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The distinctive structure of the Imperial War Museum North, at Salford Quays.
The Imperial War Museum North (or IWM North) is a striking building designed by architect Daniel Libesjkind and rising above the waters of the Manchester Ship Canal at Salford Quays.
The museum was opened in 2002 and is one of five branches of the Imperial War Museum – the first in the north of England. It contains both permanent and temporary exhibits on warfare and conflict.
The most prominent part of the structure is the 55m high metallic shard, which rises above the main museum and offers a viewing platform looking out across the rest of the Quays and beyond into Trafford, Salford and Manchester.
Salford Quays is a huge urban regeneration project on the site of the old Manchester Docks at the end of the Manchester Ship Canal.
Previously rundown with the falling away of industry and the decline of the canal, the entire area has now been reborn, with the construction of numerous residential and leisure buildings.
As well as apartment blocks and houses, the Quays are home to the Lowry arts and leisure centre, the Lowry Outlet Mall and the Imperial War Museum North. MediaCityUK – a new home for the BBC in the North of England is in the final stages of its construction.
The Quays are a popular tourist attraction – both for those visiting the buildings named above and also for those who just come to wander along the waterside. They are also host to numerous events throughout the year, including triathlons and swims, with people dipping into the canal water which previously would have been dangerous to their health.
This is a revamped version of the Heart House featured in "The Hand Sculpted House." Note the bale-cob hybrid construction; the surface of a bale is visible just below the blue tarp on the left.
This technique makes for walls that have a way higher R value (the walls are highly insulative rather than depending so much on thermal mass of cob).
As noted in most literature about cob, the building feels much larger once inside.
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Made with Processing. Working on a system where a branch gets parameters from its parent, but is allowed to mutate further sending these mutations down the line to their children.
Water control structures are used in North Carolina to manage the dpeth of the ground water in fields in eastern North Carolina. By manipulating the depth of the water table, farmers can promote the denitrification as a means of protecting water quality
9-23-2016
Structure Fire
SouthMeade Dr
Thanksgiving FD, Archer Lodge FD, Wilson's Mills FD, JCEMS, Fire Marshal
Installation des conduits électriques à l’intérieur de la passerelle, laquelle reliera directement le nouveau parc de stationnement et les quais.
This was a fun garden structure to create. It also has an amazing view overlooking a private golf course in Toronto. Endless detail to this structure. The location of this structure was in Toronto.
Your Deck Company is a deck builder in the Toronto area. We also service Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Pickering, Ajax and surrounding areas. Your Deck Company specializes in the installation of low maintenance decking products and custom outdoor garden structures.
Feel free to visit our website at www.yourdeck.ca for more examples of our work. We would be happy to assist you with your upcoming decking or outdoor project.
Thank You.
Title: Villa la Foce: garden structure
Other title: Villa La Foce (Chiusi, Italy)
Creator: Pinsent, Cecil, 1884-1963
Creator role: Architect
Date: 15th century; 1924-1939
Current location: Chiusi, Siena, Tuscany, Italy
Description of work: The Villa la Foce and farm sit in the clay hills of southern Tuscany overlooking the Val d'Orcia. The Villa itself was built in the 15th century as a hostel to house pilgrims and merchants traveling the via Francigena. There are numerous buildings on the 3, 500 acre property including a castle, church, school house, clinic and several farmhouses. Antonio Origo and his wife Iris Origo purchased the property in 1924 and employed Cecil Pinsent to remodel and rebuild the Villa and gardens. Pinsent designed the gardens in a Renaissance style using a structure of simple, elegant, box-edged beds and green enclosures that give shape to the Origos' shrubs, perennials and vines, and created a garden of soaring cypress walks, native cyclamen, lawns and wildflower meadows. The property is currently maintain by the Origo sisters and can be rented out for parties, events and vacations.
Description of view: The lower garden with Travertine grotto on the right.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Modern: Revival: Renaissance Revival
Culture: Italian
Materials/Techniques: Shrubs
Stone
Evergreens
Source: DeTuerk, James (copyright James DeTuerk)
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG, TIFF archived offline
Image size: 365H X 555W pixels
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Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2007-0278 Villa la Foce.jpg
Record ID: WB2007-0278
Sub collection: gardens
garden structures
Copyight holder: Copyright James DeTuerk
Chrystian Guy
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A World War Two Armoured Fighting Vehicle Training Area and Firing Range, Earthworks and Structures were constructed on Boyton Marshes, these centred around area TM-3915 4704. The 79th Armoured Division were Stationed in this area from April 1943 onwards and may have used these Structures as part of the 'Orford Battle Area' however, it was predominantly used as a Firing Range under Eastern Command Control.
Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) Units would have used the Firing Range for Basic Training and Practice before moving the larger War Office controlled AFV Ranges elsewhere in the country, such as Castlemartin, Warcop and Kirkcudbright. The Training Area is made up of a number of components. The Armoured Fighting Vehicles, now more commonly called 'Tanks' would have driven around the Triangular Trackway centred around TM-3890 4752. The Triangular Track would have provided multiple opportunities to Fire at Targets from different angles during a single run, they would have Fired towards 'Moving Targets' that were probably pulled along behind Protective Banks on a Narrow Gauge Railway, by Winches that were housed in Blockhouses at the eastern end of the Banks. These Banks were roughly 1,542ft and 2,953ft to the south east of the Firing Point, and are about 32-39ft wide and 1,312ft and 1,640ft in length.
Two further Concrete Structures with Earthworks covering Blockhouses, at TM-3921 4728 and TM-3899 4709, were used for Observation but also housed the Winching Mechanism for operating ‘Pull Up’ Targets, that were activated by cables housed in cable runs layed in thin trenches between the Blockhouses and Large Banks. To the east of the Triangular Trackway, were six Low Banks alongside wide shallow ditches which were possibly Targets or Butts for Small Arms Practice. A series of Structures at Banters Barn at TM-3874 4751 were connected to the AFV Range by a concrete road, this location housed the Maintenance and Service Area, and a second group at TM-3875 4735 was also probably associated with the AFV Training Area.
There were four circular features about 30ft in diameter centred around TM-3905 4729, these features resemble the Gun Emplacements of a Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery and may be a 'Mock Battery' forming a Practise Target as part of the Training Area. At the end of 1943 an additional Bank had been built that ran parallel with the sea wall for nearly 3,000ft before connecting with it at TM-3899 4616. The 79th Armoured Division may have used this as 'Mock Sea Wall' in their Trials of 'Funnies' Specially Adapted Tanks that were intended to breach the Atlantic Wall in the D-day Landings, the Bank had later disappeared due to coastal erosion by the end of the War.
This dining structure was complete with roll down screens for a bug free meal. Custom cedar privacy back screen panels with inlays of frosted plexi glass to filter some sunlight. This dining structure was created in the Toronto area.
Your Deck Company is a deck builder in the Toronto area. We also service Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Pickering, Ajax and surrounding areas. Your Deck Company specializes in the installation of low maintenance decking products and custom outdoor garden structures.
Feel free to visit our website at www.yourdeck.ca for more examples of our work. We would be happy to assist you with your upcoming decking or outdoor project.
Thank You.
CAL FIRE/Placer County Fire Department assisted Placer Hills Fire Protection District with a structure fire on Ponderosa Lane Auburn February 2023.
The township of Stone Hut, which takes its name from a hut that marked a changing place for mail horses in the early days when mails were taken by coach from Adelaide to Port Augusta, and other northern towns, situated about halfway between Laura and Wirrabara was en fete on Wednesday.
The occasion was the laying of the foundation stone for a soldiers' memorial hall, which when completed will be a fine memorial not only to the men and lads of the district who responded to the call of king and country, but also to the whole-hearted united efforts of a comparatively small community. Plans and specifications for the hall, which provides for a main assembly hall, were prepared by Mr C G Maywald, of Laura. The residents of the district are providing, free of cost to the committee, all the sandstone and gravel required for the building. The hall will cost about £700. Messrs J H Acott (mason work) and C G Maywald (carpentering) are the contractors.
Mrs W T Baker laid the foundation stone by reason of her long association with the township, and particularly in view of the fact that three of her sons were among the early volunteers for service with the AIF abroad: two of whom made the supreme sacrifice.
Mrs Baker, who was presented with an inscribed silver trowel, performed the ceremony. Addresses were given by the Mayor of Laura (Mr J Watt) and Mr N L McLeod (head teacher Stone Hut School).
Donations amounting to £34 15/ were placed on the stone.
Afternoon tea and a dance followed.
Messrs J H Acott and C G Maywald gave the marble tablet for the foundation stone. [Register 27-7-1925]
SOLDIERS' MEMORIAL HALL AT STONE HUT
On Wednesday [24 March] at Stone Hut, a soldiers' memorial hall was opened. The site is on the main road.
