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The revitalized Central Market has recently been reopened after being closed down for 18 years.
This Bauhaus style structure was completed in 1938 and opened on 1 May 1939 and was the 4th generation of the Central Market. It has now been transformed into a "Playground for All" as advertised.
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Parker Evans New Image taken at Southern Roots in the Town Square Area!!!
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Browary Warszawskie (Warsaw Breweries) is an urban revitalization project located in the district of Wola in Warsaw. Formerly an industrial and forgotten part of the city, now the quarter is filled with offices, residential buildings and food halls.
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Built in the 1840s, Fort Wayne, in southwest Detroit, has a rich history, but efforts to restore the 96-acre complex have faltered over the years due to a scarcity of funds. While the historic fort itself is maintained by community volunteers, other buildings on the property have fallen into terrible disrepair. The duplexes shown here, which once housed enlisted men and their families, are examples.
But perhaps there is still hope. Michigan's Economic Development Corp. recently commissioned a $235,000 study on revitalizing the fort, and there has been a recent idea floated to make the site into a National Park, which would open federal funding to restore the property.
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A black and white photo of a revitalized alley captured in the heart of downtown Marshalltown, Iowa. From the parking lot where I stand, it presents an inviting passageway with the painted arrows on the asphalt, string lights, potted plants and a bench further up by the street.
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For Kreative People's December 2018 Contest "Social Distortion"
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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihwa_Mural_Village:
Ihwa Mural Village, is an area of Ihwa-dong, Seoul near Naksan Park that was revitalized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's public art "Ihwa-dong Naksan Project" in 2006, with paintings and installation art of about 70 artists. It is a popular destination for both locals and international tourists for its murals and scenic setting.
A temporary splash of white on the TD Centre exterior as part of an ongoing revitalization project. Originally designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohein 1967, in association with B + H and John B. Parkin Associates.
O Mercado do Bolhão, localizado na Baixa do Porto, é um dos mercados mais emblemáticos de Portugal, conhecido pelo seu estilo neoclássico e pela oferta de produtos frescos. Na imagem, ainda decorado com luzes natalícias em janeiro, destaca-se a sua arquitetura renovada, que preserva o espírito tradicional do comércio local. Este espaço histórico, inaugurado em 1914 e reaberto após obras em 2022, continua a ser um ponto central da vida portuense, combinando tradição e modernidade.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mills,_Hong_Kong:
The Mills (南豐紗廠), formerly known as Nang Fung Cotton Mills, located at No. 45 Pak Tin Par Street, Chai Wan Kok, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong, was founded in 1954 by Chen Din Hwa, known as the "King of Cotton Yarn", founder of Nan Fung Group. The total floor area is 24,500 square meters, making it the highest producing textile factory in Hong Kong at the time. Subsequently, Unit 1 to Unit 3 were dismantled after the filming of the fire scene in the 1997 Hong Kong film Lifeline and became the private residential estate Summit Terrace, while Unit 4 to Unit 6 ceased operation in 2008 and were converted into warehouses.
In 2014, Nan Fung Cotton Mills began revitalization works, and after completion of the project on December 6, 2018, it opened with spaces for work, a textile cultural and arts center, retail areas, and recreational spaces.
It has received the Award of New Design in Heritage Contexts of The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation.
Museo Guggenheim, Bilbao, Vizcaya, País Vasco, España.
El Museo Guggenheim Bilbao (en euskera, Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa; en inglés, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao) es un museo de arte contemporáneo diseñado por el arquitecto canadiense Frank O. Gehry y localizado en la villa de Bilbao (País Vasco), España. Es uno de los museos vinculados en régimen de franquicia o colaboración con la Fundación Solomon R. Guggenheim. Fue inaugurado el 18 de octubre de 1997 por el rey Juan Carlos I de España.
