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Gaffer's tape, an indispensable product in the motion picture, TV, sound, audio-visual, and other production professions. This harder-to-find and somewhat pricy product is a cousin to ordinary duct tape (which, ironically, is not approved for sealing ductwork), but has properties that make the tape easy to apply quickly, hold strong, and remove cleanly when used properly*.
Back when I set up audio-visual equipment for special events, I was accused of overusing gaffer's tape, especially for taping down cables (often exceeding the standard set in the first two minutes of this excellent instructional video I found on YouTube). My reply to those accusations was that, even though the tape itself was not inexpensive, it was cheap insurance against a tripping accident and the specter of a financially and reputationally disastrous lawsuit.
*That includes how to remove the tape. Hold cable(s) down first, then peel the tape away from the cables. The tape will fold around the cables if cables are pulled up before the tape is removed, resulting in a mess requiring considerable time (and, I must confess, some foul language along the way) to clean up.
Ductwork from portable HVAC equipment dries out The Mercantile Building in Downtown Dallas after a recent water leak.
One of the most significant fighters of WW2, a fully loaded P-47D weighed in at around 8 tonnes - more than twice that of an early war Spitfire. Extensive internal ductwork links the supercharger (located behind the pilot) with the engine up front.
The P-47 was nicknamed 'Jug' - for years I thought that was short for Juggernaut, but it turns out the reason is the body shape (if imagined being stood on its nose) resembles that of a milk jug!
Btw, 'a nickname' is a mispronunciation of 'an eek name' where 'eek' (or 'eke') is a now defunct word for 'also.'
The Lloyd's building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
The building was designed by the architect company Richard Rogers & Partners and built between 1978 and 1986. Like the Pompidou Centre in Paris (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, ductwork, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The 12 glass lifts were the first of their kind in the United Kingdom. Like the Pompidou Centre, the building was highly influenced by the work of Archigram in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2011, twenty-five years after its completion in 1986 the building received Grade I listing; at this time it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".
The Lloyd's building is 88 metres (289 ft) to the roof, with 14 floors. On top of each service core stand the cleaning cranes, increasing the overall height to 95.10 metres (312 ft). Modular in plan, each floor can be altered by addition or removal of partitions and walls.
Lloyds considered vacating the building in 2014. Lloyd's former chief executive Richard Ward stated: "There is a fundamental problem with this building. Everything is exposed to the elements, and that makes it very costly."
External ductwork for a biolab at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston. Cela rappelle le Centre Pompidou, non?
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The viaduct is very beautiful from above in the shape of a fishnet stocking. From the bottom, the ingenious tube system is very fututistic and it looks like a digital monster (I don't mean myself😉) Other photographers here are talking about a spaceship and I also see something of a transformer in it when you photograph the tube system from below. The v-shaped pillars of the tubular steel construction are also very impressive. Put on your earphones, close your eyes and listen to spacesynth music. Spacesynth is a kind of subgenre of Italo Disco. Dream away and come in space spheres with the typical space sounds and the robotic vocoder voices. We can now defeat this evil Monster Spaceship. When we open our eyes again and the music stops playing, we realize that we are dealing with a tram viaduct but we had a great time.
Nederlands
Het viaduct is van bovenaf erg mooi in de vorm van een netkous.
Van onderaf is het ingenieuze buizensysteem erg fututistisch en lijkt het op een monster (ik bedoel echter niet mezelf 😉) Andere fotografen hier hebben het over een ruimteschip en ik zie er ook iets van een transformer in. Ook de v-vormige pilaren van de stalen buisconstructie zijn zeer indrukwekkend. Zet je koptelefoon op, sluit je ogen en luister naar spacesynth-muziek. Spacesynth is een soort subgenre van Italo Disco. Droom weg en kom in ruimtesferen met de typische ruimtegeluiden en de robotachtige vocoderstemmen. We kunnen dit kwaadaardige Monster Ruimteschip nu verslaan. Als we onze ogen weer openen en de muziek stopt met spelen, realiseren we ons dat we gewoon te maken hebben met een tramviaduct maar we hebben ons wel prima vermaakt in onze droom.
