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The guilty pleasures of old building blocks, Knex and other leftover childhood toys on a lazy Saturday afternoon.
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 19, 2014) Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Aaron Clark, an Ocala, Fla., native assigned to the “Gauntlets” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 136, wipes down an EA-18G Growler on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC exercise from June 26 to Aug. 1, in and around the Hawaiian Islands. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world’s oceans. RIMPAC 2014 is the 24th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emiline L. M. Senn/Released)
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
The Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church in Ilkley is a remarkable blend of traditional and modern architecture, with an entrance porch and apse in Victorian Gothic and north and south nave extensions dating from the 1970s with a saw-tooth wall arrangement, inspired by Coventry cathedral.
More remarkable still is the complete glazing scheme of contemporary stained glass, all executed in the dalle de verre ('slab of glass') wherein thick chunks of coloured glass are set in a concrete or resin matrix (as opposed to traditional lead). The technique was popular in the 1960s and 70s but sharply declined since, largely due to many such windows latterly suffering from heat expansion, leakages or structural problems.
The exceptional scheme of dalle de verre windows at Ilkley includes both windows with concrete and windows with resin matrixes; The earliest windows are those in the apse which utilise concrete, being the work of Pierre Fourmaintraux of Whitefriars. The remaining windows in the nave were executed with resin and supplied by John Hardman Studios of Birmingham in the late 1970s.
These dalle de verre windows ably illustrate the richness and potential of large scale uses of the technique. Current research will hopefully find solutions to the problems encountered with the technique and may hopefully one day lead to a resurgence in the medium.
SAIFD AIR Program "Form & Structure" with Kenneth Snauwaert, AIFD.
October 23rd, 2011
(Photo Credit: Sandra Austoni)
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
Just some fun with the phone.
Camera: ancient HTC Desire HD
Exposure compensation and blur: Photoshop + Pixeluvo
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
Lehigh Structural Steel
On the banks of the Lehigh River
Allentown, Pennsylvania
The Lehigh Structural Steel Company was founded in 1919. At its peak, it employed over 500 people, and fabricated steel for everything from bridges to hangars to high-rises.
With the rest of American Steel in decline, the company went down in 1989. This 55-acre complex was sold off in 1990 to local investors. There are plans to redevelop it as "The Waterfront", but for now, the cavernous sheds are leased to local companies.
Most of the lead paint has cracked off and gave way to rust on the main connection tube. The floor is covered in asbestos and cans.
1x2 plates with bars are rotated around a 2x2 round brick, then held in place with a LEGO rubber band
SAIFD AIR Program "Form & Structure" with Kenneth Snauwaert, AIFD.
October 23rd, 2011
(Photo Credit: Sandra Austoni)
View of West Main Street bridge and downtown Columbus from CSX/NS railroad bridge at Miranova Plaza.
“Space that reflects culture” is the end goal for the Puyallup Tribe. Not only will they be able to obtain cultural responsbility, but they will also achieve environmental responsibility saving significantly in their operating costs by using Premier Structural Insulated Panels (SIPS) to frame (walls & roof) the tribe’s new ten-unit multi-family housing complex.
Traditionally, Coast Salish tribes lived in longhouses with a shared central space and dwelling units off to the side. Architect Environmental Works used this living tradition as an inspiration and created a structure with ten town-homes that are separated from each other by a courtyard with an open, slanted shed roof. Units on one side have one bedroom and units on the other side have two bedrooms. Entryways are in the courtyard, which also provides common space.
Project Details
Architect: Environmental Works | Seattle, WA
Contractor: Marpac Construction | Seattle, WA
Project Size: 10-unit Townhouse, 1 & 2 bedroom
Premier SIPSUsed: 8400 Sq. Ft. of 8” wall panels, 6800 Sq. Ft. of 12” roof panels
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
SAIFD AIR Program "Form & Structure" with Kenneth Snauwaert, AIFD.
October 23rd, 2011
(Photo Credit: Sandra Austoni)
Artist Namdoo Kim
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
Working around existing structure can be a challenge. Many of the custom requests we receive showcase designers’ creative, functional solutions!