Las negociaciones para la construcción del museo entre las autoridades públicas de la comunidad autónoma del País Vasco y los directivos de la Fundación Guggenheim comenzaron en febrero de 1991. El acuerdo se firmó a finales de ese año, seleccionándose el arquitecto y el emplazamiento del edificio a mediados de 1992. Desde su inauguración en 1997, el museo ha recibido una media superior al millón de visitantes anuales, causando un impacto extraordinario en la economía y la sociedad vasca, impulsando el turismo en la región y promoviendo la revitalización de múltiples espacios públicos y privados en la villa, además de mejorar la imagen de la ciudad. Todo este fenómeno, bautizado por los medios de comunicación como «efecto Guggenheim» o «efecto Bilbao», ha puesto de relieve la importancia del turismo cultural, y ha generado un efecto de emulación en otros países, con desiguales resultados.
La característica más llamativa del museo es el innovador edificio en el que se emplaza, constituido por formas curvilíneas y retorcidas, recubiertas de piedra caliza, cortinas de cristal y planchas de titanio. Cuenta con una superficie total de 24.000 m², de los cuales 10.540 m² están reservados para las exposiciones, distribuidos en 19 galerías, siendo el museo con más metros expositivos del Estado. Se ubica a orillas de la ría de Bilbao, en una zona denominada Abandoibarra, junto al puente de La Salve, que está rodeado por una torre hueca.
Tanto el edificio como su colección permanente pertenecen a las autoridades vascas. El 3 de diciembre de 2014 el patronato del Museo Guggenheim Bilbao aprobó renovar por otros 20 años la colaboración con la Fundación Solomon R. Guggenheim de Nueva York, suscrita en 1994 y cuya vigencia vencía el 31 de diciembre.
Diseñado por el gabinete de arquitectos de Frank Gehry, fue abierto al público en 1997 y alberga exposiciones de arte de obras pertenecientes a la fundación Guggenheim y exposiciones itinerantes. Muy pronto el edificio se reveló como uno de los más espectaculares edificios deconstructivistas. El diseño del museo y su construcción siguen el estilo y métodos de Frank Gehry. Como muchos de sus trabajos anteriores la estructura principal está radicalmente esculpida siguiendo contornos casi orgánicos. El museo afirma no contener una sola superficie plana en toda su estructura. Parte del edificio es cruzado por un puente elevado y el exterior está recubierto por placas de titanio y por una piedra caliza que fue muy difícil de encontrar (al final se logró encontrar en Huéscar, Granada) de un color similar a la que se utilizó para construir la Universidad de Deusto.
El edificio visto desde el río aparenta tener la forma de un barco rindiendo homenaje a la ciudad portuaria en la que se inscribe. Sus paneles brillantes se asemejan a las escamas de un pez recordándonos las influencias de formas orgánicas presentes en muchos de los trabajos de Gehry. Visto desde arriba, sin embargo, el edificio posee la forma de una flor. Para su diseño el equipo de Gehry utilizó intensamente simulaciones por ordenador de las estructuras necesarias para mantener el edificio, consiguiendo unas formas que hubieran sido imposibles de realizar unas pocas décadas antes.
Mientras que el museo domina las vistas de la zona desde el nivel del río, su aspecto desde el nivel superior de la calle es mucho más modesto por lo que no desentona con su entorno de edificios más tradicionales.
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (in Basque, Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa; in English, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao) is a contemporary art museum designed by Canadian architect Frank O. Gehry and located in the town of Bilbao (Basque Country), Spain. It is one of the museums linked by franchise or collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. It was inaugurated on October 18, 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Spain.
The negotiations for the construction of the museum between the public authorities of the autonomous community of the Basque Country and the directors of the Guggenheim Foundation began in February 1991. The agreement was signed at the end of that year, selecting the architect and the location of the building mid-1992. Since its inauguration in 1997, the museum has received an average of more than a million visitors per year, causing an extraordinary impact on the Basque economy and society, boosting tourism in the region and promoting the revitalization of multiple public spaces and in the town, in addition to improving the image of the city. All this phenomenon, baptized by the media as the "Guggenheim effect" or "Bilbao effect", has highlighted the importance of cultural tourism, and has generated an effect of emulation in other countries, with uneven results.
