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Downtown Columbia, SC, taken at approximately 11 a.m., 11-11-11
Update: I have received a request from a group in Sidney, Australia requesting that I donate this shot to an international project called 11ELEVEN. The project will curate contributions into a book, flim, and a music album documenting activities of individuals from 174 countires around the world on 11-11-11. Proceeds from the sales from the project will go to benefit a variety of international charities.
You can learn more about the project at: www.11elevenproject.,com and facebook.com/11elevenproject.
Aufgrund des Baues des Brennerbasistunnels wurde die alte barocke St. Wendalinus-Kapelle im Inneren eines Seitentals zum Brenner abgerissen. Am Eingang dieses Tales steht nun diese neue Kapelle, in deren Betonwände Schiefergestein aus den Sprengungen für den Tunnel integriert wurde.
For the construction of the Brenner BaseTunnel it was necessary to demolish an old
St. Wendalinus-chapel in baroque style in the inner side of a little valley; in sostitution this new chapel was built at the entrance of the valley and crashed slate-stones from the excavation of the tunnel were integrated in their concrete walls.
NB: die Kapelle liegt am Europäischen Weiterwanderweg - the chapel is lying on the European long distance hiking trail
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.
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This is another of series of modern buildings of London. Have no idea what it was called, I took it from an open bus.
Aviary, London Zoo, 1962-65
Designers; Cedric Price, Frank Newby, Lord Snowdon.
More on Cedric Price here.
Reyner Banham wrote a criticism in AD September 1965, where the details of this project were published.
Banham starts by comparing this structure to traditions of Palm House at Kew and Paxton at Chatsworth. His admiration for the structure was in no doubt, but he was quick to pick out some potential weakness of detailing and design meant to form ideal living conditions for the birds and viewing public within the aviary. He was right to cast some doubts about the introduction of public access offered by a cantilevered bridge with views of artificial cliff face on one side and the washing and wading areas of water falling just below the cliff. All this assumed that birds will behave and use the spaces as anticipated by the designers, but as he rightly foresaw birds are unlikely to be fooled to nest on a sheer concrete wall, barely few feet away from noisy public members staring in their nests. The waterside features for birds were very likely to get thumbs down from the birds. Unfortunately, this is exactly what has happened. There is a 'mismatch' between the clever and inventive structure, the aviary enclosure and the features formed to encourage birds to do their 'own things' and to be seen by the visiting public.
Banham was also critical of details for attaching the mesh to the structure, which he thought was crude. I personally would have ignored it as a minor criticism but the subsequent patching up of the netting does distract from a sophisticated structure, sitting with perfect balance and poise on a very steeply sloping site. Banham did not think much of the handrail/balustrade detailing of the bridge, but that was 'Pre- Health & Safety Era' and subsequently the obligatory vertical steel supports at 100 mm centres were introduced making the situation even worst.
Banham ended his criticism after pointing out the weaknesses of detailing noted above with these words ".....these failures may yet prove to be difference between a great building of the twentieth century and a major building of the nineteen-sixties"
Far sighted, clever Banham never missed much and I am afraid in this instance the structure would come quite high on the list of major late 20th century buildings. However, if the 'birdthoughts' were correctly transmitted to Cedric Price or birds were able to issue a 'wish list' to the builders to demolish the existing rubbish within the shell of the aviary and rebuild it according to their (inhabitants) wishes, this would be a bird paradise and a very happy CP in his resting place.
This image showcases a striking example of minimalist modern architecture featuring a teal and white color scheme. The composition centers on a rounded rectangular doorway set within a white wall that has several vertical teal stripes running along its length.
The teal door is framed by a smooth, white rounded entrance that creates a bold geometric statement against the striped façade. The entrance is accessed by a few simple concrete steps at the bottom of the frame.
The clean lines, geometric precision, and limited color palette give the building a distinctly contemporary feel, possibly representing mid-century modern or contemporary minimalist architectural design. The contrast between the teal and white creates a visually appealing rhythm across the façade.
Under the Flyover by the 5 Towers of The Barcode Development.
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