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Southeast Financial Center is a two-acre development in Miami, Florida, United States. It consists of a 764 feet (233 m) tall office skyscraper and its 15-story parking garage. It was previously known as the Southeast Financial Center (1984–1992), the First Union Financial Center (1992–2003), and the Wachovia Financial Center (2003-2011). In 2011, it retook its old name of Southeast Financial Center as Wachovia merged with Wells Fargo and moved to the nearby Wells Fargo Center.
When topped-off in August 1983, it was the tallest building south of New York City and east of the Mississippi River, taking away the same title from the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel, in Atlanta, Georgia. It remained the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. until 1987, when it was surpassed by One Atlantic Center in Atlanta and the tallest in Florida until October 1, 2003, when it was surpassed by the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also in Miami. It remains the tallest office tower in Florida and the third tallest building in Miami.
Southeast Financial Center was constructed in three years with more than 500 construction workers. Approximately 6,650 tons of structural steel, 80,000 cubic yards of concrete and 7000 cubic tons of reinforcing steel bars went into its construction. The complex sits on a series of reinforced concrete grade beams tied to 150 concrete caissons as much as ten feet in diameter and to a depth of 80 feet. A steel space-frame canopy with glass skylights covers the outdoor plaza between the tower and low-rise building.
The tower has a composite structure. The exterior columns and beams are concrete encased steel wide flanges surrounded by reinforcing bars. The composite exterior frame was formed using hydraulic steel forms, or "flying forms," jacked into place with a "kangaroo" crane, that was located in the core and manually clamped into place. Wide flange beams topped by a metal deck and concrete form the interior floor framing. The core is A braced steel frame, designed to laterally resist wind loads. The construction of one typical floor was completed every five days.
The low-rise banking hall and parking building is a concrete-framed structure. Each floor consists of nearly an acre of continuously poured concrete. When the concrete had sufficiently hardened, compressed air was used to blow the forms fiberglass forms from under the completed floor. It was then rolled out to the exterior where it was raised by crane into position for the next floor.
The building was recognized as Miami's first and only office building to be certified for the LEED Gold award in January 2010.
The center was developed by a partnership consisting of Gerald D. Hines Interests, Southeast Bank and Corporate Property Investors for $180 million. It was originally built as the headquarters for Southeast Bank, which originally occupied 50 percent of the complex's space. It remained Southeast Bank's headquarters there until it was liquidated in 1991.
The Southeast Financial Center comprises two buildings: the 55-story office tower and the 15-story parking annex. The tower has 53 stories of office space. The first floor is dedicated for retail, the second floor is the lobby and the 55th floor was home to the luxurious Miami City Club. The parking annex has 12 floors of parking space for 1,150 cars. The first floor is dedicated for retail, the second floor is a banking hall and the 15th floor has the Downtown Athletic Club. A landscaped plaza lies between the office tower and the parking annex. An enclosed walkway connects the second story of the tower with the second story of the annex. The courtyard is partially protected from the elements by a steel and glass space frame canopy spanning the plaza and attached to the tower and annex. Southeast Bank's executive offices were located on the 38th floor. Ground was broken on the complex on December 12, 1981 and the official dedication and opening for the complex was held on October 23, 1984.
The Southeast Financial Center was designed by Edward Charles Bassett of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. The Associate Architect was Spillis Candela & Partners. It has 1,145,311 ft² (106,000 m²) of office space. A typical floor has about 22,000 ft² (2,043.87 m²) of office space. Each floor has 9 ft x 9 ft (2.7 m x 2.7 m) floor to ceiling windows. (All of the building's windows are tinted except for the top floor, resulting in strikingly bright and clear views from there.) The total complex has over 2.2 million ft² (204,000 m²). The distinctive setbacks begin at the 43rd floor. Each typical floor plate has 9 corner offices and the top twelve floors have as many as 16. There are 43 elevators in the office tower. An emergency control station provides computerized monitoring for the entire complex, and four generators for backup power.
