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TGV Station, Lyon, France – architect Santiago Calatrava
The Lyon-Satolas Station is the terminus for the TGV trains connecting the airport to the city of Lyon, 30 kilometers to the south. The almost forty meter tall steel and concrete structure refers to the metaphor of a enormous bird with spread out wings. Arriving by car you enter the Main Hall through a "Gateway" formed by a concrete V-shaped abutment that join the ends of four steel arches. The center pair of arches follow the line of the roof to form a spine, the outer curved beams span over two glazed symmetrical concourse wings. In the triangular Main Hall the central spine is formed by three arches braced together by diagonal beams. Two large cantilevered balconies penetrate the space. The adjoining concrete service building is fitted with a steel and glass window wall that overlooks the Main Hall. The spine is supported by a concrete mass on the east and two supports, integrated with lift towers, on the west. The uppermost arch of the spine is a steel box of triangular section while the two lower arches are composed of steel tubes. The cross bracing members vary in size and are assembled four by four along the central tubes. From the Main Hall, where all the station's and airport services are positioned, two vaulted glass and steel concourse wings connect to the train platforms. Cast on site concrete elements support the platform roof and visually complement the roof modules in the main terminal area. The roof is either glazed or filled with prefabricated concrete sections. In the main Hall, opposite the entrance, a 180 meter long Gallery connects the station to the airport terminal. The Gallery can also be accessed directly from the overnight parking area.
Main Hall: length 130 m, max. width 100 m, max. height 39 m. Concourse Hall: length 450 m, width 56 m,Height tracks to raised central walkway 8 m, to roof 17 m
Competition Winner: 1989; Completed: 1994
Clients: French Railways (SNCF), Region Rhône Alpes,Lyon Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIL).
Major contractors: E.I.-G.F.C.-M.S Eiffel; Berretta-Girardet-Instalux; Leon Grosse
G.T.M. Baudin-Chateauneuf
Water control structures are used in North Carolina to manage the dpeth of the ground water in fields in eastern North Carolina. By manipulating the depth of the water table, farmers can promote the denitrification as a means of protecting water quality
Water control structures are used in North Carolina to manage the dpeth of the ground water in fields in eastern North Carolina. By manipulating the depth of the water table, farmers can promote the denitrification as a means of protecting water quality
The structure of Earth image is one of the pictures electronically placed on the phonograph records which are carried onboard the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft.
Credit: Jon Lomberg
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The second tallest structure in the world, and the tallest in the Americas: the broadcast tower for KVLY-TV serving Fargo and Grand Forks, North Dakota. It is 2,063 ft (628.8 m) high.
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Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā?) is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters (1,091 ft), it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. FootTown, a 4-story building located directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from here, guests can visit two observation decks. The 2-story Main Observatory is located at 150 meters (492 ft), while the smaller Special Observatory reaches a height of 250 meters (820 ft).
The tower acts as a support structure for an antenna. Originally intended for television broadcasting, radio antennas were installed in 1961 and the tower is now used to broadcast both signals for Japanese media outlets such as NHK, TBS and Fuji TV. Japan's planned switch from analog to digital for all television broadcasting by July 2011 is problematic, however. Tokyo Tower's current height is not high enough to adequately support complete terrestrial digital broadcasting to the area. A taller digital broadcasting tower known as Tokyo Sky Tree is currently planned to open in 2011.
Tokyo Tower (東京タワー Tōkyō tawā?) is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters (1,091 ft), it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
Built in 1958, the tower's main sources of revenue are tourism and antenna leasing. Over 150 million people have visited the tower since its opening. FootTown, a 4-story building located directly under the tower, houses museums, restaurants and shops. Departing from here, guests can visit two observation decks. The 2-story Main Observatory is located at 150 meters (492 ft), while the smaller Special Observatory reaches a height of 250 meters (820 ft).
The tower acts as a support structure for an antenna. Originally intended for television broadcasting, radio antennas were installed in 1961 and the tower is now used to broadcast both signals for Japanese media outlets such as NHK, TBS and Fuji TV. Japan's planned switch from analog to digital for all television broadcasting by July 2011 is problematic, however. Tokyo Tower's current height is not high enough to adequately support complete terrestrial digital broadcasting to the area. A taller digital broadcasting tower known as Tokyo Sky Tree is currently planned to open in 2011.