The most striking feature of the museum is the innovative building in which it is located, made up of curvilinear and twisted shapes, covered in limestone, glass curtains and titanium plates. It has a total area of 24,000 m², of which 10,540 m² are reserved for exhibitions, distributed in 19 galleries, making it the museum with the most exhibition meters in the State. It is located on the banks of the Bilbao estuary, in an area called Abandoibarra, next to the La Salve bridge, which is surrounded by a hollow tower.
Both the building and its permanent collection belong to the Basque authorities. On December 3, 2014, the Board of Trustees of the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao approved renewing for another 20 years the collaboration with the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation of New York, signed in 1994 and whose validity expired on December 31.
Designed by the firm of architects of Frank Gehry, it was opened to the public in 1997 and houses art exhibitions of works belonging to the Guggenheim Foundation and traveling exhibitions. Very soon the building was revealed as one of the most spectacular deconstructivist buildings. The design of the museum and its construction follow the style and methods of Frank Gehry. Like many of his earlier works the main structure is radically sculpted following almost organic contours. The museum claims not to contain a single flat surface in its entire structure. Part of the building is crossed by an elevated bridge and the exterior is covered by titanium plates and by a limestone that was very difficult to find (in the end it was found in Huéscar, Granada) of a similar color to the one used for build the University of Deusto.
Seen from the river, the building appears to have the shape of a ship, paying homage to the port city in which it is part. Its glossy panels resemble the scales of a fish, reminding us of the organic shape influences present in much of Gehry's work. Seen from above, however, the building has the shape of a flower. Gehry's team extensively used computer simulations of the structures needed to support the building for its design, achieving shapes that would have been impossible a few decades earlier.
While the museum commands views of the area from river level, its appearance from the upper street level is much more modest, fitting in with its setting of more traditional buildings.
Revitalization of downtown Selma, NC. A beautiful small town America, where people were all so friendly to chat, true southern hospitality.
A post-industrial building in the current center of science and technology (formerly heat and power plant No. 1 in Łódź).
The cooling tower after revitalization serves as the base of the Foucault pendulum (a pendulum that can swing in any vertical plane. The slow change of the plane of the pendulum's motion relative to the Earth proves its rotation around its axis. The name of the pendulum commemorates its inventor, Jean Bernard Léon Foucault, who demonstrated it in February 1851 at the Paris Astronomical Observatory.
At the top of the former cold store there is an observation deck from where you can see one of the most interesting panoramas of the city of Łódź.
In 1974 the National Parks Service, hoping to revitalized the area surrounding Grants Tomb, hired sculptor Pedro Silva to design and build a series of benches in conjunction with members, mostly children, of the neighboring communities . City Arts, an organization that creates community-based art projects, was enlisted to oversee the work. The resulting piece is a brightly colored, undulating bench that moves around the east, north, and west sides of Grant's Tomb. The images on the bench range from historical depictions of Grant's life, to fanciful, imaginary scenes of castles and dragons, to more contemporary subject matter such as cars. The bench's irregular contour often seems to be designed to accommodate the images in the work as well as elements of the environment such as trees and distant views.
The rounded edges, the color, and the flow of the bench contrasts with the white, straight edges of the monument that it surrounds. While some people have applauded this contrast in styles, others have contested the placement of the bench, and have fought to have it removed. Those who have spoken out strongly against the bench include members of historical and preservation societies, as well as Grant's descendents. However, in 2008, a project was undertaken and completed to renovate the bench! Yeah! (taken from NYC Public Art Cirrculum website, no author's name given. The Yeah is mine.)
To see an excellent video re the creation and restoration of this project click here:
www.revver.com/video/1135506/truly-public-art-the-rolling...
