exterior photos on Flickr

In a glade shadowed by pine trees lies this house. It has a large terrace (to some extent inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater) and a cosy conservatory with garden view.

It might not be my most complex build so far, but it's still one of of my hardest to finish. In April, after years and years of hard work as a legal counsel with high speed approach and self-imposed performance requirements, I ran out of energy. My brain stopped co-operating and I lost my ability to focus. Since then, I have been struggling to recover and to find a balance both at work and in my creative process with LEGO. Thus, finishing Pineglade House MOC means a lot to me and I'm glad that I'm now on a more sustainable path ahead.

Exterior Wall by Dana Smith

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Well, unlike the previous half dozen or so postings, this is decidedly not another historic image from Quincy. Just a quick exterior shot of some maintenance type facility in the Port Norfolk section of Dorchester, a Boston neighborhood.

To be fair, if you turn around from this spot you'll see the extremely positive results of Boston's Port Norfolk Park Redemption and Restoration Project. This has created a wonderful 14 acre parkland stretching along the Neponset River. Prior to this the area had been a blight, the land contaminated with hazardous waste materials for decades.

If you are ever in this area (just off Neponset Circle) check out the park and this Port Norfolk neighborhood in general. It's a very interesting 'slice' of Dorchester.

Exterior Barn by Emily Keller

exterior colors by Julie Mannell

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This was shot for an interior designer. We were at this house primarily to shoot the living room. But she had also done the exterior paint colors, so she placed a pot of flowers on the stoop and we got this shot. North facing house, bright sun behind the house. Held iPad above the lens to block the sun. The shot feels a little cool to me, but client preferred the colors this way.

Modelo by Edurne IntiQuilla

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WORF by Thomas Pesquet

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A view of the exterior structures: our UHF antenna (used for spacewalks to transmit our communication), our lab WORF window shutter (we open it to take pictures (from the inside of course)), and Columbus in the background. It shows that when on a spacewalk we need to think carefully how we move and where we place our hands. Lots of sharp and delicate equipment everywhere! That shiny square on the left is the Atmosphere Space Interactions Monitor, or ASIM, or the Space Storm-Hunter as our communications people try to rebrand it. It is a Danish-led facility that monitors complex weather phenomena. For years pilots and researchers suspected things were happening above lightning cells but it was hard to research. Few pilots were crazy enough to fly into a thunderstorm (even for science!) and camping out on a mountain top for months in the hope a lightning strike would happen underneath was also not very efficient (scientists love efficiency, like astronauts!). The Space Station is ideal as we travel often over the equator where there are more thunderstorms and we fly relatively close over them. ASIM is a great success, confirming new phenomena happening in our world and it made the front page of Nature magazine, not bad for a box the size of a small fridge! #GoDenmark

Une vue de l’extérieur de la Station :

- les antennes UHF (utilisées pour communiquer lors des sorties extravéhiculaires)

- le hublot du laboratoire WORF derrière son volet, qu’on ouvre pour prendre des photos (en général de l’intérieur, oui :sweat-smile:)

- le laboratoire européen Columbus à l’arrière-plan

Vous comprenez sans doute mieux pourquoi, lorsqu’on sort dans l’espace, on doit être aussi attentif à la façon dont on se déplace et aux endroits où on s’agrippe : il y a des des équipements fragiles partout ! Le carré brillant à gauche, c’est notre chasseur de tempête ASIM (pour Atmosphere Space Interactions Monitor). C’est une installation danoise qui étudie les phénomènes météorologiques complexes au dessus des orages. Pendant des années, les pilotes et les scientifiques ont suspecté la présence de phénomènes lumineux au-dessus de ces gros nuages, mais c’était difficile à prouver. Peu de pilotes sont assez fous pour survoler un orage, même pour la science, et rester en haut d’une montage en espérant voir le dessus d’un orage, ce n’est pas très efficace (comme les astronautes, les chercheurs aiment l’efficacité). La Station spatiale internationale présente plusieurs atouts pour cette traque. Elle n’est pas très loin de la Terre, mais assez pour être au-dessus des nuages, et elle survole souvent l’équateur où les orages les plus violents se produisent plus souvent. ASIM fonctionne très bien, il a confirmé la présence de ces phénomènes lumineux don’t on commence à peine à comprendre le role, et ses résultats ont fait la une du journal scientifique Nature. Pas mal pour un instrument de la taille d’un petit frigo !

