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Frank Harmon, Wainwright Wood Studio
(c) 2010 Marie Williams
Used courtesy of Steven Wainwright, owner.
National Botanic Garden of Wales, Llanarthne, Wales, UK
Sir Norman Foster designed the main glasshouse for the National Botanic Garden of Wales, which opened in 2000. The 95m greenhouse is the largest of its kind in the world, with 785 panels of glass. Steel structural ribs suspend panels of glass with a soft curvature similar to his Canary Wharf entrance. The bulb protrudes from the green grass like a futuristic mound. The relationship between man-made and natural takes a twist, on this site of man-made nature.
Set in rolling hills overlooking the Tywi Valley in Carmarthenshire, the Great Glasshouse forms the centrepiece of the 230-hectare National Botanic Garden of Wales. The largest single-span glasshouse in the world, containing more than a thousand Mediterranean plant species, it reinvents the glasshouse for the twenty-first century, offering a model for sustainable development.
Elliptical in plan the building swells from the ground like a glassy hillock, echoing the undulations of the surrounding landscape. The aluminium glazing system and its tubular-steel supporting structure are designed to minimise materials and maximise light transmission. The toroidal roof measures 99 by 55 metres, and rests on twenty-four arches, which spring from a concrete ring beam and rise to 15 metres at the apex of the dome. Because the roof curves in two directions, only the central arches rise perpendicular to the base, the outer arches leaning inwards at progressively steep angles. The building's concrete substructure is banked to the north to provide protection from cold northerly winds and is concealed by a covering of turf so that the three entrances appear to be cut discreetly into the hillside. Within this base are a public concourse, a café, educational spaces and service installations.
To optimise energy usage, conditions inside and outside are monitored by a computer-controlled system. This adjusts the supply of heat and opens glazing panels in the roof to achieve desired levels of temperature, humidity and air movement. The principal heat source is a biomass boiler, located in the park's Energy Centre, which burns timber trimmings. This method is remarkably clean when compared with fossil fuels, and because the plants absorb as much carbon dioxide during their lifetime as they release during combustion, the carbon cycle is broadly neutral. Rainwater collected from the roof supplies 'grey water' for irrigation and flushing lavatories while waste from the lavatories is treated in reed beds before release into a watercourse.
Facts + Figures
•Appointment: 1995
•Completion: 2000
•Area: 5,800m²
•Height: 14m
•Capacity: 40
•Client: National Botanic Garden of Wales
•Structural Engineer: Anthony Hunt Associates
•Quantity Surveyor: Symonds Ltd
•M+E Engineer: Max Fordham & Partners
•Additional Consultants: Gustafson Porter, Colvin and Moggridge
Nei giorni 21-25 maggio 2018 il Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile ed Architettura (DICAr) ha organizzato presso il Palazzo Vistarino, sede della Fondazione Alma mater Ticinensis, il corso: Nonlinear Computational Solid & Structural Mechanics. Theoretical formulations, technologies, and computations.
I thought I'd post more images of these flowers so you can see the differences between it and Queen Anne's Lace, though now I wish I had detailed shots of the latter to post for comparison. QAL grows more straight, I think, and is much more delicate and thin. You can see this is hefty, and it makes lots of umbels. I also noticed that the umbels seem to emerge from these "sleeves" along the stems, and don't recall seeing those on QAL.
Cow Parsnip, Heracleum maximum
Potter Marsh, Anchorage, AK
Day 2 of 17
As long as architect is not creative and ready to think of unique possibilities, structural designer is always least interested in the work
The Sony SEL24240 isn't that great, unfortunately. I had a really hard time to get a sharp image of this fencepost. And this thing doesn't even move!
When Albany County, home to NY’s capitol, passed a pesticide phase-out law in 1998 for county-owned properties, we’d already helped volunteers from Buffalo to Westchester, so we were primed to work with our Extension partners to create handouts, posters, workshops, and technical support for everyone from householders to building superintendents.
Apparently, the Church has been structurally unsafe since the 1930's, when renovation works saw the removal of a mezzanine. A report was commissioned that then found the building was constructed from "pot" or mined granite and very vulnerable to erosion.
It closed in 1956.
In 1985, vandals damages the roof to badly enough to cuase a section to collapse, so the decision was then taken to remove the whole roof structure (by dynamite!).
Current works have been going on since 1999 to stabilise the structure and reuse it as an open air venue for concerts etc.
Father’s Day structural packaging research concepts
//. Background
Seasonal gifting is a big category opportunity for premium chocolate brands such as Ferrero. Our client was keen to leverage the seasonal opportunity further with a Limited Edition gift pack for Father’s Day.
//. The Brief
The brief was to explore ideas for cardboard structural packs that would excite retailers and deliver product in an engaging way to delight consumers. The ideas had to stand out as unique to Ferrero and be easily produced.
//. Outcome
Research demonstrated the concepts would be attractive to male consumers and female purchasers alike and Ferrero took the decision to start production of their range of Limited Edition Father’s Day chocolate gifting.
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