Unusual several story tall abandoned structure found in rural Eastern Washington farming county.
GARFIELD, WASHINGTON
This was taken whilst close to Olympic Park.
I think that the overcast sky and the pushing of the black levels have made this appear like something a bit shadowy and menacing (in a way).
I think that the cables help to give a good sense of depth.
I like that you also get a good idea of the size of these structures without having a person in the photo.
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles City Fire Department battled a commercial blaze for hours, making sure it remained within the unit-of-origin amongst a row of commercial occupancies.
Early Wednesday morning, August 30, 2023, while returning to their fire station after a different emergency incident, LA City Firefighters discovered heavy smoke coming out of a commercial building, and were the first to report it to Metropolitan Fire Communications, where firefighter-dispatchers sent out a structure fire assignment to the 1100 block of South Los Angeles Street.
Firefighters immediately began fighting the fire, which burned for several hours, fueled by large quantities of textiles inside the business. Companies ascended aerial ladders to the roof and used chain saws to cut ventilation holes in the roof. As they worked, flames steadily grew, soon shooting out of the holes by 30+ feet. The intense flames, fueled by an extreme amount of fabric goods inside, soon drove firefighters back into defensive operations, where they fought the fire from the exterior.
Firefighters deployed master streams by way of large-diameter hand lines, ladder pipes, and portable monitors (ground appliance), which can launch up to 1,000 gallons per minute each. The intense fire conditions weakened the building over time. Eventually, the walls began buckling and the roof collapsed. Crews remained set up in their defensive posture, now awaiting assistance from LAFD Heavy Equipment and Thermite RS3, the firefighting "robot," while keeping the flames at bay and quenching any flare ups.
The building was a row of commercial occupancies. The fire unit measured 50-feet wide by 150-feet deep, and shared a wall with two adjacent business, one on each side. Although the fire unit will be a total loss, with nothing more that could have been done, over 120 on scene firefighters skillfully defended the neighboring units and prevented both of them from being infiltrated by the intense flames.
Thankfully, the fire occurred early in the morning, before patrons or employees typically populate these Fashion District buildings. No one was present to need evacuation, and there were no reported injuries. Fire investigators responded to begin their investigation process and attempt to determine a cause of the blaze.
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LAFD Incident 083023-0282
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Shade structure for residential.
All signs and awnings shown in these images were designed, fabricated, and installed by Accent Sign and Awning, Houston Texas. Copyright 2011.
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The ancient village of Harran, near the border with Syria, is famous for the architecture of its adobe "beehive" houses, which use virtually no wood or other supports and whose design favourably regulates the temperature. Villages still lived in the houses in the lkate 20th century but they have now been abandoned (villagers live nearby in modern structures) and the site is now an archaeological site for tourists and visitors.
At around 4 pm the Riverside FD was toned out for the possible structure fire smoke showing from the building. PD got on scene secured a perimeter and evacuated some of the residents. Day crew in 1621 (engine out of riversides second house) along with 1614 and 1607 ( a LT who was in Sta 1) responded to the scene. Once on scene 1621 stretched one 1' 3/4. 1607 once on scene struck out a full still alarm. There was smoke showing from the rear of the building from both the second and first floor. But more importantly there was smoke coming from the basement. So they brought the line into the basement. When 1629 got on scene they were assigned ventilation. There was a problem on the roof though. Besides being steep the vent team had a very hard time getting through the roof, which was 4 shingles thick and a 1' 1/4 underneath that. And to add a cherry on top there was tons and tons of insulation which had to be pulled out. Also in one words of the FF operating the saw. "I was getting more smoke from the saw then the hole". While the attack was in the basement a second one was stretched just behind them, the attack team lost pressure in their line and the team behind them took the lead. It was all and all a quick knock...most of the fire damage was contained to the basement. The vent team was very lucky though when they made one of their holes, it was above the stairwell leading from the first to second floor which got a lot of smoke out. According to the FF in the basement which they could not see their hands in front of their faces, as soon as they vented the roof they gained Visibility. Pictured is 1629, 1621, and RPD 51
I like how unzoned this parking structure looks in the middle of this neighborhood. I assume it was built in the 70s or so
Another capture I took yesterday in this short time frame, when the light was shining so wonderfully through the window of my livingroom.
For the idea I once again have to credit this colleague of mine. :-)
Copenhagen 2023
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