Credits: ESA/NASA–T. Pesquet

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David Mansion 150 Book Project by Ron Frazier

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2024 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - 28 of - Dominion Public Building on Main Street by Ted McGrath

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The Federal Dominion Public Building at 269 Main Street.

Construction was financed under the City of Winnipeg’s unemployment relief program of 1932 and Canada’s Public Works Construction Act of 1934.

Together, this cooperation of federal and municipal funding helped create one of the largest buildings constructed in Canada during the Great Depression era.

The Federal Building is based on the architectural designs of George William Northwood (under the direction of T. W. Fuller, Chief Architect of the Public Works Department), and awarded to the local contractor firm of Carter-Halls-Aldinger at a tendered bid of $1,412,229.

The seven-storey building consisted of a steel frame covered with Tyndall-stone with concrete caissons and concrete floors.

Design of the exterior main floor was Norman influenced, with the upper floors in Gothic styling.

The construction project served as relief work for some 1,300 labourers. The exterior was largely completed by December 1935, with the interior work continuing into 1936.

Upon completion, the facility housed federal government offices that were previously spread around the city. The building was ready for occupancy in June 1936.

The Federal Building was classified Federal Heritage Building 11 October, 1990.

2018 - Belgium - Gent - Gravensteen Castle by Ted McGrath

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One final look at Ghent's Gravensteen Castle.

Gravensteen Castle is built on a small piece of land that juts into Leie Canal giving the castle the appearance that it is floating on water. The outer walls are the castle’s most unique feature. Unlike most castles, whose walls tend to be of the flat curtain type with round or square towers placed at intervals, Gravensteen’s walls have exterior supports, with turrets not rising from the water but jutting out over it.

Also known as “Castle of the Counts” in Dutch, the was built in 1180. Today it houses the Arms Museum and the Museum of Judicial Objects displaying various weapons used in warfare and other contraptions used for punishment and torture during medieval times.

Castle History:

After the death of Charlemagne, Belgium and the other Low Countries were incorporated into the short-lived Central Kingdom. Soon afterwards the kingdom collapsed and most of the local area broke apart into a succession of tiny feudal states nominally under the influence of the Holy Roman Empire and France.

Ghent, the region’s largest city and capital of the province of Flanders soon became a local power and eventually chief city of the region. Located in the geographic heart of Northern Europe, neutral Ghent became a major trading centre for the Germans, French and English. By the 11th century it was one of the largest cities on the continent.

Ghent was the seat of the County of Flanders, but it lacked an aristocratic residence that reflected the region’s political importance and wealth. When Count Philip returned to Ghent from the Second Crusade, he immediately set about rectifying the situation. Adapting the architectural style of the castles he had become familiar with in the deserts of the Holy Land to the watery landscape of Belgium, he designed and built Gravensteen Castle towards the end of the 12th century.

Gravensteen remained the residence of the Counts of Flanders for the next two centuries. When they moved out in the 14th century, the practical citizens of Ghent put the castle to good use. For years it housed governmental offices as well as the city’s court and prison.

Ghent and Gravensteen were ravaged during the Thirty Year’s War, at which time the castle was abandoned and frequently used as a stone quarry. Later, during the earliest stages of the Industrial Revolution, Ghent became one of Europe’s chief manufacturing centers. Desparate for space, Gravensteen Castle got a reprieve when it was pressed into service as a textile factory.

By the 1800s, Gravensteen had been substantially reduced due to years of war and neglect. However, the good citizens of Ghent again came to their castle’s rescue. Shortly before it was to be demolished, what was left of the castle was publicly acquired and subsequently fully restored. Even sections that were long gone, including substantial portions of the keep, were replaced. It is now only threatened by the hordes of tourists who visit every year.

Exterior by Michael Yearout

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Ambient, single shot. About 15 feet up on my Pole Pixie Rig.

Nik polarizer, RAW sharpner, Define, and tonal contrast painted onto the rockwork. Some PS straightening, cloning on the driveway and a crop.

Would you click on it?

Michael

calm exterior. by leahmarie.

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Exterior Decoration by Jack

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Exterior... by Julian E...

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