lavaröhren. Die 13 km südlich von Bend am Highway 97 gelegene Lava River Cave ist eine solche Lavaröhre, die über 1,8 km lang, bis zu 15 m breit und bis 18 m hoch ist. Durch die Lavaflüsse wurde auch der Deschutes River zeitweilig aufgestaut; noch heute ist die Schwelle als die etwa 30 m hohen Benham Falls genannten Wasserfälle erhalten.
Die ältesten Gesteine des Vulkans sind nur rund 700.000 Jahre alt. In den letzten 10.000 Jahren gab es im Krater etwa 25 Ausbrüche, der Lavafluss Big Obsidian Flow stammt etwa aus dem Jahr 650 und stellt die jüngste vulkanische Aktivität im zentralen Oregon dar. Der Vulkan ist nicht erloschen, in der Zukunft sind sowohl Lavaflüsse wie Eruptionen zu erwarten.
Geschichte
Ausgrabungen am Paulina Lake haben ergeben, dass Paläoindianer schon vor 10.000 Jahren die Caldera aufgesucht haben. Der East Lake Obsidian Flow und der Big Obsidian Flow lieferten für die Indianer wertvollen Obsidian, den sie für Steinwerkzeuge wie Schaber und Klingen verwendeten. Der Newberry Crater gehört seit 1908 zum Deschutes National Forest. Im November 1990 wurde der Krater zum National Monument erklärt. Das Gelände der 1889 entdeckten Lava River Cave wurde 1926 dem Staat Oregon geschenkt, der sie zum State Park erklärte. 1981 tauschte Oregon den Park gegen andere Gebiete des US Forest Service.
Touristische Anlagen
Das Hauptbesucherzentrum des National Monument, das Lava Lands Visitor Center liegt südlich von Bend am Highway 97 und informiert über Geologie, Ökologie und Kulturgeschichte. Vom Besucherzentrum führt auch ein Weg auf den Lava Butte, von dessen Gipfel sich ein weiter Ausblick sowie ein Blick in den bis zu 60 m tiefen Krater bietet. Das Lava Lands Visitor Center ist von Mai bis Oktober geöffnet. Ein zweites, kleineres Besucherzentrum am Paulina Lake ist nur im Sommer geöffnet.
Die Lava River Cave liegt am Highway 97 südlich von Bend. Der Highway 97 überquert die Höhle, die im Sommer zu besichtigen ist.
Seit 1912 wurden in den beiden Seen der Caldera Fische eingesetzt, vorwiegend Regenbogenforellen und Rotlachs. Daher ist der Angelsport die wichtigste touristische Aktivität im Gebiet. An beiden Seen gibt es je ein rustikales Hotel mit Einrichtungen für Angler; insgesamt sieben Campingplätze sind über das ganze Schutzgebiet verteilt. Durch das Schutzgebiet führt der über 33 Kilometer lange Crater Rim Trail und zahlreiche andere Wege mit einer Gesamtlänge von insgesamt 96 Kilometer.
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text partially from Joann Gonchar for Architectural Record