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Excerpt from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dongdaemun_Design_Plaza:
Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) is a major urban development landmark in Seoul, South Korea, designed by Zaha Hadid and Samoo, with a distinctively neo-futuristic design characterized by the "powerful, curving forms of elongated structures." The landmark is the centerpiece of South Korea's fashion hub and popular tourist destination, Dongdaemun, featuring a walkable park on its roofs, large global exhibition spaces, futuristic retail stores, and restored parts of the Seoul fortress.
The DDP has been one of the main reasons for Seoul's designation as the World Design Capital in 2010. Construction started in 2009, and it was officially inaugurated on March 21, 2014. It is physically connected to Seoul Subway via Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station on Line 2, 4, and 5.
The Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) was designed by British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, with the concept of "Metonymic Landscape". Metonymy refers to a method of describing a specific object indirectly, and Hadid integrated historical, cultural, urban, social, and economic aspects of Seoul deduced from this method in order to create a scene of the landscape. Designed as a cultural hub in the historical district of Seoul, South Korea's largest fashion district, the DDP is composed of undulating surfaces that resemble the flow of liquid and allow flexibility in space. The state-of-the-art BIM (Building Information Modeling), mega-truss (extra-large roof truss) system, and space frame system are the key features in terms of creating grand-scale spaces. According to Hadid, the fundamental features of her design were "transparency, porousness, and durability." Many ecological features, including a double-skin facade, solar panels, and a water recycling system, are included in the building.
The construction project for replacing Dongdaemun Stadium with a public park has been discussed in the media since 2000, and the city of Seoul established a basic master plan for alternating the function of Dongdaemun Stadium in 2005. Upon the advice of architects, and in order to secure a high-quality design for the new landmark of Seoul, the city invited architects in February 2007 to participate in a design competition. The city requested that the architects include a design plaza, underground spaces, a history park, and a culture park in the project, according to the guidelines. Zaha Hadid's Metonymic Landscape won the competition.
The exterior envelope of the DDP, a smooth and giant mushroom-like structure floating above ground level, is made of concrete, aluminum, steel, and stone. The interior of the building is finished with plaster reinforced with synthetic fiber, acoustic tiles, acrylic resin, stainless steel, and polished stone in the interior.
Standing next to the Reed beds, watching Whinchats and Reed Warblers. It got hot, I felt ...... odd.
I turned round. Dark clouds looming. I felt ..... odd.
Secure the camera, pick up the tripod, head up the hill. Feeling nauseous.
Covid has arrived. 😳
Okay, not sure how much sense this makes, but I just wanted to say... this is what I strive for. When I'm walking the streets, this is what I want.
Something that someone built, with bright colours, something odd, like the shape of the image (this one is square), and a few almosts. Almost symmetrical, almost patterned, almost balanced... And leaving just a few questions unanswered, like why the left white strip? Why the stickers? Why are two of the windows different? Why is the paint all gone from the lower part? Why blue? Why does it look so full? What might be in there?
We set up in a field 100+ yards away from the nest and waited...it was spectacular to watch them enter and exit through these criss crossed branches. Both of them came and left the same way. Fascinating!
You are my hero, Dad
You're my secure foundation.
When I think of you, I'm filled with love
And fond appreciation.
You make me feel protected;
I'm sheltered by your care.
You're always my true friend; and Dad,
When I need you, you're always there.
You have a place of honor
Deep within my heart.
You've been my superhero, Dad,
Right from the very start.
Love you forever dad i'm very proud of being your son- sriram raghavan
Happy Window Wednesday! Barred window in downtown Beaverton Sub Station in Beaverton, Oregon.
Five Star subs in my opinion! www.beavertonsubstation.com/
Score (noun).
1. A usually numerical record of a competitive event;
2. The act of securing an advantage, especially a surprising or significant gain;
3. A grievance that is harbored and requires satisfaction;
4. The written form of the composition for orchestral or vocal parts;
5. The music written for a movie or a play;
And many other definitions in our life...
Life is a competition. And in this competition, in this game with a name LIFE everyone has a SCORE.
Sometimes your score is even more important than you. For some individuals your score is only a characteristic of your personality...
Look around and you see what's going on... Here is the mirror. It doesn't like you and says: Get out, don't look at me! Here are the people. They don't like you and say: Get away, you're damaging our landscape! Here is the person. He doesn't know you and not talking to you. He has no any interest to you because he doesn't know your LIFE SCORE...
But somewhere are different mirrors, and different people, and different person. They will be able to see the most important things in your personality. And they will say: How wonderful are you, stay with us... Just find these people - it's not so difficult...
Life... competition... game... numbers... score... What's more important than you, yourself, for yourself, and all around you...
Thanks to:
57mannequins from deviantart.com for this "little man"
thatestock from deviantart.com for the "torso mannequin";
Falln_Stock from deviantart.com for the antique piano from the Texas museum.
The middle mannequin - from last Christmas window decoration of Bergdorf & Goodman store in New York
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Carsington Water - Reservoir in England
Carsington Water is the ninth largest reservoir in England. At its highest level the reservoir can hold 7,800 million gallons of water.
When full, the reservoir is 31 metres deep – the height of seven double decker buses.
When I visited, the reservoir was full to capacity.
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With two members of Humberside Police Armed Response Unit who gladly let me in with a photo of them both, A sign of the times in most City Centres these days, These officers were on duty in Hull City Centre,
Texas Rock Crusher Railway secured in Brownwood, TX. waiting on their next assignment. I was going to try & get this pair running, but the 102 & 101 were split up, 101 is in need of maintenance, so it will be down for a while, so glad I was able to at least get this pair together, before they were split up. I was able to speak with a crew member of the Texas Rock Crusher Railway that day & he informed me of the 101 in need of maintenance & they normally operate with 1 unit on each end of the train.
„Check point 2, come in.“ „Check point two, Sakana, here.“ „What’s your status?“ „Perimeter is secure. Protestors have reached our position, but remain peaceful.“ And I sure hoped they would stay that way. Right after our arrival on Corellia, we had been immediately brought to the outer check points of the GAR facility. A security ring had been established and a line around the facility had been marked. Our orders were clear. No protestor was to cross this line. Any violation would be met with force. The protestors in front of me were clutching tools like hammers, screwdrivers and crow bars and screaming at us in a wide range of languages. I could overhear some slurs and insults in their chants. I activated the noise filter of my armor and switched to intercom. „Watch those tools. The surely haven’t brought them for fun.“ „At least we know who to ask for help, if the walkers need sudden repairs.“, Koi laughed. He was never short of a joke. Just then, the protestor closest to us started walking towards the line. „HQ, protestors approaching. We might have a situation here.“, I reported as I activated my energy shield. „Stop right there, citizen!“ The woman didn’t listen. „0.5 meters to contact, prepare for attack!“, came a voice over the com. Shab, this was going to be a long day…
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Kicking off the „Riots on Corellia“ campaign with a quick build. This was a lot of fun to build and a perfect opportunity to re-use some of the techniques I applied in Uncertain Ways and this small vignette. I’m looking forward to the next part of mission 17 of the 253rd Elite Legion.