May 29, 2023 - "The Statehouse is situated on a 10 acre parcel of land that was donated by John Kerr, Lyne Starling, John Johnston and Alexander McLaughlin, four prominent landholders in the Franklinton area on the west side of the Scioto River. The initial design was arrived at through a design competition. Construction actively began on July 4, 1839 with the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone. The structure would be completed much later, in 1861. Prison labor from the Ohio Penitentiary was used to construct the foundation and ground floors of the building. Objections from skilled tradesman, who felt they were losing out on good-paying jobs, brought about changes in hiring practices for the remainder of the construction.
Architecture
The Statehouse is built in the Greek Revival style, a type of design based on the buildings of ancient Greece and very popular in the U.S. during the early and mid 1800s. Because ancient Greece is the birthplace of democracy, the style had great meaning in the young American nation. Greek Revival was simple and straightforward and looked nothing at all like the Gothic Revival buildings popular in Europe at the same period. The broad horizontal mass of the building and the even and regular rows of columns resemble such buildings as the Parthenon in Athens. The Ohio Statehouse is a masonry building, consisting largely of Columbus limestone.
The limestone was taken from a quarry on the west banks of the Scioto River. The stone of the Statehouse foundation is more than 18 feet deep. During the course of the Statehouse's construction, 22 years would pass, but it would not be a period of non-stop work. Construction would cease during the harsh winter months, and as the project would exceed its budget, there would often be halts in construction as new funding was arranged. The longest gap in construction came about when the legislation making Columbus the state capitol was due to expire. There was a eight-year lapse in the building of the Statehouse from 1840-1848. The completed basement and foundations were actually filled in with soil and Capitol Square was used as a pasture.
Architects
There would be five principal architects of the building, with contributions from several others. Ultimately, construction of the Ohio Statehouse is credited to the work of a group rather than a single individual. One of the most notable Statehouse architects was Ohio-born Nathan B. Kelley who lived and worked most of his life in Columbus. In contrast to the simple and straightforward exteriors of the building, Kelley used a great deal of ornament and detail on the building's interiors. Kelley took these steps because he felt an important building such as the Statehouse should look and feel imposing and impressive. He was fired because the commissioners overseeing the project felt that these extra flourishes were both too expensive and too lavish for the original design of the building.
It is worth noting, however, that Kelley was responsible for many of the architectural improvements of the Statehouse. It was Kelley who discovered that the Statehouse had been planned without any heating or ventilation system. He corrected this problem by building brick walls inside the building that he referred to as "air sewers" that would function like ductwork in a modern heating system, moving air throughout the building. The system is based on forced ventilation, which pushes air through the building, a common modern concept but ahead of its time in Kelley's day. The system was so efficient that attempts of "renovators" to seal off these ventilation ducts would be largely unsuccessful because the covers eventually blew off.
Historic Landmark
The Statehouse was opened to legislators and the public in 1857 when the House and Senate began meeting in their respective chambers and most of the executive offices were occupied. It was completed in 1861.The Statehouse has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior. This honor recognizes the long history of the building and the continued role it will have in the life and lawmaking of the state of Ohio. During the restoration project, original graffiti sketched by some of the Ohio Penitentiary prisoners was uncovered. One sketch is a profile of a man's face with the word "Badger" scrawled above it. By searching records at the Ohio History Connection, the restoration team was able to locate information about Ephraim Badger, who was imprisoned from 1846-1849 for burglary. His record states that he was pardoned in 1849 "for service to the state." Previous text from the Ohio Statehouse website: www.ohiostatehouse.org
Another shot of the Lloyds Building in London. So may interesting photo opportunities with this piece of architecture.
This image reminds me of Sci Fi movies....... blast off.
Some massive ductwork at the old Bethlehem Steel plant, thrown into nice relief by low autumn sunlight.
Example of a high-percentage asbestos textile (nearly 100% asbestos) used as an HVAC duct vibration dampener. In this example, the woven asbestos fabric appears as a coarse, thick yarn and has a localized area of damage.
The flexible, fire-resistant fabric connected metal HVAC air-handler equipment and ductwork in attempt to reduce noise transmission from mechanical vibration.
