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QLD: Nerang - Structure Fire 21/03/2021.
Structure fire at the Polaris/KTM dealership in Nerang saw multiple QFRS units merge to combat the fire. Night time and rain made for tricky conditions to shoot.
Attending were:
Southport: 631A & 631B
Surfers Paradise: 632A, 632J & 632i
Helensvale: 636A
Hollywell 637A
Robina 640A
Special Ops: 850o & Scientific1
Title: Villa la Magia
Other title: Villa la Magia (Quarrata, Italy)
Creator: Buontalenti, Bernardo, 1536-1608
Creator role: Architect
Date: 16th-18th century
Current location: Quarrata, Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
Description of work: This villa, formerly the fortified residence of the Panciatichi family, was bought by the grand-duke Francesco (de'Medici) in 1581, who commissioned Buontalenti to carry out rebuilding work. The property later passed into the hands of the Attavanti family, then to the Ricasoli and finally to the Amati-Cellesi Counts, the current owners. The villa's late-Renaissance features - a solid square building from which two corner towers protrude - are perfectly preserved. The facades, pierced by a regular series of windows with stone surrounds, recall the linear simplicity found on other designs by Buontalenti. The entrance to the park, which is full of oaks, Himalayan cedars, holm-oaks, plane trees, ginkgo biloba and black walnut trees, is through a gate with a masonrywork exedra adorned with pedimented columns. On the southern side of the villa is a Baroque-style garden, furnished with 17th-century works. Another attractive feature is the lake, added at a later stage both for ornamentation and for water storage purposes. (Quarrata-Villa la Magia, www.cultura.toscana.it/architetture/giardini/pistoia/vill... accessed 03/06/2007)
Description of view: A structure that sits on the property.
Work type: Architecture and Landscape
Style of work: Renaissance: Late Renaissance: Mannerist
Culture: Italian
Materials/Techniques: Trees
Masonry
Source: DeTuerk, James (copyright James DeTuerk)
Resource type: Image
File format: JPEG, TIFF archived offline
Image size: 364H X 547W pixels
Permitted uses: This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. Other uses are not permitted. For additional details see: alias.libraries.psu.edu/vius/copyright/publicrightsarch.htm
Collection: Worldwide Building and Landscape Pictures
Filename: WB2007-0118 Villa La Magia.jpg
Record ID: WB2007-0118
Sub collection: garden structures
Copyight holder: Copyright James DeTuerk
Looks like I need to do something about the light leaks in my little Olympus Pen-D. Sometimes the leaks produce a helpful mayhem. Anyway--somebody in the local woods started a lean-to structure. Suitable subject for my ongoing series of triptychs exploring how we cannot capture in one frame how we see as we move through space and time.
Pen-D (half-frame) Tri-X (outdated since 2009)
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
At 1:57PM on December 1, 2023 the Los Angeles City Fire Department responded to a reported structure fire in the 9600 block of N Laramie Ave in Chatsworth. The first arriving fire company found heavy smoke showing from a one story, single family dwelling. However, this was an unusual incident because firefighters received multiple reports of an armed suspect in the home, causing the fire. Due to the immediate threat to life safety, crews staged while the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) responded in.
The smoke grew more intense and soon flames were visible as the situation quickly evolved. LAPD could not make access to the backyard, where the suspect was located, due to the blaze and requested LAFD provide relief. As firefighters deployed a hand line from a defensive position, officers were able to rapidly take the suspect into custody.
With the situation now safe to operate, firefighters quickly executed an offensive operation against the well involved home. Over 70 firefighters, operating under the command of Battalion Chief Jesus De La Cruz, extinguished the fire in 23 minutes and successfully defended the adjacent homes from any damage.
Out of extreme caution, the elementary school across the street was temporarily placed on lock down and evacuated with the assistance of Los Angeles School Police. The lockdown was quickly lifted due to LAPD's rapid apprehension of the suspect.