The structure includes a main assembly hall 30ft. by 60 ft, of which 13 ft. has been reserved for stage purposes, and an anteroom 10ft x 38 ft.
Up to date the expense incurred in connection with the building and furnishing of the hall, which includes a piano, is £1,057. When the celebration proceedings were begun on Wednesday afternoon the amount owing was: £300 – a wonderful performance for such a small community. This has been made possible only through wholehearted cooperation of all the residents, the ladies having played a very prominent part. If to the amount above stated, even on conservative lines, is added the value of material donated and work done, the building, with its furnishing, represent an outlay of about £2,000, and the committee is hopeful that as a result of their effort on Wednesday and the returns from the luncheon and afternoon tea booth at the Laura Races on Easter Monday, to have the whole free of debt.
The opening ceremony was performed by the Hon A P Blesing, MLC, Mr H W Inglis (secretary and treasurer) gave a brief account of the movement which had been brought to such a successful issue. The Hon A P Blesing MLC congratulated the people of Stone Hut on the success of their efforts.
In a spacious marquee at the rear of the hall … afternoon tea and supper were provided.
Supper and a dance followed, music being supplied by Mrs H R Neale, of Murray Town. The gross proceeds amounted to about £180, and it is anticipated that £150 will be paid into the credit of the funds as the result of the celebrations.
[Register 29-3-1926]
I took a trip up to the top of London's newest and Europe's Tallest Building, The Shard. Weather conditions in London at 09.00am that day where not too bad, but not fantastic either. A morning mist had not yet cleared up completely making anything further than 5-10 miles away very difficult to photograph. The Shard's viewing deck consists of two levels, one contained in glass and one open air platform surrounded by the Shard's tall pointed glass top. Looking out over the London skyline is indeed quite a view and you quickly loose track of time just staring out into an infinite sprawling mass of structures as far as the eye can see.
Taking photographs of the view is however not that easy, The Shard's glass is made up of two layers, causing a reflection when pointing your camera out towards the view. Trying to find a point on the glass that will allow you to not get any glare is quite tricky and very annoying. The Shard's policy is also NO TRIPODS ALLOWED, however small they may be. Another let down for any Photographer.
All in all though, this was a very enjoyable visit and I would recommend it to anybody who visits London.
Structure Synth / Sunflow
I finally tried out "set seed initial" in Structure Synth! I'm having a lot of fun with it :)
Shipyard Structure, Dusk. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California. © Copyright G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
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Color photograph of old shipyard industrial structure at dusk with water, evening sky, and city of Vallejo, California in the background. Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
This amazing glass couture piece Structures of Self was recently modeled by one of the collaborating artists during the new Beakerhead festival of science, art and engineering. The idea to collaborate on an a photoshoot that paired the alien/bug like garment with the 40 foot RayGun Gothic Rocketship during the setting sun, made for some pretty creative images
Structures of Self:
lead artist: Farlee Mowat
artist: Lana Collier
Raygun Gothic Rocketship:
Sean Orlando
Nathaniel Taylor
David Shulman
This amazing glass couture piece Structures of Self was recently modeled by one of the collaborating artists during the new Beakerhead festival of science, art and engineering. The idea to collaborate on an a photoshoot that paired the alien/bug like garment with the 40 foot RayGun Gothic Rocketship during the setting sun, made for some pretty creative images
Structures of Self:
lead artist: Farlee Mowat
artist: Lana Collier
Raygun Gothic Rocketship:
Sean Orlando
Nathaniel Taylor
David Shulman
An interesting tangle of pipes, wires, walkways, ladders, and supporting structure at a sawmill. (252a)
I miss my old lighthouse...
The Kauhola Point Lighthouse was removed in 2010 because wave action had eroded the shoreline underneath its foundations. The lighthouse was deemed unsafe, and was torn down and replaced with what is called a "monopole structure". This translates roughly as "stainless tube with a ladder on one side and a light on top."
The top actually looks remarkably similar to the old lighthouse. I don't know for sure, but I'm guessing they used the beacon off the old lighthouse. Aside from the obvious differences, it's moved inland somewhat. The foundations, and the ruins from the old power plant have all been removed. Nothing left but footprints.
This was a fun garden structure to create. It also has an amazing view overlooking a private golf course in Toronto. The fabric ceiling is retractable and provides some protection from the rain and sun. Endless detail to this structure. This garden structure was crafted in the Toronto area.