FORT NORFOLK, Va. – For years, Mother Nature’s fury has steadily eroded the structural integrity of the Fort Norfolk pier and wharf area, seriously degrading its operational effectiveness and jeopardizing its safe operation. Broken, crumbling and missing pilings; underneath pier foundation completely deteriorated; wharf top cap rotten away; mooring fasteners and piling bolts – gone! That was then. Today, new state-of-the-art structural upgrades expand the facility’s operation and extend its useful life for up to 15 years. The Fort Norfolk Bulkhead and Pier Repair project, under the design and construction management of Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, began work in October 2011, and was completed ahead of schedule and more than $150,000 under budget. The Corps’ prime contractor, Team Henry Enterprises, LLC, based in Newport News, Va., is an 8A minority-owned small business. The project marked the first time Team Henry had performed work for Norfolk District, but their land work experience extended to other federal and state agencies. Completing the project ahead of schedule and below budget was no surprise to Steven Baum, Norfolk District’s project manager.
St.George's at Ivychurch, is another Romney Marsh church and one which gets me into the realms of what appears to be a bit of local rivalry. The British Army is quite familiar with what it calls 'cap badge rivalry' - as in 'my regiment is better than your regiment'. In the case of St George's the church guide claims it to be the Cathedral of Romney Marsh while nearby Lydd church claims the alternative title of the Cathedral of the Marsh. Clearly what we are dealing with here is not cap badge rivalry but 'dog collar rivalry'.
www.flickr.com/photos/barryslemmings/albums/7215767442257... to see the full set.
As approached the church appears to be pure 14th century Perpendicular but the full colour guidebook presents us with a very detailed map which shows that a little of the present building dates from the Early English Period (1180 to 1280) while excavations have revealed the foundations of this smaller church under, and within, the footprint of the larger current building. The pillars supporting the north and south arcades vary geologically from high quality imported Caen stone in some pillars to the more local Kentish Ragstone in others. It is to be supposed that the earlier material was imported by the Normans and is a further survivor from the early building.
The tower is awkwardly skewed some five degrees out of alignment with both the original and the current building. A recent survey suggests that the tower was actually separate to the main building which was later extended to link up with the tower. Supporting evidence for this appears to be the inclusion of the original free-standing tower's buttresses into the new west wall.
As churches go it is quite wide and this is accounted for by the inclusion of a south chapel dedicated to St Catherine and a north Lady chapel. A chantry chapel also once existed somewhere in the north aisle. Most medieval churches were unfurnished and the congregation stood. In the south aisle there is the remnant of a bench (from the earlier church) where the elderly and infirm could sit, the supposed origin of the term 'the weakest go to the wall'.
The tower is 68 feet high while the large south porch contains a parvis chamber for a visiting priest and, possibly, the original store for church documents and Communion plate. There are five bells but these have been silent since 1972 but a restoration is contemplated. The problem with older churches is that deterioration of the wood sub-frame or the structural mortar can lead to collapse. Ringing a couple of tons of bells imposes considerable shock and vibration.
Despite being a grand building today it has had a very chequered history. A visitation in 1511 found the church 'sorely decayed' and the churchwardens were threatened with excommunication. Like most medieval churches it fared badly in the Reformation with the loss of the wall paintings and the coloured glass. Any that survived the 16th century would have fallen foul of the Puritans in the 17th century. It was a lose/lose period for medieval churches. A little surviving wall painting was uncovered in 2009. One story has it that the Rood screen survived until the early 19th century when a drunken ex-navy curate took an axe to it. He thought he'd improve the view, so the story goes.
Decay in the early years of the 20th century was halted and repaired, along with the removal of the rotten box pews which opened up the interior. The Second World War found the village in the front line of the Battle of Britain with the village being hit by six bombs in 1940, which blew out church windows, while V-1 Flying Bombs (Doodlebugs) caused further damage in 1944. Wartime shortage of glass (reserved for repairing bombed homes) meant that the gaping windows had to be covered with blackout curtain. Post-war repairs in 1948 included new window glass. Periodic repairs and restorations continue. Today part of the north aisle is an agricultural museum.
A national juried exhibition with a focus on structure, both natural and human-made. The exhibition features painting, sculpture, photography, drawing, and more by 30 artists from across the country.
The work for this exhibition was chosen by our wonderful jurors, Peter Gabak and Joanna Poag. Join us for the opening reception, where $1,000 in cash awards will be announced!
