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The Tower, Meridian Quay is the tallest building in Wales standing at 107m (351ft).
The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the BT Tower. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor features a concierge desk which is manned 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors consist of the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Cardiff brewery SA Brains. This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Pentouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million. On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower. The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.
The front of the marina didn't always look like this.
After many years of industrial decline in the Lower Swansea valley, the South Dock of the Swansea Docks complex finally closed in 1969 leaving the area as an industrial wasteland. It was sold to the council for a nominal sum. Initially, a new relief road was proposed to take traffic away from the Oystermouth road. However, there was a government reorganisation in 1974 which decided on a new planning strategy. By 1975, a new planning strategy had been prepared which identified social and economic policy objectives with a new regeneration programme.
It took a further 5 years for land acquisition, clearance and infrastructure installation before redevelopment could commence. New sea defence works were installed, the dock basin had be cleared of debris and new moorings needed to be installed for the new marina. More efficient modern lock gates were fitted, along with a new swing bridge and the quay sides were paved to create a new public walkway around the dockside.
The yacht marina was opened in 1982 providing berths for 385 boats. It was not until 1992 that the Swansea barrage was completed, transforming the River Tawe into long lake. Additional berths were constructed behind the barrage, just outside the marina proper, providing berthing for an additional 200 boats. A lock was incorporated into the barrage design to allow the passage of boats between the River Tawe system and the sea.
This photo shows the cofferdams of phase two and phase three of our outer harbour development. It includes 970 new homes, waterside walkways and public gardens. The apartment blocks are to be the tallest on the South Coast.
The cofferdams are marine sheet piled walls, 7 metres below sea level with a waterproof concrete base box. As with the rest of Brighton Marina they are building in the sea and, in this case, a 28 story block of apartments.
Jaipur finally has a metro ! for the residents it's like a stamp of approval that the city has grown way beyond the rustic small town that they knew.
Former site of Council Housing Office and Odeon Cinema Car Park. Tufnell Park Rd, London N7. 7 March 2016.
Ave Maria is an award-winning, master-planned community in Southwest Florida, located about 45 minutes east of Naples. Founded in 2005 by Domino’s Pizza founder Tom Monaghan and Barron Collier Companies, it is renowned for its small-town charm, affordability, and close-knit, faith-based roots anchored by Ave Maria University.
Key Community Features
Location: Collier County, FL, roughly 45 minutes inland from Vanderbilt Beach and Southwest Florida International Airport.
Housing: Master-planned by builders like Lennar, Pulte Homes, and CC Homes, with prices generally spanning from the low $200s to the $800s.
Neighborhoods: Includes multi-generational communities like Avalon Park, Maple Ridge, and the 55+ Del Webb Naples neighborhood.
Amenities & Lifestyle
Town Center: Features over 70 businesses, including dining, shopping, medical offices, and a Publix grocery store.
Recreation: Resort-style water parks, two expansive community parks, a dog park, and two 18-hole championship golf courses.
Schools: Offers A-rated K-12 schools, making it highly attractive for growing families.
University: Ave Maria University is situated at the center of the town alongside the striking Ave Maria Parish church, known for its iconic steel and glass oratory.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ave_Maria,_Florida
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This is home, it's still in Milton, right on the outskirts these days in the new part of town. I chose to make Milton my home.
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This is now 1SJRQ [One Sir John Rogerson's Quay] and to the best of my knowledge the protected structure [facade only] was at No. 2 Sir John Rogerson's Quay.
I had great difficulty trying to find out what was at No. 2 and after checking many of my old photographs I discovered that it was Bushell Ltd. Furniture. I also came across the following description "Attached gable-fronted three-bay two-storey former warehouse, built 1913-14, now disused." Also, "An elegant façade to what is otherwise a strictly utilitarian building. Its gable-fronted form with raised clerestory roof, is typical of the later warehouses built on the quays around the start of the twentieth century. Designed by James Evans for Tedcastle McCormack, a ship-owner, it was built on the site of an earlier factory, and was later occupied by the British & Irish Steam Packet Company."
Sir John Rogerson's Quay is a street and quay in Dublin on the south bank of the River Liffey between City Quay in the west and Britain Quay. Named for politician and property developer Sir John Rogerson (1648–1724), the quay was formerly part of Dublin Port. It has some of the few remaining campshire warehouses in Dublin.
As of the early 21st century, the previously functional maritime buildings and features of Sir John Rogerson's Quay have been redeveloped for heritage tourism, and newer office buildings built on the quay. This has included redevelopment of the quay's 'campshire' warehouses (associated with the historical use of the quay as a military 'camp'),and the renovation of a mid-19th century diving bell made by Grendons of Drogheda. The diving bell has been a feature of the quays since the 1870s, and was used to build and maintain many of the walls of Dublin's quays.
