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Our shade structure is not yet complete. We made it to a point where
the first layer of shade cloth went up, but now we need a second
layer. We cut and welded two more beams to help hold up the second
layer of reed mats that will go on top of the structure. Wendy
actually did all the welding today showing me her made skills. Her
weld beads look damn good.
11-1-2016
Structure Fire
105 Josephine Rd, Garner
Polenta Elementary School
Mobile Unit
Cleveland FD, Clayton FD, 50-210 FD, 50-210 EMS, Johnston Co Fire Marshal.
11-1-2016
Structure Fire
105 Josephine Rd, Garner
Polenta Elementary School
Mobile Unit
Cleveland FD, Clayton FD, 50-210 FD, 50-210 EMS, Johnston Co Fire Marshal.
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11-1-2016
Structure Fire
105 Josephine Rd, Garner
Polenta Elementary School
Mobile Unit
Cleveland FD, Clayton FD, 50-210 FD, 50-210 EMS, Johnston Co Fire Marshal.
About the Artist: Fred Wilson
Fred Wilson was born in 1954 in the Bronx, New York, to an African American father and, as Wilson describes her, an “Anglo-Amerindian” mother. When he was young, the family moved to Westchester, Connecticut, to live what Wilson calls “the American dream.” Racist graffiti showed up in their yard before they even moved in.
Wilson spent most of his time in Westchester alone. “I had no friends,” he says of his time in Connecticut. “I developed this whole world on my own, and I think that’s why I’m an artist.”
Wilson’s parents divorced when he was eight years old. With his mother and sister, he returned to the Bronx and took art classes at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, wandering after-hours into areas that the public never saw. He studied performance art and dance at the State University of New York in Purchase and worked at the campus’s Neuberger Museum of Art as a guard. After graduating in 1976, Wilson was employed by many of New York City’s major museums, where he gained a unique, insider’s perspective.
Wilson’s art reveals what might otherwise be forgotten or ignored. “Working in the Education Department at the Met and at the Museum of Natural History, I was very aware of what wasn’t being shown to the public,” he recalls. “Those were the experiences that really got me thinking.”
Glass terms
Chandelier
(from French, “candlestick”) A lighting fixture suspended from the ceiling, with two or more arms bearing lights (originally, candles) or two or more pendent lights. Many chandeliers have faceted lead glass arms, candle cups, shafts, and prisms, which reflect the light and sparkle like tiny mirrors.
The Details
•Title: To Die Upon A Kiss
•Maker(s): Fred Wilson
•Accession Number: 2014.3.10
•Place Made: Italy, Venice, Murano
•Dimensions:
oOverall Dimensions:
Height: about 178 cm
Diameter (max): about 174 cm
•Date: 2011
•Technique: blown, hot-worked glass, assembled
•Materials: Blown, hot-worked glass, electrical fittings
Interpretive Text
Venice is famous for its glass production, and chandeliers are a central part of that story. Artist Fred Wilson researched the history of Venice and uncovered a hidden history about the many contributions of Africans to the art and culture of Venice. What he learned led to a series of works in glass, all made in traditional Venetian style, but not with traditional colors. Part of that series, this chandelier visually represents the influence of Africans on the culture of Venice, with its pale glass elements gradually taking on a rich black luster.
Hill Aerospace Museum
ICBM LAUNCHER STRUCTURE
The launcher consists of a vertical, cylindrical launch tube, commonly known as a "silo," with a quick-opening cover and a buried Launch Equipment Room (LER). The launch tube is an underground, steel-lined, concrete cylinder where the missile is stored and launched. A suspension system supports the missile near the bottom of the tube. The launcher closure that covers the silo is a steel-reinforced, concrete slab, approximately 4.5 feet thick, weighing over 110 tons. The closure protects the missile from weapons or tampering, and forms an environmental seal. It is equipped with four wheels for movement on two steel rails. Opening of the closure prior to launch is accomplished by a fast-acting, gas-generated closure pull-back system.
MINUTEMAN III MISSILE SHROUD
The missile shroud sits at the top of the missile, protecting the Post-Boost Vehicle and providing aerodynamics while the missile moves through the atmosphere. Once in space, the shroud detaches from the missile, allowing orientation and deployment of the warheads.
The wood structure, in 1995. Close-up of the front view.
The battle between the normal logic of being and the madness that I was involved in took place. The result of this battle is the wood structure called Icarus (this sculpture was created to allow me an accurate comparison with the Rebel Slave), where I found a lot of 3-dimensional qualities defining my natural identity as Michelangelo.
11-1-2016
Structure Fire
105 Josephine Rd, Garner
Polenta Elementary School
Mobile Unit
Cleveland FD, Clayton FD, 50-210 FD, 50-210 EMS, Johnston Co Fire Marshal.
An historical map developed by Keith Burtoft for S2KM Limited. For additional diagrams and commentary, see S2KM blog post titled: "The Future of Structured Settlements" at
s2kmblog.typepad.com/rethinking_structured_set/2006/01/th...
The pneumatic structures were designed and built by 43 students in Architecture 235, a second year design studio course, to be pop-up galleries that on the inside display the work of a project.
For more: www.hawaii.edu/news/2016/12/07/giant-inflatable-structure...
Alice Aycock, Low Building with Dirt Roof (for Mary), 1973/2010, earth, wood, stones, 76.2 x 609.6 x 365.8 cm (Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY, © Alice Aycock)
Today was a day when we got to break stuff in our structures class! In the previous semester, we built a flitch beam (a hybrid of wood and metal) and crushed it with a machine in the basement of our building that can exert tens of thousands of pounds of pressure.
This semester we are studying lateral forces and concrete. Our first project was to test various structural systems against lateral forces (i.e. wind and earthquakes). The way to do this without taking into consideration gravity or other loads, was to design a "building" that could be suspended from the wall and loaded on it's side. This would demonstrate how three types of structural systems behaved.
My group had to design a braced frame structure, and our brilliant and simple plan was sidetracked several times by not planning out our choice of materials very well. We chose to use aluminum rods as the columns, not realizing until it was too late that no continuous metal pieces could run through joints (e.g. floorplates). So we cut up our metal into bits, and then had to figure out how to glue it back together (gorrilla glue, anyone?). Eventually we settled on a combination of pvc pipe and epoxy, and then were able to string fishing line as our braced elements, creating a giant tension truss. Our original idea had been to make our building totally transparent, and had chosen to use plexiglass as the floor plates.
During testing, our building was able to sustain quite a bit of loading in comparison to its own weight (6 lbs.). Eventually it failed due to the columns not being secure enough in the base, being pulled out and demonstrating the property of "uplift."
Next project in a few weeks: we are casting concrete, making beams, and then crushing them! Breaking stuff is so cool :)
We strolled around, and marveled at the wonderful architecture that was left behind since the mine's closure in 1989. A few old tracks remain, sadly without any trucks to recreate an episode of Jackass with. Cambokeels mine was originally the deepest mine in the region, the main incline sadly flooded and overflowing.
However, we headed along the horse level, desperately praying that a horse wouldn't come the other way.
It’s clear that it’s been a while since this area last saw some maintenance go into it.
Not sure why someone would either put or leave material hanging over one of the girders.
It’s a scene of an old place full of memories.
I think the light is balanced well and I also think there’s a nice level of detail in this shot.