Artists Included:
Deborah Beardslee (NY), Jackie Brown (ME), Christina Cassone (PA), Theresa Devine (AZ), Zach Dietl (NY), Julianne French (FL), Nate Hodge (NY), Ellie Honl (IN), Kristy Hughes (IN), Jim Jacobs (UT), Yasemin Kackar-Demirel (NY), Ella Kampelman (MN), Susan Kaye (NY), Namdoo Kim (NY), Sassoon Kosian (NJ), Tom Kredo (NY), Yoonjee Kwak (NY), Pamela Markman (CA), Vanessa Michalak (MA), Nicole Mongelluzzo (NY), Kelly Nye (OH), Colleen O’Hara (NY), Chris Oliver (NY), Nancy Ridenour (NY), Ruth Simon McRae (GA), Jean Stephens (NY), Susan Stuart (NY), Tracy Wascom (MI), Doerte Weber (TX), Jere Williams (VA)
May 9–June 30, 2015
Opening Reception: Saturday, May 9, 4–7p.m.
SAIFD AIR Program "Form & Structure" with Kenneth Snauwaert, AIFD.
October 23rd, 2011
(Photo Credit: Sandra Austoni)
A visit to see the Leaning Tower of Pisa in the Field of Miracles in Pisa.
Piazza del Duomo (Cathedral Square).
It was an amazing site to see! The whole area was packed with tourists!
The Leaning Tower of Pisa (Italian: Torre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa [ˈtorre di ˈpiːza]) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its unintended tilt. The tower is situated behind the Pisa Cathedral and is the third oldest structure in the city's Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), after the cathedral and the Pisa Baptistry.
The tower's tilt began during construction in the 12th century, caused by an inadequate foundation on ground too soft on one side to properly support the structure's weight. The tilt increased in the decades before the structure was completed in the 14th century. It gradually increased until the structure was stabilized (and the tilt partially corrected) by efforts in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase. Prior to restoration work performed between 1990 and 2001, the tower leaned at an angle of 5.5 degrees, but the tower now leans at about 3.99 degrees. This means the top of the tower is displaced horizontally 3.9 metres (12 ft 10 in) from the centre.
There has been controversy about the real identity of the architect of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. For many years, the design was attributed to Guglielmo and Bonanno Pisano, a well-known 12th-century resident artist of Pisa, famous for his bronze casting, particularly in the Pisa Duomo. Pisano left Pisa in 1185 for Monreale, Sicily, only to come back and die in his home town. A piece of cast bearing his name was discovered at the foot of the tower in 1820, but this may be related to the bronze door in the façade of the cathedral that was destroyed in 1595. A 2001 study seems to indicate Diotisalvi was the original architect, due to the time of construction and affinity with other Diotisalvi works, notably the bell tower of San Nicola and the Baptistery, both in Pisa.
Construction of the tower occurred in three stages over 199 years. Work on the ground floor of the white marble campanile began on August 14, 1173 during a period of military success and prosperity. This ground floor is a blind arcade articulated by engaged columns with classical Corinthian capitals.
The tower began to sink after construction had progressed to the second floor in 1178. This was due to a mere three-metre foundation, set in weak, unstable subsoil, a design that was flawed from the beginning. Construction was subsequently halted for almost a century, because the Republic of Pisa was almost continually engaged in battles with Genoa, Lucca, and Florence. This allowed time for the underlying soil to settle. Otherwise, the tower would almost certainly have toppled. In 1198, clocks were temporarily installed on the third floor of the unfinished construction.
In 1272, construction resumed under Giovanni di Simone, architect of the Camposanto. In an effort to compensate for the tilt, the engineers built upper floors with one side taller than the other. Because of this, the tower is curved. Construction was halted again in 1284 when the Pisans were defeated by the Genoans in the Battle of Meloria.
The seventh floor was completed in 1319. The bell-chamber was finally added in 1372. It was built by Tommaso di Andrea Pisano, who succeeded in harmonizing the Gothic elements of the bell-chamber with the Romanesque style of the tower. There are seven bells, one for each note of the musical major scale. The largest one was installed in 1655.
After a phase (1990–2001) of structural strengthening, the tower is currently undergoing gradual surface restoration, in order to repair visible damage, mostly corrosion and blackening. These are particularly pronounced due to the tower's age and its exposure to wind and rain.