View allAll Photos Tagged Structural
On a long winterwalk over the "heavenly hills" I was attracted of this gate and the veranda and thought they looked good together, formating a structural unit...
Thanks for your comments and faves! I continue to catch up!
Steps leading up to a doorway.
This is a Cubist villa designed by the French architect, Paul Sinoir in the 1930s. Yves St Laurent lived at the house from the early 1980s until his death.
The house was built in the Majorelle Garden, a two and half acre botanical garden and artist's landscape garden in Marrakech, Morocco. It was created by the French Orientalist artist, Jacques Majorelle.
CN L514 is done their work in Thamesville, and returns west towards Chatham to eventually turn south down the Sarnia Spur to Blenheim
Title Inspired from the works of Josef Albers
Ceiling at the Ian Potter Gallery, Federation Square, Melbourne.
.
Press L to view in Lightbox
.
.
NO GIFS AND ANIMATED ICONS, PLEASE!
Das Gebäude wirkt mit seinen beiden weit ausragenden Dächern wie der Vogel Phönix oder ein Adler, der gleich abheben wird.
Der Vergleich mit dem mythischen Vogel Phönix begründet sich auch durch die symbolträchtige Lage des Bahnhofes, denn der weiße Bau wurde auf dem Gelände der Doppeltürme des ehemaligen World Trade Center erreichtet.
Architekt: Santiago Calatrava
"Vladimir Tatlin was here, I think,
and Louise Bourgeois, most certainly was,
when the artist attempted to
create a blockade of structure
and esthetics."
The Leon County Courthouse & Jail have both architectural and historical significance. The courthouse & old jail are simple yet dignified expressions with Classical lines; the 1918 jail (seen in the photo above) displays Medieval military architectural elements. All are located on the Centerville public square which has been the center of governmental activities since the founding of the town.
Late in 1885, the courthouse at that time burned and a resolution was introduced to build a new courthouse on the same plan as the old. Several years later the county judge and four county commissioners determined to build a new jail. Facilities for the detention of criminals up to this time had never been satisfactory. The orders which had authorized a new jail in 1873 culminated in the purchase of a store building from V.H. McAnnally for $2,500. This served as a temporary jail which was entirely also unsatisfactory.
Finally in 1893, a contract for the construction of a new jail was awarded to contractors Robb and Wilson for $3,850 and shortly there after the old temporary jail was sold at public auction. Early in 1894 it was completed and a new fence was set up around the building. In 1906, new cells furnished by the Southern Structural Steel Company were installed, and various repairs were made. Since this jail still proved inadequate, a second jail was built near the courthouse and the earlier jail. In 1918, the Southern Structural Steel Company of San Antonio was contracted to build a new jail, according to plans they furnished. The building was completed and accepted that year. The style of the 1918 jail symbolized strength. Incorporated into the design are corner towers and crenellations — representations of Medieval military architectural features.
Although the building is no longer used for detention, it is still sound and serves county functions such as the office of the county surveyor and others. And, for its political & governmental history and its architecture, the jail (along with the county courthouse) were added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 12, 1977. All of the information above was found on the original documents that can be viewed here:
catalog.archives.gov/id/40972831
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
in my Industrial Series ...
Taken Jul 1, 2017
Thanks for your visits, faves, invites and comments ... (c)rebfoto
Antony Gormley (*1950)
Variable structural steel blocks 200x58x29.5 cm
Hall Collection, Hall Art Foundation
Derneburg Castle in the district of Hildesheim
Lower Saxony, Germany 20.09.2020
www.hallartfoundation.org/exhibition/antony-gormley/infor...
Antony Gormley (*1950)
Variable Baustahlklötze 200x58x29,5 cm
Hall Collection, Hall Art Foundation
Schloss Derneburg im Landkreis Hildesheim
Niedersachsen, Deutschland 20.09.2020
Excerpt from discover.welland.ca/attractions/bridge13.asp:
Bridge 13, known as the Main Street Bridge, was built in 1927-1930 during the construction of the Fourth Welland Canal (1913-1933). This bridge was one of the three largest vertical lift bridges on the canal with a roadway width of 30 feet, girder width of 34.5 feet and a length of 231 feet, 5 5/8 inches. It was also the most expensive, costing $986,363.
The Main Street Bridge’s design is unique in that its towers are set at an angle to both the waterway and the connecting roadways. The bridge is significantly skew in terms of its angle to the waterway, being set at an angle of 22 degrees, 24 minutes and 30 seconds off the normal 90 degree angle. No other canal bridges were more than 12 degrees off square.
The superstructure is composed of two towers with main columns in box form and a central lifting span. The machinery house in the centre of the lifting span has two storeys and once contained the lifting apparatus. The main contract for the superstructure was awarded to the Dominion Bridge Company of Lachine, Quebec. This company is still in business. A local firm, Maguire, Cameron and Phin, were hired as sub-contractors for all of the concrete work. This company remained in business in Welland until the 1970’s.
The bridge is one of only two structures in Welland to have been built almost entirely by members of the First Nation. All of the structural high steel was done by the Mohawks.
From its beginnings, the Main Street Bridge affected the lives of Welland’s inhabitants. It was the only link between the east and west portions of downtown Welland. Its height and central location makes the bridge a dominant element in the downtown core. It has always been the most recognizable landmark identified within the City as a whole.
IMG_0361&0362)GPP2exHDRComposite&FXPlamPSXGrysclSpar90)GPP2exHDRComposite
'Explored' 2015-Dec-10 (#155)
My first, and apparently, most successful, Explore.