Your Deck Company is a deck builder in the Toronto area. We also service Markham, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Vaughan, Woodbridge, Pickering, Ajax and surrounding areas. Your Deck Company specializes in the installation of low maintenance decking products and custom outdoor garden structures.
Feel free to visit our website at www.yourdeck.ca for more examples of our work. We would be happy to assist you with your upcoming decking or outdoor project.
Thank You.
Southbury Volunteers were dispatched to a morning fire at 126 Lower Fish Rock Rd the initial dispatch was for a fire involving a wood stove. They arrived to find a 2 story wood home set below the road on a lot with a steep incline sloping down to Lake Zoar with heavy fire showing. The large smoke column from the fire was clearly visible for miles due to the still and cold morning air. As fire fighters stretched in to attack the fire mutual aid was responding from Southbury Training School FD, Oxford, Sandy Hook, Woodbury, and Bethlehem in the form of tankers, engines, and a quint to help battle the blaze which was quickly spreading through out the dwelling. Several attempts were made to get the quint up the narrow and icy road without success. A water fill station at the travel center off I-84 was manned by Woodbury Engine 4 to resupply the multiple tankers shuttling water to the supply site at the intersection of Upper and Lower Fish Rock Rds. A defensive attack was established due to the damage and heavy fire in the upper floors of the structure and the stubborn fire would burn several hours before it was brought under control. At least one fire fighter was examined by EMS after he reported feeling ill at the scene. No civilian injuries were reported and the fire marshal was on scene to start the investigation as to the cause of the fire.
See all the pictures of this incident on my website at
Kabah Mayan site in the Yucuatan
Kabah (also spelled Kabaah, Kabáh, Kahbah and Kaba) is a Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of western Yucatan, south of Mérida.
Kabah is south of Uxmal, connected to that site by a 18 kilometres (11 miles) long raised causeway 5 metres (16 feet) wide with monumental arches at each end. Kabah is the second largest ruin of the Puuc region after Uxmal.
The site is on Fed 261, approximately 140 kilometres (87 miles) south[1] from Mérida, Yucatán, towards Campeche, Campeche, and is a popular tourism destination. Ruins extend for a considerable distance on both sides of the highway; many of the more distant structures are little visited, and some are still overgrown with forest. As of 2003, a program is ongoing to clear and restore more buildings, as well as archeological excavations under the direction of archeologist Ramón Carrasco.[1]
Kabah was declared a Yucatán state park in 1993.[1]
History
The name "Kabah" or "Kabaah" was first suggested by Estanislao Carrillo in 1846 and is usually taken to be archaic Maya language for "strong hand".[2] This is a pre-Columbian name for the site, mentioned in the Book of Chilam Balam of Chumayel.[2] An alternative name is Kabahaucan or "royal snake in the hand,” suggested by Teoberto Maler.[2]
The area was inhabited from the mid 3rd century BCE. Most of the architecture now visible was built between the 7th century and 11th centuries CE. J. E. S. Thompson used a sculpted doorjamb from Structure 2C6 to suggest the date of the ruin to be 879 CE, probably around the city's apex.[2] Another inscribed date found at the site is one of the latest carved in the Maya Classic style, in 987 CE.[1]
Architecture
Map of the Kabah Maya archeological zone
The most famous structure at Kabah is the "Palace of the Masks", the façade decorated with hundreds of stone masks of the long-nosed rain god Chaac; it is also known as the Codz Poop, meaning "Rolled Matting", from the pattern of the stone mosaics.[1] This massive repetition of a single set of elements is unusual in Maya art, and here is used to unique effect.[1]
Masks of the rain god abound on other structures throughout the site. Copal incense has been discovered in some of the stone noses of the raingods.[1] The emphasis placed on Chaac, the "Protector of the Harvest", both here and at other neighboring Puuc sites, stemmed from the scarcity of water in the region. There are no cenotes in this dryer, northern part of the Yucatán, so the Maya here had to depend solely on rain.[1]
The site also has a number of other palaces, low stone buildings, and step-pyramid temples. While most is in the Puuc Maya style, some show Chenes elements.[1] The site had a number of sculpted panels, lintels, and doorjambs, most of which have been removed to museums elsewhere. The sculptures mostly depict the site's rulers and scenes of warfare.
The first detailed account of the ruin was published by John Lloyd Stephens and Frederick Catherwood in 1843.[1]