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Skytree:
Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリー, Tōkyō Sukaitsurī) is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest tower in Japan in 2010 and reached its full height of 634 meters (2,080 ft) in March 2011, making it the tallest tower in the world, displacing the Canton Tower, and the third tallest structure in the world after Merdeka 118 (678.9 m or 2,227 ft) and the Burj Khalifa (829.8 m or 2,722 ft). It is the tallest freestanding tower in the OECD, the G20 and G7 countries.
The tower is the primary television and radio broadcast site for the Kantō region; the older Tokyo Tower no longer gives complete digital terrestrial television broadcasting coverage because it is surrounded by high-rise buildings. Skytree was completed on Leap Day, 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012. The tower is the centrepiece of a large commercial development funded by Tobu Railway (which owns the complex) and a group of six terrestrial broadcasters headed by NHK. Trains stop at the adjacent Tokyo Skytree Station and nearby Oshiage Station. The complex is seven kilometres (4.3 miles) northeast of Tokyo Station. Sumida Aquarium is in the Tokyo Solamachi complex.
Design
The tower's design was published on 24 November 2006, based on the following three concepts:
Fusion of neofuturistic design and the traditional beauty of Japan
Catalyst for revitalization of the city
Contribution to disaster prevention – "Safety and Security"
The base of the tower has a structure similar to a tripod; from a height of about 350 m (1,150 ft) and above, the tower's structure is cylindrical to offer panoramic views of the river and the city. There are observatories at 350 m (1,150 ft), with a capacity of up to 2,000 people, and 450 m (1,480 ft), with a capacity of 900 people. The upper observatory features a spiral, glass-covered skywalk in which visitors ascend the last 5 metres to the highest point at the upper platform. A section of glass flooring gives visitors a direct downward view of the streets below.
Doyle Hardware Building is a historic factory building located at 330 Main St in Utica in Oneida County, New York. It was built in three sections between 1881 and 1901. The entire four story complex is approximately 100 feet by 260 feet with 82,000 square feet of space. It was a work of Utica architect Frederick H. Gouge.
Built originally as a clothing factory, in 1934 it became a factory for manufacture of spark plugs, and in 1947 became home to Utica Distributing Company, later Doyle Hardware.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
Redevelopment
City officials and local business saw the building as important to the revitalization of the surrounding historic neighborhood, which includes Union Station, also on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
The building was purchased in 2007 by a developer who planned to convert the building into a restaurant, commercial office space and loft apartments. A restaurant and bar opened in 2010 but closed in 2012 with no other development of the building occurring.[4] The building went into foreclosure and the developer declared bankruptcy on Jan 31, 2013.[5] The building was listed for sale in 2015.
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Enchanted areas.
Fallen city.
This area of the city is currently being prepared for revitalization. A significant proportion of people were resettled - but not all.
The place resembles an apocalypse time in the middle of the city.
There is hope that this will change soon.
A separate issue is the lack of programs affecting the state of life of some people in this area and changing their social situation and their perception of the world.
Excerpt from www.stepsinitiative.com: Over the summer of 2014, STEPS collaborated with street art duo Alexa Hatanaka and Patrick Thompson to transform a derelict rail underpass, plagued by graffiti and litter into a celebrated local landmark, as part of a wider effort by local City Councillor Josh Colle and residents to reclaim the historic York Beltline for public use.
Along the high traffic Dufferin corridor, this revitalization project included a large-scale new public artwork, including the two interior walls of the underpass and two pedestrian tunnels, as well as infrastructure improvements, such as new wayfinding signage and enhanced lighting.
This colourful and multifaceted new work, inspired the community’s rich textile history, was designed in collaboration with local residents, particularly with members of the Friends of the Beltline. Countless community members, recruited through local social serving agencies and schools were engaged in the various stages of the work production and celebration, through a series of community paint days and the culminating unveiling.
This project was generously supported by the City of Toronto’s StreetARToronto program, alongside area businesses, including Toronto Hyundai and local residence associations.
Post-industrial landscape.
In the background is the former Ludwik Grohman manufacture. The oldest buildings come from the 19th century. Currently, the area of the Łódź special economic zone.
The former factory grounds have been revitalized. Sky and water plus an old factory create a nice whole.