What can I say - China is colorful at night!
Here you can see the renovated riverside in new Binjiang district, with LED animations everywhere at night.
Note the new jogging and bicycle lanes.
Great idea, as it feels really nice to run on these padded, rubberized surfaces. Two thoughts coming to mind:
a) I really hope they didn´t use the same dangerous materials as in those schools in Beijing, where students suffered from nose-bleeding and other symptoms due to toxic fumes released by (most likely untested) rubber surfaces used on their running tracks. This happened only months ago. It really would surprise me if those same materials were *not* used here...
b) Those lanes would be even more enjoyable if people going for a stroll in the evenings actually recognized them for what they are and stayed on their side of the sidewalk (see my future upload). There is ample space for that. In theory.
Still, all in all some very nice developments over here!
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Seabrook, Washington, is such a contrived place to begin with, so let's just decide that everything to the right of this line has its own special name. Okay then.
Aerial photographs of Brightwell Lakes, Martlesham, Suffolk, showing the major new housing development taking shape on land immediately south and east of Adastral Park.
Brightwell Lakes is planned as a new community of around 2,000 homes. Outline planning permission was approved in April 2018 and Taylor Wimpey acquired the site in 2021, with construction being brought forward in a series of phases.
Several individual housing developments can be seen taking shape within the wider Brightwell Lakes site. These include Deben Park at Brightwell Lakes and Auster Place at Brightwell Lakes, both being developed by Taylor Wimpey East Anglia, together with Hemingway Rise, a development of new homes by Denbury Homes. Further phases include Brightwell Lakes Parcel W6, where Taylor Wimpey has secured detailed planning approval for another 93 homes.
The first phase of Brightwell Lakes comprised plans for 317 homes split between two areas: 195 homes on the A12 parcel and 122 homes on the Ipswich Road parcel. The scale of the development is particularly apparent from the air, with completed houses, streets under construction, prepared building plots, new roads and large areas of previously agricultural land being opened up for later phases.
Brightwell Lakes is intended to become considerably more than a housing estate. The masterplan includes a new all-through school, community facilities, employment areas, shops and places to eat and drink, sports pitches, allotments, play areas, open space and a network of pedestrian and cycle routes.
Immediately beyond the new housing is Adastral Park, one of the most important telecommunications research sites in Britain. The distinctive main laboratory buildings and communications installations can be seen prominently in these photographs.
The site has a remarkable history. This was once part of RAF Martlesham Heath, an important experimental airfield associated with aircraft and armament testing. The General Post Office acquired part of the former airfield in 1968 for its telecommunications research operation, which moved from Dollis Hill in London. The new Post Office Research Station at Martlesham Heath was formally opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1975.
Following the separation and privatisation of British Telecommunications, the establishment became BT Research Laboratories, later BT Labs. In 1999 the site was renamed Adastral Park, the name recalling the RAF motto Per Ardua ad Astra – “through adversity to the stars”. Today it remains a major centre for telecommunications and technology research.
These aerial views therefore record a particularly interesting stage in the continuing transformation of Martlesham Heath: former military airfield, telecommunications research centre and now the setting for one of Suffolk’s largest new residential communities.
Key names:
Brightwell Lakes – Deben Park – Auster Place – Hemingway Rise – Taylor Wimpey – Denbury Homes – Adastral Park – Martlesham Heath – Suffolk.
showcases a blend of cutting-edge architecture and rich urban culture. Nestled between the Embarcadero and Rincon Hill, this district is characterized by its sleek skyscrapers and contemporary buildings, including the striking MIRA tower with its unique twisted design. Known for its walkability, The East Cut offers residents and visitors easy access to green spaces, trendy restaurants, and bustling street life, reflecting the city's innovative spirit. Historically, the area was a hub of industrial activity, but it has transformed into a modern urban enclave with luxury residences and commercial spaces. The community-focused neighborhood prides itself on sustainable development and urban greenery, making it a desirable location for both living and working. With its blend of old and new, The East Cut captures the essence of San Francisco's forward-thinking architectural and cultural landscape.
A Mission Bay apartment tower glowing in blue evening light, with its lit windows stacking up against a deep twilight sky. A cyclist in a bright jacket rides past at street level, which gives the tall glass-and-metal facade a bit of scale and life. Mission Bay is one of San Francisco's newest neighborhoods, built on former rail yards, and its buildings tend to be sleek and tidy like this one.