Concerns arise with such an application due to fact that damaged asbestos material is already exposed to a high-velocity airflow source and can be continually distributed to building occupants through normal operation of the ventilation system.
The Lloyd's building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
The building was designed by the architect company Richard Rogers & Partners and built between 1978 and 1986. Like the Pompidou Centre in Paris (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, ductwork, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The 12 glass lifts were the first of their kind in the United Kingdom. Like the Pompidou Centre, the building was highly influenced by the work of Archigram in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2011, twenty-five years after its completion in 1986 the building received Grade I listing; at this time it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".
The Lloyd's building is 88 metres (289 ft) to the roof, with 14 floors. On top of each service core stand the cleaning cranes, increasing the overall height to 95.10 metres (312 ft). Modular in plan, each floor can be altered by addition or removal of partitions and walls.
Lloyds considered vacating the building in 2014. Lloyd's former chief executive Richard Ward stated: "There is a fundamental problem with this building. Everything is exposed to the elements, and that makes it very costly."
The Lloyd's building is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior.
The building was designed by the architect company Richard Rogers & Partners and built between 1978 and 1986. Like the Pompidou Centre in Paris (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, ductwork, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The 12 glass lifts were the first of their kind in the United Kingdom. Like the Pompidou Centre, the building was highly influenced by the work of Archigram in the 1950s and 1960s.
In 2011, twenty-five years after its completion in 1986 the building received Grade I listing; at this time it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".
The Lloyd's building is 88 metres (289 ft) to the roof, with 14 floors. On top of each service core stand the cleaning cranes, increasing the overall height to 95.10 metres (312 ft). Modular in plan, each floor can be altered by addition or removal of partitions and walls.
Lloyds considered vacating the building in 2014. Lloyd's former chief executive Richard Ward stated: "There is a fundamental problem with this building. Everything is exposed to the elements, and that makes it very costly."
Lloyd's Building, London
This is probably my last upload from our recent Flickr Meet-up in London, although I do have a couple I might try a few different things with.
The "City" is particularly quiet on a Saturday as not on the tourist trail, however, it now contains some of the most impressive new builds in the architecture world. You might know them as the Gherkin, Cheesegrater and Walkie Talkie buildings. Whether these have reached "iconic" status in their short time remains to be seen but the Lloyd's building certainly has.
The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture and was designed by the architect company Richard Rogers and Partners (now Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners) and built between 1978 and 1986. Like the Pompidou Centre in Paris (designed by Renzo Piano and Rogers), the building was innovative in having its services such as staircases, lifts, ductwork, electrical power conduits and water pipes on the outside, leaving an uncluttered space inside. The 12 glass lifts were the first of their kind in the United Kingdom. Like the Pompidou Centre, the building was highly influenced by the work of Archigram in the 1950s and 1960s.
Twenty-five years after completion in 1986, the building received Grade I listing in 2011; it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be "universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch".
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Ductwork, fans and filters took dust and vapors from the shop floor of the furniture factory. The mechanical section is being demolished to prepare the building for conversion to residential purpose.
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Today we had great weather and I was playing in the garden with some special effect objects like this metallize pipe. It´s no manipulate Photo !
de Havilland DH-100 Vampire The second British single-engine jet fighter in service with the Royal Air Force, the Vampire was designed and built during World War II, flying only weeks before the war in Europe ended. Designed in the early days of jets, the short, stubby center fuselage minimized the complicated ductwork for the engine’s air intake and exhaust. This led to an aircraft with twin tail booms, and the engine directly behind the pilot. With no propeller, the Vampire has shorter landing gear and sits low to the ground.
In the center, we cam see that the time-card punch machine has been removed. All over at this site, workable equipment has been salvaged. The firing ovens, for instance, are gone, .. but the ductwork that delivered hot air, remains. If you are a youth, here is what a punch card machine looks like: images.app.goo.gl/KVqaSYxcy1U8ag6Y7
Gritty, grunge and full of life are the pipe works downtown Seattle, WA. Plenty of industrial and architectural elements can be seen by just walking around.
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I love the time period from the 1800's and the warm, subdued colors. My editing process is done by creating my own filters in Adobe Photoshop and always shoot RAW.
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