Le Domaine de la ferme Moore situé en plein coeur de ville appartient désormais à la Commission de la Capitale nationale après avoir appartenu à des familles importantes (Wright, Moore) de notre région outaouaise depuis plus de 150 ans. Le domaine est innoccuppé depuis plusieurs années et la CCN lui cherche toujours une vocation.//// Gatineau
This Domain is situated in the heart of the city and is the property of the National Capital Commission. It was owned by many important families from the Outaouais region since it's construction 150 years ago. The NCC is still looking for project to revitalize this wonderful construction and site.///Gatineau
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Comix Home Base is a collaborative project by the Hong Kong Arts Centre and the Urban Renewal Authority. … on cultural and creative industries. A revitalization of a cluster of ten pre-war Grade 2 historic buildings on Mallory Street and Barrows Street, Comix Home Base serves as an important connector to the neighborhood. … In fact, Hong Kong is the world's third largest comics market, after Japan and the United States. … The establishment of Comix Home Base … provides a new cultural landmark in Wan Chai .... Besides, Comix Home Base acts as a platform for the communication and interchange between local and overseas artists. … Comix Home Base, a unique "art community", connecting and serving comics artists, animators, other industry players, and community members. … www.comixhomebase.com.hk/#/en//aboutus/vision_mission/
photo taken at the public open space at ground floor of the Comix Home Base. Main building is on the left, main entrance is on the right, the background is residential neighborhood.
it is panorama of three shots…it just the comic characters are very happy and dancing on the air…
I really like very early morning moments. Low warm light can conjure up a magical appearance of architecture. I liked the undulating glass facade (upper part of the building) of the revitalized building. Also, the combination of the style of old buildings and the glass superstructure in this case is acceptable.
First signs of revitalization of the former metropolis were destroyed by the warlike events at the end of the 17th century (Palatine war of succession) and the 18th century (French revolution and Napoleonic conquest). The strived regeneration could first be fulfilled bit by bit a few years after the Congress of Vienna in the first half of the 19th century.
With the opening of the "Binger Loch" ("Bingen hole") as the biggest boat trip barricade at the Middle Rhine river, the subsequent Rhine river regulation and the introduction of steam boats, the historic ware emporium was taken over by the boat landing stages for passenger boats. Since this time, several excursion day cruise boats pushed their way through in place of the former floating crane between Munztor (coin gate) and Zolltor (toll gate). The passengers of these boats, such as Victor Hugo, want to see and admire the Rhine river romanticism in Bacharach
A view while walking along the shoreline, looking to the east-southeast, across Naknek Lake to Mount Katolinat and other distant mountains and ridgelines on a mostly cloudy and overcast day. I later used a recipe in Color Efex Pro 4 that I came up with to match work I used to do in Capture NX2, after doing some initial post-processing work and making adjustments to contrast, brightness and saturation while playing around as I learned how to work with DxO PhotoLab 3.
A fragment of the revitalized housing estate of old workers' houses - Priest's Mill. The photo shows old coal cells. Before renovation, their condition was very bad. Currently, they have been used to create premises for business, artistic and cultural activities.
I am glad that buildings from the 19th century gained a second life.
Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ihwa_Mural_Village:
Ihwa Mural Village, is an area of Ihwa-dong, Seoul near Naksan Park that was revitalized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's public art "Ihwa-dong Naksan Project" in 2006, with paintings and installation art of about 70 artists. It is a popular destination for both locals and international tourists for its murals and scenic setting.
feminine element (in architecture)
Fragment of the facade of the revitalized tenement house. The building is located on a street that had previously had a bad reputation. Most of the facilities were in very poor condition. Currently, it is an area of intensive revitalization and construction and renovation works. After they are finished, I will try to show you what came out of it.
So far, I can see that the focus was on a strong differentiation of building facades, colors, decorative elements and so on (perhaps an exaggerated effect). It remains with the evaluation to wait for the final result.