The approximately 50yo female suspect was transported in grave condition and pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The tremendous teamwork of LAFD, LAPD and LASPD ensured no one else was injured and no other homes were damaged. This was a dynamic incident requiring closely coordinated actions between all three agencies to resolve it in only 23 minutes.
© Photo by Jacob Salzman
LAFD Incident 120123-0962
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Celebrating 500 years of Le Havre (1517-2017) Container Arch Structure by Vincent Ganivet. Port of Le Havre, 1st french port for container traffic.
Inflatable structure by Hans Walter Muller
for an architecture exhibition at Arc En Rêve / Bordeaux, July 2012
Studio Ad Hoc / HWM
Turtle inflatable structure. A temporary, pop up structure ideal for concerts, gigs, performances, theaters, festivals and shows. It can also be used as a pop up shop, bar or catering space. #EvolutionDome #Venue #Stage #Festival #Alternative #Theater #CateringSpace #PopUpShop #PopUpBar #ShowSpace #Inflatable #Temporary #Structure #Awning
This fascinating structure was built during the Antebellum period using slave labor. Construction began on it 1845 and drew to an end in 1859. It was designed by celebrated Philadelphia architect William Strickland who designed the Independence Hall Tower. William Strickland died during the construction of this structure in 1854, so he was entombed in the north portico here. His son Francis Strickland took over his role from 1854 to 1857.
Another interesting point regarding this state capitol is that President James Knox Polk and his wife Sarah Childress Polk are interred on the east lawn. It was used as a military fortress during the Civil War.
The Tennessee State Capitol was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1971.
NS lashup in Edon OH on the INER. this use to be a NS line till NS shed the line some 15 years ago. so to see an actual NS lashup on this line is somewhat amazing.
The antenna dish of ESA's deep space tracking station gets painted. It will soon be ready to be lifted up on the support.
Credits: ESA
One of the largest buildings in the collection was a complete church, which was replaced with a stone one in 1910 at the original site.
This is the accompanying bell tower. That bulb dome will surely make you think of St Basil's, but once again this entire structure is made of wood.
Remarkable.
The city of San Francisco sponsors a program to close various streets in the city on Sundays, to encourage people to get out and walk, bike, skateboard, and enjoy the urban scene.
This past Sunday Third Street was partially closed. Walking 1 block to the East revealed some views of the industrialized waterfront.
Built between 1959 and 1962, this Modern Futurist and Googie building was designed by Eero Saarinen and Associates for Trans World Airlines to serve as a Flight Center, or Terminal headhouse, for their passenger services at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City. The building is an example of thin shell construction, with a parabolic and curved sculptural concrete roof and concrete columns, with many surfaces of the building's structure and exterior being tapered or curved. The building also appears to take inspiration from natural forms, with the roofs appearing like the wings of a bird or bat taking flight. The building served as a passenger terminal from 1962 until 2001, when it was closed.
The building's exterior is dominated by a thin shell concrete roof with parabolic curves, which is divided by ribs into four segments, with the larger, symmetrical north and south segments tapering towards the tallest points of the exterior walls, and soar over angled glass curtain walls underneath. At the ends of the four ribs are Y-shaped concrete columns that curve outwards towards the top and bottom, distributing the weight of the roof structure directly to the foundation. The east and west segments of the roof are smaller, with the west roof angling downwards and forming a canopy over the front entrance with a funnel-shaped sculptural concrete scupper that empties rainwater into a low grate over a drain on the west side of the driveway in front of the building, and the east roof angling slightly upwards, originally providing sweeping views of the tarmac and airfield beyond. The exterior walls of the building beneath the sculptural roof consist of glass curtain walls, with the western exterior wall sitting to the east of the columns and the eastern exterior wall being partially comprised of the eastern columns, with the curtain wall located in the openings between the columns. To the east and west of the taller central section are two half crescent-shaped wings with low-slope roofs, with a curved wall, integrated concrete canopy, tall walls at the ends, and regularly-spaced door openings. To the rear, two concrete tubes with elliptical profiles formerly linked the headhouse to the original concourses, and today link the historic building to the new Terminal 5 and Hotel Towers.