This image comprises 2 shots taken of the back of the dressing room structure at the National Bowl in Milton Keynes.
EDIT:- As at Mid December 2015; this structure has been dismantled and removed.
I recommend clicking on the expansion arrows icon (top right corner) to go into the Lightbox for maximum effect.
Don't use or reproduce this image on Websites/Blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
© All Rights Reserved - Jim Goodyear 2015.
in my Industrial Series ...; Structural Detail Pic # 6 ....
Taken Jun 22, 2017
Thanks for your visits, faves, invites and comments ... (c)rebfoto
A quick photo op this afternoon when we stopped at an intersection and I had my little Sony handy. There are a lot of nice details in this warm sandstone building, St John the Evangelist Episcopal Church, built in 1895, Elkhart, Indiana.
This time, a black and white view looking up at the curvaceous balconies of the 'Riverwalk' apartments, overlooking the River Thames at Westminster, in London. Architects: Stanton Williams.
A small milestone of reaching 1,000 pictures posted here. This "oldie" is a favorite of the famous maple in Portland. Stripped of its leaves its structural beauty is clear.
I reckon I've come up with a new building technique using a 30134 - Staircase 7x4x6 as rafters. I apologise in advance if this technique has been posted before.
The advantages of using a 30134 - Staircase 7x4x6 piece in this context is allowing the roof to be structurally stronger and they also represent the wooden rafters that go diagonally across a typical roof. Follow the link below to see the breakdown of the technique used in this MOC.
Roof Support (Rafter) Technique
www.flickr.com/photos/adeelzubair/32324585435
Camera
-Apple iPhone SE
________________________________________________
Follow Me On...
Facebook - www.facebook.com/Adeel-Zubair-208739829518301/
Flickr - www.flickr.com/photos/adeelzubair/
Instagram - www.instagram.com/adeel_zubair
Deviantart - www.adeelaubair.deviantart.com
Twitter - www.twitter.com/webhead_studios
Youtube - www.youtube.com/user/webheadstudios
LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/adeel-zubair-b969b111b
Behance - www.behance.net/adeelzubair
The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004, as measured to the top of their structural components (spires, but not antennas). Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences.
The Petronas Twin Towers remain the tallest twin buildings in the world. This building was used in one of the main scenes of the Movie "The Entrapment".
The Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) and the World Trade Center towers were each constructed with 110 occupied floors – 22 more than the Petronas Twin Towers’ 88 floors. The Willis Tower and the World Trade Center’s roofs and highest occupied floors substantially exceeded the height of the roof and highest floors of the Petronas Twin Towers. The Willis Tower’s tallest antenna is 11902ft taller than the Petronas Twin Towers’ spires. However, in accordance to CTBUH regulations and guidelines,the antennas of the Willis Tower were not counted as part of its architectural features.The spires on the Petronas Towers are included in the height since they are not antenna masts. Therefore, the Petronas Twin Towers exceed the official height of the Willis Tower by 10 m, but the Willis Tower has more floors and much higher square footage.
I visited Malaysia in 2004 so this is a very old shot which I scanned from the photo.
Long-tailed Tit - Aegithalos Caudatus
The long-tailed tit is globally widespread throughout temperate northern Europe and Asia, into boreal Scandinavia and south into the Mediterranean zone. It inhabits deciduous and mixed woodland with a well-developed shrub layer, favouring edge habitats. It can also be found in scrub, heathland with scattered trees, bushes and hedges, in farmland and riverine woodland, parks and gardens. The bird's year-round diet of insects and social foraging bias habitat choice in winter towards deciduous woodland, typically of oak, ash and locally sycamore species. For nesting, strong preference is shown towards scrub areas. The nest is often built in thorny bushes less than 3 metres above the ground.
The nest of the long-tailed tit is constructed from four materials - lichen, feathers, spider egg cocoons and moss, with over 6,000 pieces used for a typical nest. The nest is a flexible sac with a small, round entrance on top, suspended either low in a gorse or bramble bush or high up in the forks of tree branches. The structural stability of the nest is provided by a mesh of moss and spider silk. The tiny leaves of the moss act as hooks and the spider silk of egg cocoons provides the loops; thus forming a natural form of velcro. The tit lines the outside with hundreds of flakes of pale lichens - this provides camouflage. Inside, it lines the nest with more than 2,000 downy feathers to insulate the nest. Nests suffer a high rate of predation with only 17% success.
Outside the breeding season they form compact flocks of 6 to 17 birds, composed of family parties (parents and offspring) from the previous breeding season, together with any extra adults that helped to raise a brood. These flocks will occupy and defend territories against neighbouring flocks. The driving force behind the flocking behaviour is thought to be that of winter roosting, being susceptible to cold; huddling increases survival through cold nights.
From July to February, the non-breeding season, long-tailed tits form flocks of relatives and non-relatives, roosting communally. When the breeding season begins, the flocks break up, and the birds attempt to breed in monogamous pairs. Males remain within the winter territory, while females have a tendency to wander to neighbouring territories.
Pairs whose nests fail have three choices: try again, abandon nesting for the season or help at a neighbouring nest. It has been shown that failed pairs split and help at the nests of male relatives, recognition being established vocally. The helped nests have greater success due to higher provisioning rates and better nest defence. At the end of the breeding season, in June–July, the birds reform the winter flocks in their winter territory.
Population:
UK breeding:
340,000 territories