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Design : Reinhold Weiss 1966
Design : Dieter Rams 1971
Design : Gugelot-Institute 1972
Design : Gugelot -Institute 1973
With its striking geometric facade, Murray Building (美利大廈)—a government office building located in Central, Hong Kong—is one of my favorite architectures in Hong Kong.
Form follows function—its facade is designed to be super functional. The windows were meticulously oriented such that every office would avoid the intrusion of excessive direct sunlight. The design won the Certificate of Merit of the Energy Efficient Building Award in 1994.
This building used to house many of the key decision making bureaus of the Hong Kong government, but the site will soon be auctioned off for re-development into a hotel as the government bureaus which used to be located there have moved to the Central Government Complex, Tamar in 2011.
Also in view is part of the Citibank Tower complex, and in the reflection, the HSBC headquarters designed by Norman Foster.
# References
+ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_Building
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-06-15T16:39:04+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/40 sec at f/22
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 1000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'41" N 114°9'36" E
+ Location: 香港中環紅棉路22號美利大廈 Murray Building, 22 Cotton Road, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130615.6D.15880.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture
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How many birthday gifts are still used and appreciated after more than 50 years? Probably not one in a hundred. In this case, I can't even remember exactly how old I was, but it must've been during my early teenage years that this solid, basic vise was given me by my oldest brother -- either on a birthday, or possibly Christmas. I think it's one of the few things from that far back that I've managed to hang onto. But then again, how could anybody throw away or abandon a vise?
This image is of Fort York in Toronto. Unlike Fort Henry in Kingston, the Citadel in Halifax, and La Citadelle de Quebec, Fort York is completely overwhelmed by the City it once protected. It is a modest structure that defended the Town of York during the War of 1812 with the United States.
The Fort is made up of a series of simple structures made of wood, brick, and stone that is surrounded by a berm.
This protection device requires it's own protection, as you can see from those nasty looking spikes.
Southbank Centre celebrates Festival of Britain 1951
"So this is where all the vapid talk about the 'soul' of the universe is actually headed. Once the hard-won principles of reason and science have been discredited, the world will not pass into the hands of credulous herbivores who keep crystals by their sides and swoon over the poems of Khalil Gibran. The 'vacuum' will be invaded instead by determined fundamentalists of every stripe who already know the truth by means of revelation and who actually seek real and serious power in the here and now. One thinks of the painstaking, cloud-dispelling labour of British scientists from Isaac Newton to Joseph Priestley to Charles Darwin to Ernest Rutherford to Alan Turing and Francis Crick, much of it built upon the shoulders of Galileo and Copernicus, only to see it casually slandered by a moral and intellectual weakling from the usurping House of Hanover. An awful embarrassment awaits the British if they do not declare for a republic based on verifiable laws and principles, both political and scientific."
— Christopher Hitchens
This badge is unusual and rare. Judging by the fax number this dates from the 1980's. My guess is that this machine was manufactured towards the end of the Robbiati's business. Possibly even after?
This machine is owned by a New Zealand Atomic coffee lover.
This vintage Atomic coffee maker has an unusual and lovely Qualital 'Budapest' badge on the top. IT also has a very large water fill knob- made of brass (?). To my eye this looks to be non-original and a lter addition.
From a Hungarian collector.
"It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic,
Of all things physical and metaphysical,
Of all things human and all things super-human,
Of all true manifestations of the head,
Of the heart, of the soul,
That the life is recognizable in its expression,
That form ever follows function. This is the law.”
Louis Sullivan
"The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered,” published Lippincott's Magazine (March 1896).
Base de columna de una cubierta ligera. Centro comercial Península. Puarto Vallarta, Jalisco, México.
The one thing constant about the ever-changing urban landscape is the cranes at the construction sites.
I was born in Hong Kong, but I went to the US for college (university) in 1995, and after graduation I moved to New York and have been living there ever since. But in 2012, I moved back to Hong Kong to start my own company. And I definitely notice the change.
Most of the newer architecture in Hong Kong is built upon landfill, so in many ways the Victoria Harbour just got smaller. It seems that even the Star Ferry ride as a result is shorter. Could that possibly be?
Pictured is a set of cranes seen outside the International Finance Centre (IFC). It seems that they are building even more structures over there but exactly what is unclear.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-24T16:29:43+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/800 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 105 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
+ GPS: 22°17'7" N 114°9'36" E
+ Location: 香港中環龍和道 Lung Wo Road, Central, Hong Kong
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130424.6D.02643.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建造 Construction
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It is extremely rare that I would have the time to walk around the airport to do photography. Usually when I am at the airport I am in a hurry. But I came here last week to hang out with a friend whom I haven’t seen for 20 years when she was passing through. And since I came all the way I thought that I would utilize the opportunity to take some photographs also.
Featuring very articulated structural forms and designed by Norman Foster, the Hong Kong International Airport is a perfect marriage of form and function—form follows function—which is precisely what I love about it.
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-04-25T06:15:36+0800
+ Dimensions: 3639 x 5499
+ Exposure: 1/50 sec at f/4.0
+ Focal Length: 17 mm
+ ISO: 100
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°18'52" N 113°56'12" E
+ Location: 香港國際機場 Hong Kong International Airport (HKG)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130425.6D.02816.BW
+ Series: 形 Forms, 建築 Architecture, 人流 Human Logistics
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This is a view inside the machine head of a Qualital Atomic coffee maker. It is unusual in that there is no screw/s visible to hold the filter plate in place.
This machine likely dates from the 1950's.
From a Hungarian collector.