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In the 1270's, the Mogollon People built these elaborate stone-walled structures in caves above cliff dweller creek. By the year 1300, the entire community abandoned this location and mysteriously vanished into history. It's likely they dispersed across the four corners region, possibly assimilating into other tribes.
- Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument, New Mexico
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Hotel Añaza is the abandoned structure of a hotel or apartment block near Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Construction was started by a German company in 1973, but was abandoned two years later, before the building was finished. As of 2025 the structure still exists, but it is pending demolition.(Wikipedia)
'Geometry' - word #41 on the list of 100 words
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“Demonstration satellite solar power station – the materials for which would be carried into low earth orbit by Space Shuttle – is 1000 feet square and 25 feet thick. An operational station would be placed in geosynchronous orbit (about 22,000 miles out in space), from where it would beam a continuous stream of microwave energy to earth.”
Above per the Rockwell International lithograph of this gorgeous work, the originator of this proposal.
Beautifully rendered by Ted Brown, at:
www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/rockwell-international-s...
Credit: “SECRET PROJECTS: UNBUILT PROJECTS, MILITARY AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY” website
Additionally, per the excellent Astronautix website:
“Rockwell Station '76
Rockwell Space Station Concept, 1976
American manned space station. Study 1975. North American Rockwell's 'Austere Modular Space Station' was in contrast to more grandiose schemes in the mid-1970's.
Status: Study 1975.
The most important application in those days was constructing large space structures, e.g., extremely large communications satellites, giant 20-kilometer-wide solar power satellites or even giant orbiting space colonies for millions of people. Contemporary space station studies such as Rockwell's and Boeing's were closely tied to this objective. NASA's Outlook for Space report from 1975 recommended a number of possible goals, including development of a 12-man space station in low Earth orbit by 1988 and a similar station in lunar orbit by 1994.
Article by Marcus Lindroos”
At:
www.astronautix.com/a/amss-austerrspacestation.html
www.astronautix.com/graphics/s/ssri76n.jpg
What appears to be the original ‘Austere Modular Space Station’ posting.
I’m sure also by Ted Brown:
www.friends-partners.org/mwade/craft/amsation.htm
An excellent one-two info combo from two disparate sources. Don’cha just love it when a ‘plan’ comes together?
However, while that’s all fine & dandy, what’s truly important, interesting & notable here is:
1.) That it’s by Ted Brown.
2.) That it’s part of an interwoven evolution, sequence & stream of variants and derivatives of similar & related works by Mr. Brown. I don’t recall identifying/recognizing anything like this pertaining to other artist’s works.
3.) Furthermore, within the following wonderful tribute video by Mr. Brown’s amazing & gracious daughter, Angela Carole Brown:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-w4MHqTx5A
Commencing at the 2:54 mark, an extremely similar variant is shown.
And then, at the 3:24 mark, the close-up of Mr. Brown and an assistant would appear to be of them working on the details of the Manned Remote Workstation (that possibly being Grumman proprietary terminology) depicted in his 1980 “Space Products” mural, to which I’ve provided multiple links in the “Comment” section below.
Fascinating, at least to me.
Finally:
dh.howard.edu/newdirections/vol11/iss4/
Credit: Howard University website
Monochrome architectural details under sunset light. A successor to the previously posted bridge of Cruselli series.
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Divesite: Pulau Bangka (North Sulawesi/Indoensia)
Sea Souls Dive Resort, April, May 2019
60mm and Nauticam CMC-1
This macro shot was taken with a Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens coupled with a Quantaray + 3 magnifying filter. I obtained the magnifying filter from the Ritz/Wolf camera website for around $25.
The vibration reduction (VR) eliminates most of the shake during a handheld shot and the magnifying filter gives a much closer view of the cell structure.....
One caveat - the magnifying filter has a very limited depth of field and can be tricky when trying to get the correct focal point. I had to take a half dozen shots to get one that worked.
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