The Southeast Financial Center can be seen as far away as Ft. Lauderdale and halfway toward Bimini. Night space shuttle launches from Cape Canaveral 200 miles to the north were plainly visible from the higher floors. The roof of the building was featured in the Wesley Snipes motion picture Drop Zone, where an eccentric base jumper named Swoop parachutes down to the street from a suspended window cleaning trolley. The building also appeared in several episodes of the 1980s TV show Miami Vice and at the end of each episode's opening credits.
Zara founder Amancio Ortega purchased the building from J.P. Morgan Asset Management in December 2016. The purchase price was reportedly over $500 million, making it one of the largest real estate transactions in South Florida history.
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I Quattro Canti, o piazza Villena, o Ottagono del Sole, o Teatro del Sole, è il nome di una piazza ottagonale all'incrocio dei due principali assi viari di Palermo: la via Maqueda e il Cassaro, oggi Via Vittorio Emanuele (antica via di origine fenicia, collegante l'acropoli e il Palazzo dei Normanni al mare), a metà circa della loro lunghezza.
Il nome esatto della piazza è Piazza Villena (in omaggio al Viceré il cui nome completo era marchese don Juan Fernandez Pacheco de Villena y Ascalon), ma le fonti antiche la ricordano come Ottangolo o Teatro del Sole perché durante le ore del giorno almeno una delle quinte architettoniche è illuminata dal sole.
I Quattro Canti propriamente detti sono i quattro apparati decorativi che delimitano lo spazio dell'incrocio. Realizzati tra il 1609 e il 1620[3] e sormontati dagli stemmi (in marmo bianco) reale senatorio e viceregio, i quattro prospetti presentano un'articolazione su più livelli, con una decorazione basata sull'uso degli ordini architettonici e di inserimenti figurativi che, dal basso in alto, si susseguono secondo un principio di ascensione dal mondo della natura a quello del cielo. I quattro piani di facciata risultano così decorati: al piano inferiore, fontane che rappresentano i fiumi della città antica (Oreto, Kemonia, Pannaria, Papireto); quindi, un ordine in stile dorico, contenente le allegorie dalle quattro stagioni (rappresentate da Eolo, Venere, Cerere e Bacco); l'ordine successivo, in stile ionico, ospita le statue di Carlo V, Filippo II, Filippo III e Filippo IV; infine, nell'ordine superiore, le quattro sante palermitane, Agata, Ninfa, Oliva e Cristina, patrone della città già prima dell'avvento di Santa Rosalia (1624) e di san Benedetto da San Fratello (1652).
Un antico detto che celebrava nei Quattro canti il centro virtuale di Palermo recitava "feste e forche a Piazza Villena" (pubbliche feste ed esecuzioni capitali). Assunto nel 1606 il governo della città e dell'isola, il viceré, due anni dopo, affidò all'architetto fiorentino Giulio Lasso la sistemazione urbanistica della piazza, alla quale si lavorò per molti anni. Il progetto era ispirato al crocevia delle Quattro Fontane di Roma, disegnato dagli urbanisti di Papa Sisto V in forme molto più dimesse della successiva versione palermitana.
Nel 1609 doveva già essere terminata la parte strutturale dei due cantoni poi detti di Santa Ninfa e di Sant'Agata, che portano gli stemmi del viceré Vigliena. Nel 1612 era completo il cantone di Santa Cristina, aderente a San Giuseppe, promosso dal viceré Ossuna. Nel 1615 Giulio Lasso è già morto e dal 1617 è direttore dei lavori Mariano Smiriglio, ingegnere del Senato e già sorvegliante del cantiere durante la direzione del Lasso.
Con Mariano Smiriglio si assiste ad un cambiamento del programma decorativo iniziale: nell'ordine superiore, che in origine avrebbe dovuto ospitare le statue dei sovrani, vengono sistemate le statue delle quattro sante vergini palermitane: Santa Cristina, Santa Ninfa, Sant'Oliva e Sant'Agata. Dei quattro simulacri regali, previsti originariamente in bronzo, da Scipione Li Volsi, vengono eseguiti soltanto quelli di Carlo V d'Asburgo, poi collocato in piazza dei Bologna e quello di Filippo IV, un tempo posto sopra una macchina marmorea nel piano del Palazzo dei Normanni e poi distrutto. Le attuali statue in marmo presenti ai Quattro Canti furono scolpite fra il 1661 ed il 1663 da Carlo D'Aprile.
