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Shield Bearer with the Ducal Arms of Saxony
German, (Augburg), commissioned (most likely) 1518, delivered 1521 Hans Daucher, design and partial execution, and Workshop of Adolf Daucher
The King's Army of the English Civil War Society traces the route of the King's last walk from St James' Palace in the Mall to his place of execution at the banqueting House in Whitehall. - See more at: www.englishcivilwar.org/#sthash.YHJsjBua.dpuf
Van Nelle Factory, Rotterdam The Netherlands – Architects: Brinkman and Van der Vlugt – masterplan 1914 – 1923; design 1923 – 1925; execution 1925 - 1931
The Van Nelle Factory is one of the highlights of the Modern Movement in the Netherlands. The impressive glass building is not only an example of functionalism and rational production, but also improved working conditions for workers in the twentieth century. The restored building is now one of the most important monuments of Rotterdam
The Firm Van Nelle was selling coffee, tea, tobacco and snuff in Rotterdam since 1782. The entirely new complex consists of the actual factory building, an office building, a warehouse, expedition and storage depots along the canal, a boiler house and several workshops. A cafeteria and sports fields were also to be found in the area. The factory building consists of three elongated in height sloping parts separated by stairwells. Tobacco has eight, coffee five and tea factory three floors. The staircases house the washing and changing facilities, toilets and lifts, separated for men and women. This allowed for continues factory floors and easily adjustable layouts. By using a concrete frame the non-load bearing facades could be made almost entirely of glass with only thin steel frames. Light and air could penetrate deep into the building. The expedition and storage strip along the water is connected to the main building by overhead conveyor bridges. Another sky bridge connects the plant to the office at the entrance of the complex. The office consists of a strip with two layers of offices and a large open space with glass walls and glass meeting rooms. The office follows the curve in the road. During construction, a tea room on the roof of the tobacco factory was added.
In 1942, low-rise warehouses designed by Brinkman and Van den Broek were realized. In 1974 at the back of the building, a new distribution centre was built. In 1951 other products such as pudding and chewing gum made their entrance. After a takeover by the American Standard Brands in 1989, Van Nelle competitor Sara Lee / Douwe Egberts, sold the complex in 1995, so it could finally get the status of national monument. Using the name Van Nelle Design Factory, the complex started a new life. The factory complex was restored by Wessel de Jonge and Claessens Erdmann. The transparency of the factory floor was maintained as much as possible by the new climate walls on the inside. The new inner facades are made of aluminium and therefore clearly identifiable as new elements. On the floors office spaces of various sizes have been realized for the creative sector. The ground floor is used for exhibitions and conferences. The adjacent buildings have been restored and are used by a number of architectural firms.
The King's Army of the English Civil War Society traces the route of the King's last walk from St James' Palace in the Mall to his place of execution at the banqueting House in Whitehall. - See more at: www.englishcivilwar.org/#sthash.YHJsjBua.dpuf
México a través de los siglos, o, Epopeya del pueblo mexicano
DIEGO RIVERA
Escalera de la Emperatriz
Palacio Nacional
Mexico City
Ciudad de Mexico
26 January 2014
2014-Mexico 1083
The art community in Second Life is a varied one. Fine art, outsider art, underground art, performance art and music are all mixed in with the technical aspects of programming and scripting.
Second Life is one of the first places to combine right and left brain thinkers into one fantastic execution of art and builds in a virtual reality.
The sophistication of the artist is apparent at several places on the SL grid. There are many places that rival my favorites, but these are my personal choices based on my reaction or how long it stayed with me.
The Apollo sim will always be my very favorite place, but here are two that just captured my head and heart. La Reve and pteron are included on my "to die for" list and of course, The A List!
Both are fantastic. Both are fabulously done with a flair that most of us who build, will never achieve. I also included a few stand-outs from Esperance, Nebulous's ArtHole installation, and also, the conceptual Muzik Haus.
Muzik Haus is included, not because of the build itself. That part is simple, but the concept itself is one that stays with me. Mr Widget is the dj and his party making mash-ups create a total ambiance that drives the performance itself.
He is my current favorite dj. He is a mash-up king. And he shares his knowledge with us so generously.
All these places and all these people... standing before you and your art, sometimes overwhelms me to a point of tears. The emotional connection I feel when I explore or listen is the reason why I believe that art equals life. For without art... life is a dreary place and that is no life for anyone.
This is a screen shot from Call of Duty Black Ops where I'm standing behind another player with a magnum (aka Python) revolver.
With the destruction of Kamakura and the mass suicide of the Hojo Clan, the Kamakura Shogunate was destroyed and once again the Emperor controlled Japan, in what became known as the Kenmu Restoration. It lasted less than three years. When Emperor Go-Daigo reasserted imperial power, he quickly managed to alienate much of the samurai class by not only failing to distribute seized Hojo lands-instead distributing them among his bureaucracy and temples-but also raising taxes for fund his new palace. Aims of restoring the Heian Period imperial court quickly reminded people of the inefficiency, bureaucracy and corruption that led to the rise of the Kamakura Shogunate in the first place.
The final catalyst occurred over Kamakura and the retaken Kanto Region. In 1135 Emperor Go-Daigo appointed his sons, Norinaga and Morinaga, to take control of the still-restive East. This appointment of imperial princes to control the provinces, in lieu of generals who had fought for the emperor in the conflict quickly alienated Ashikaga Takauji and his brother Tadayoshi. A war hero with ties to his enemy Nitta Yoshisada, Prince Morinaga proved to be a threat, so Takauji quickly had him arrested on a pretext and confined to the yagura seen here. Nine months later, when a restoration attempt of the shogunate by Hōjō Tokiyuki threw Tadayoshi's forces into retreat, he ordered Morinaga to be executed before Kamakura was lost again. The yagura is now the center of the Kamakura-gū shrine.
These events caused a break and another civil war. Ashikaga Takauji retook Kamakura again, and proclaimed a new Shogunate. Nitta Yoshisada was sent to destroy the Ashikaga Brothers but was defeated and Takauji soon took Kyoto. Reinforcements shattered Takauji's forces in turn, causing him to flee to Kyushu. Takauji managed to reconsolidate his forces, defeating Yoshisada again and taking Kyoto again, this time for good, enthroning Emperor Kōmyō and launching the Ashikaga or Muromachi Shogunate. Having fled again, Emperor Go-Daigo set up a rival court, resulting in the Northern and Southern Court Period.
Kamakura, Japan
Saigon, February 1968
At the height of the Tet offensive, Saigon Police Chief Nguyen Ngoc Loan summarily executes a Viet Cong suspect.
from 20th Century Genocide fanzine, issue #1 (1983)
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