Philosopher’s stone, in Western alchemy, an unknown substance, also called “the tincture” or “the powder,” sought by alchemists for its supposed ability to transform base metals into precious ones, especially gold and silver. Alchemists also believed that an elixir of life could be derived from it. Inasmuch as alchemy was concerned with the perfection of the human soul, the philosopher’s stone was thought to cure illnesses, prolong life, and bring about spiritual revitalization.
The philosopher’s stone, variously described, was sometimes said to be a common substance, found everywhere but unrecognized and unappreciated. The quest for the stone encouraged alchemists from the Middle Ages to the end of the 17th century to examine in their laboratories numerous substances and their interactions. The quest thereby provided a body of knowledge that ultimately led to the sciences of chemistry, metallurgy, and pharmacology.
The process by which it was hoped common metals such as iron, lead, tin, and copper could be turned into the more valuable metals involved heating the base material in a characteristic pear-shaped glass crucible (called the vase of Hermes or the philosopher’s egg). Colour changes were carefully watched—black indicating the death of the old material preparatory to its revitalization; white, the colour required for change into silver; and red, the highest stage, the colour required for change into gold.
Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "philosopher’s stone". Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May. 2024, www.britannica.com/topic/philosophers-stone. Accessed 19 May 2024.
The Centre Theatre is a success story here in Montpelier, Idaho. Many small cities have lost their theaters over the years, and this one had been closed for a year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The theater has struggled for years and had become pretty run down. Recently, the Montpelier Community Foundation arranged for a purchase / donation deal to acquire the theater and reopen it. The outside was refurbished with restored lighting and an updated marquee. Volunteers from the community cleaned up the interior, new seats were installed, and the rest rooms repaired. So far, attendance has been good and it looks like the theater will anchor more downtown revitalization.
Europe, the Netherlands, Zuid Holland, Rotterdam West, Vierhavenstraat, HAKA building (cut from B&T)
In my previous post, I’ve shown you a significant part of the Kop van Zuid urban revitalization project. Today's post showcases HAKA, an element of its pendant on the other side of the river Maas: the M4H urban redevelopment project.
The HAKA building at the Lekhaven in Rotterdam was created in 1932 as a coffee roasting and tea mixing plant with and a packaging facility, offices, a warehouse and a grain silo and garage commissioned by the Cooperative Wholesale Association De Handelskamer (HAKA) after a functionalist design by H.F. Mertens and J. Koeman.
The aim of the cooperation was providing workers with ‘good quality food at reasonable prices’. It worked with several dozen customer cooperations scattered all over the country. It supplied bread, coffee, tea and other groceries. In addition to the company building in Rotterdam, there was also a HAKA factory in Jutphaas. in 1947, it was integrated Co-op cooperation.
The offices of the HAKA building were situated on either side of a middle corridor in the left part of the building. On the second floor were large open office spaces; on the fourth floor a lunchroom covering the entire width. In the middle of the building, the silo has been constructed as a separate building with reinforced construction with storage areas situated on the ground floor.
The right part of the building was the coffee and tea factory facilities combined with storage and packaging areas and an expedition area. Factory, workshops, storage and expedition were interconnected by a complex system of conveyor belts, elevators, slides and tubes.
Haka was classified as a National Monument ‘(Rijksmonument’) in 2002. In 2009, the HAKA building was designated to become a campus for cleantech activities. A 'Living Lab' for companies, institutions and governments that pool their knowledge and research in the field of water and energy. A plan was developed (check it out: rijnboutt.nl/projects/230 ) and the building was made ready for temporal office use in 2009 . The Living lab project fell thru and Dudok Project Development bought the building and will transform it.
In 2022 onwards it is supposed to start a new life as an office / recreational building with approximately 10,500 m2 of office and catering space. The industrial and monumental values of the building (and the unique ‘paternoster’ lifts) will be respected.
This is number 2120 of Urban frontiers, 966 of Minimalism / explicit Graphism and 277 of This is number 219 of Urban frontiers and 2777 of Zwart/Wit.