Inside, the building features a great hall with a central mezzanine, and features curved concrete walls and columns, complex staircases, aluminum railings, ticket counters in the two halls to either side of the front entrance, a clock at the center of the ceiling, and skylights below the ribs of the roof. The space features penny tile floors, concrete walls and built-in furniture, red carpeting, and opalescent glass signage. On the west side of the great hall, near the entrance, is a curved concrete counter in front of a large signboard housed in a sculptural concrete and metal shell that once displayed departing and arriving flights. On the north and south sides of this space are former ticket counters and baggage drops, which sit below a vaulted ceiling, with linear light fixtures suspended between curved sculptural concrete piers that terminate some ways below the ceiling. To the east of the entrance is a staircase with minimalist aluminum railings, beyond which is a cantilevered concrete bridge, with balconies and spaces with low ceilings to either side, off which are several shops, restrooms, and telephone booths. On the east side of the bridge is a large sunken lounge with red carpet and concrete benches with red upholstered cushions, surrounded by low concrete walls that feature red-cushioned benches on either side, sitting below a metal analog signboard mounted to the inside of the curtain wall. To the north and south of the lounge are the entrances to the concrete tubes that once provided access to the concourses, which are elliptical in shape, with red carpeted floors and white walls and a white ceiling. On the mezzanine are several former lounges and a restaurant, which feature historic mid-20th Century finishes and fixtures.
The complex includes two contemporary hotel towers, the Saarinen and Hughes wings, which were designed carefully to harmonize with the original building and match its character. The two wings feature concrete end walls, curved Miesian glass curtain walls, and interiors with red carpeting, wooden paneling, brass fittings and fixtures, and white walls and ceilings. The only substantial modification to the structure's significant interior spaces was the puncturing of the two concrete tubes to provide access to these towers. The former terminal also features several service areas that were not previously open to visitors, which today house a massive fitness center, a cavernous underground conference center, and various meeting rooms and ballrooms, with all of these spaces, except the fitness center, being redesigned to match the mid-20th Century modern aesthetics of the rest of the building, with new fixtures, furnishings, and finishes that are inspired directly by the time period in which the building was built, and are nearly seamless in appearance with the rest of the building.
The fantastic building was designated a New York City Landmark in 1994, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Between 2005 and 2008, the new Terminal 5, occupied by JetBlue, was built, which wraps the structure to the east, and was designed by Gensler, and was carefully placed so as to avoid altering or damaging the character-defining features of the historic terminal. Between 2016 and 2019, the building was rehabilitated in an adaptive reuse project that converted it into the TWA Hotel, which was carried out under the direction of Beyer Blinder Belle, Lubrano Ciavarra Architects, Stonehill Taylor, INC Architecture and Design, as well as the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and MCR/Morse Development. The hotel features 512 guest rooms, large event spaces, a rooftop pool at the top of the Hughes Wing, a large basement fitness center, and a Lockheed Constellation L-1649A "Connie" on a paved courtyard to the east of the building, which houses a cocktail lounge. The hotel is heavily themed around the 1960s, and was very carefully designed to preserve the character of this iconic landmark.
generation of complex shape through iterations of simple geometric form:
dodecahedral form
exploration of isometric mesh structure
This fine shanty, designed and built by Supreme Structures, is a classic that will soon feel like part of the family. It has interior beams, plenty of window, a bench and three ice holes and covers. Let’s call it a new home away from home.
Update: This shanty has been SOLD!
Locking up, in a tensile structure @ Dammam cornish ..
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Ad-dammam Cornish last tuesday for a photography class assignment..
The Assignment was to choose a theme and take photos for it, while adjusting the Iso, aperture and the shutter speed ..
Our theme ( me and my friends) was about the Cornish.. Sunset time and at night , Ofcourse we were late and we missed the sunset :(
I wasn't there the last class so I didn't got it right.. hoping from now On, my Photogrphy skills will improve, Ur comments will help me alot..
Enjoy :D