Il 2 agosto 1630 vennero appaltati i lavori per la fabbrica delle quattro fontane con le statue delle Quattro Stagioni, anch'esse previste in bronzo e poi realizzate in marmo: la Primavera e l'Estate furono realizzate da Gregorio Tedeschi; l'Autunno e l'Inverno da Nunzio La Mattina. Le attuali conche inferiori delle quattro fontane sono ottocentesche e furono realizzate per compensare il dislivello creatosi nel piano di calpestio della piazza che era stato ribassato a causa del livellamento della via. Il "Quinto Canto" che si vede su via Vittorio Emanuele ed è parte della facciata destra della Chiesa di San Giuseppe dei Teatini fu decorato nel 1844.https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_in_italiano
The Quattro Canti, or piazza Villena, or Ottagono del Sole, or Teatro del Sole, is the name of an octagonal square at the intersection of the two main roads of Palermo: the Via Maqueda and the Cassaro, now Via Vittorio Emanuele (ancient via of Phoenician origin, connecting the acropolis and the Palazzo dei Normanni to the sea), about half of their length.
The exact name of the square is Piazza Villena (in homage to the Viceroy whose full name was Marquis don Juan Fernandez Pacheco de Villena y Ascalon), but the ancient sources remember it as Ottangolo or Teatro del Sole because during the hours of the day at least one of the architectural scenes is illuminated by the sun.
The Four Canti properly so-called are the four decorative apparatuses that delimit the space of the intersection. Created between 1609 and 1620 [3] and surmounted by the royal and white coat of arms (in white marble), the four façades present an articulation on several levels, with a decoration based on the use of architectural orders and figurative insertions , from bottom to top, follow one another according to a principle of ascension from the world of nature to that of heaven. The four floors of the façade are thus decorated: on the lower floor, fountains representing the rivers of the ancient city (Oreto, Kemonia, Pannaria, Papireto); therefore, a Doric style order, containing allegories from the four seasons (represented by Aeolus, Venus, Ceres and Bacchus); the next order, in Ionic style, houses the statues of Charles V, Philip II, Philip III and Philip IV; finally, in the higher order, the four saints of Palermo, Agata, Ninfa, Oliva and Cristina, patron of the city even before the advent of Santa Rosalia (1624) and of Saint Benedict of San Fratello (1652).
An ancient saying that celebrated the virtual center of Palermo in the Quattro cant recited "parties and forks in Piazza Villena" (public holidays and capital executions). Hired in 1606 the government of the city and the island, the viceroy, two years later, entrusted the Florentine architect Giulio Lasso with the urban layout of the square, which was worked on for many years. The project was inspired by the crossroads of the Four Fountains of Rome, designed by the urbanists of Pope Sixtus V in much slighter forms of the subsequent version of Palermo.
In 1609 the structural part of the two later cantons of Santa Ninfa and Sant'Agata had to be finished, bearing the coats of arms of the Viceroy Vigliena. In 1612 it was complete the canton of Santa Cristina, adherent to St. Joseph, promoted by the viceroy Ossuna. In 1615 Giulio Lasso is already dead and from 1617 is the director of the works Mariano Smiriglio, engineer of the Senate and former supervisor of the yard during the direction of Lasso.
With Mariano Smiriglio there is a change in the initial decorative program: in the higher order, which originally had to host the statues of the sovereigns, the statues of the four holy virgins of Palermo are placed: Santa Cristina, Santa Ninfa, Sant'Oliva and Sant 'Agate. Of the four regal simulacra, originally planned in bronze, by Scipio Li Volsi, only those of Charles V of Habsburg are executed, then placed in Piazza dei Bologna and that of Filippo IV, once placed on a marble machine in the floor of the Palazzo dei Normans and then destroyed. The current marble statues present at the Quattro Canti were carved between 1661 and 1663 by Carlo D'Aprile.
On August 2, 1630, works were commissioned for the factory of the four fountains with the statues of the Four Seasons, also provided in bronze and then made of marble: the Spring and Summer were made by Gregorio Tedeschi; Autumn and Winter by Nunzio La Mattina. The present lower basins of the four fountains date back to the nineteenth century and were built to compensate for the difference in height created by the level of the square which had been lowered due to the leveling of the road. The "Quinto Canto", which can be seen on Via Vittorio Emanuele and is part of the right façade of the Church of San Giuseppe dei Teatini, was decorated in 1844
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The twin suspension bridges replaced the fallen original bridge. The original bridge which was collapsed as a result of aeroelastic fluttering is significant to Structural Engineers and Architects. A video recorded in 1940 shows the original bridge wildly swinging and finally collapsing. Do check it out.
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Kuala Lumpur (often abbreviated as K.L.), is the largest city of Malaysia. The city proper, making up an area of 244 km2 (94 sq mi), has an estimated population of 1.6 million in 2006. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million. It is the fastest growing metropolitan region in the country, in terms of population as well as economy.
The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were the world's tallest buildings, before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. However, the towers are still the tallest twin buildings and office building in the world. Tower 1 was built by Hazama Corporation and Tower 2 by Samsung Engineering & Construction and Kukdong Engineering & Construction (both of South Korea). They were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top.
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Concrete leg ('piloti') at the base of Fellows Court, an 18-storey block of flats in Hackney. Built in 1967.
Coleyville country. ...from an Easter Monday drive with Ernie to Rosevale, via Coleyville, and up the Kerwitz Road. Ernie is 91 and retired from his diary farm in the area about 34 years ago. There are changes in farmers' approaches in the area as the diary industry structurally adjusts to a modern economy. There are very few diary farms left. Most of the land has been given over to beef cattle (as with this one), horse studs and hobby farms. Whether or not this is a good thing remains to be seen...
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LSL's 86101 (87002 on the rear) powers north near Crawford with Intercity Tour's 'The Ayr Extension'. Despite it's name, the tour only ran to Barassie due to on-going structural issues at Ayr station following a series of fires.
Unfortunately, the Mk1 coach behind the loco somewhat spoils the uniform rake. 13/01/2024
In the background Ares in his soft cushion...
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- A dip into the archives for this image taken in the Spring to lift the spirits after today's overcast return back to work.
Clevedon Pier stretches gracefully 850 ft into the Bristol Channel. Like all piers it was created primarily as a landing stage for steamers and was constructed partly from discarded railway track used by Isambard Kingdom Brunel on the Great Western Railway. It opened on Easter Monday 1869.
At present, Clevedon pier is the only structurally intact Grade 1 listed pier in the whole of the country.
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Multiple levels (parallel planes; rock surface curves down to right) of slickensided fault surfaces in an outcrop of Marron Fm. andesitic volcanic rock (in south-central British Columbia), with one of my fingers for scale. Above my finger, the lighter coloured material is a mineral vein (fluid flowed along a fault plane and mineral precipitated from solution) with a patchy distribution now because it is partly eroded away.
The slickenlines present have two different groove lineation directions, diagonal down to the left and down to the right in both the purplish-brown host rock and the light brown vein material. They record two different steep (sub-vertical) directions of fault motion at this site back in the Eocene (ca. 50 million years ago), a time of post-orogenic normal faulting in this part of western Canada.
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Construction work at Paddington Basin, London, showcasing the impressive design and structure of a new building.
Looking down into Pulpit falls. I'm not sure it works, but I liked the view of the rounded bowl shape the water carved in millennia past. Had the tripod right on the edge.
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Otis in fhe Technik Museum Speyer. It sort of looks like he is inside a large machine. Fitting with the theme. I tried to frame it as if it were a large machine. Imperial walker anyone?