Tuesday, September 2, 2014
A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian,...
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A Marble Torso of an Emperor, Roman Imperial, Julio-Claudian, 1st half of the 1st Century A.D.
Metropolitan Museum, New York
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Glitched Images You’d Never Think Were Photographs #ArtTuesday
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Glitched Images You’d Never Think Were Photographs. From WIRED: It’s almost impossible to tell the swirling images in Supranav Dash’s Pixel Studies used to be portraits. That’s because they’ve been processed through layer upon layer of glitch and filter apps that make them look like they just got fired through a particle accelerator. With Instagram […]
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Glitched Images You’d Never Think Were Photographs. From WIRED: It’s almost impossible to tell the swirling images in Supranav Dash’s Pixel Studies used to be portraits. That’s because they’ve been processed through layer upon layer of glitch and filter apps that make them look like they just got fired through a particle accelerator. With Instagram […]
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China's high speed rail dominance is built upon Tunneling expertise and dominance in tunnel boring machines
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For growing cities having tunnels is no longer considered a luxury – they are a necessity as land is a precious commodity. Going underground frees up surface land for other development, and in fact, having metro stations nearby increases the value of land, which could be recouped (if necessary) from higher property assessments and quit rents.
For example, a city the size of Shanghai has 12 metro lines, and the city won’t be stopping underground construction any time soon. Xian, the capital of the Shaanxi province, will have up to six metro lines by 2020 (two are already in operation).
“At any given time, there are around 700 TBMs (Tunnel Boring Machines) running throughout China,” says Li in trying to give us a sense of the “underground movements” that are taking place in that country. Even at the peak of tunnelling in Kuala Lumpur for the Klang Valley mass rapid transit (MRT) project, only eight TBMs ran simultaneously.
Tunnels for speed and efficiency
If the Chinese Government approves the proposed Bohai Strait tunnel, then China will hold the record for the longest undersea tunnel at 122km – 2.5 times longer than the Channel Tunnel.
The proposed Bohai tunnel will run between the northern city of Dalian and Yantai on the east coast, slicing off nearly 1,300km off the current overland route between the two cities.
Straighter high speed rail lines enable faster speeds. Straighter lines require more tunneling.
Tunneling also goes together with bridges. Bridges to go over obstacles. Tunnels to go under or through obstacles.
China’s expertise in tunnelling is being brought to bear in Malaysia. This image is of a Chinese tunnel-boring machine excavating the second longest portion of the 9.5km-long MRT tunnels in Kuala Lumpur.
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For growing cities having tunnels is no longer considered a luxury – they are a necessity as land is a precious commodity. Going underground frees up surface land for other development, and in fact, having metro stations nearby increases the value of land, which could be recouped (if necessary) from higher property assessments and quit rents.
For example, a city the size of Shanghai has 12 metro lines, and the city won’t be stopping underground construction any time soon. Xian, the capital of the Shaanxi province, will have up to six metro lines by 2020 (two are already in operation).
“At any given time, there are around 700 TBMs (Tunnel Boring Machines) running throughout China,” says Li in trying to give us a sense of the “underground movements” that are taking place in that country. Even at the peak of tunnelling in Kuala Lumpur for the Klang Valley mass rapid transit (MRT) project, only eight TBMs ran simultaneously.
Tunnels for speed and efficiency
If the Chinese Government approves the proposed Bohai Strait tunnel, then China will hold the record for the longest undersea tunnel at 122km – 2.5 times longer than the Channel Tunnel.
The proposed Bohai tunnel will run between the northern city of Dalian and Yantai on the east coast, slicing off nearly 1,300km off the current overland route between the two cities.
Straighter high speed rail lines enable faster speeds. Straighter lines require more tunneling.
Tunneling also goes together with bridges. Bridges to go over obstacles. Tunnels to go under or through obstacles.
China’s expertise in tunnelling is being brought to bear in Malaysia. This image is of a Chinese tunnel-boring machine excavating the second longest portion of the 9.5km-long MRT tunnels in Kuala Lumpur.
Read more »
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Monday, September 1, 2014
3D printed concrete castle and plans to create and sell a concrete printer kit for about $30,000 to $50,000 that can print two story houses
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[In Minnesota, contractor Andrey Rudenko is currently working on a project of gargantuan proportions that seems to be stretching and exploring the limits of 3D printing technology. Using a printer that was substantially modified and expanded, he has printed a concrete castle in his own backyard. And at 3 by 5 meters, this concrete structure is the world's first 3D printed concrete castle, and one of the largest objects that has, up till now, ever printed with 3D printing technology.
The project and plans were written up at 3ders.org.
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[In Minnesota, contractor Andrey Rudenko is currently working on a project of gargantuan proportions that seems to be stretching and exploring the limits of 3D printing technology. Using a printer that was substantially modified and expanded, he has printed a concrete castle in his own backyard. And at 3 by 5 meters, this concrete structure is the world's first 3D printed concrete castle, and one of the largest objects that has, up till now, ever printed with 3D printing technology.
The project and plans were written up at 3ders.org.
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Elegant Decorative T
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Elegant Decorative Trellis System Comb Ination By Flora Elegant Decorative Trellis System Comb Ination by Flora
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Family house Kostalov / 3+1 architekti
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Architects: 3+1 architekti
Architect In Charge: Plánička, Panenka, Páral
Area: 155.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Pavel Plánička… From the architect. Previously independent Košťálov is now part of village Jenčice. It lies at the southeastern foot of the basalt hill Košťál.
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Architects: 3+1 architekti
Architect In Charge: Plánička, Panenka, Páral
Area: 155.0 sqm
Year: 2013
Photographs: Pavel Plánička… From the architect. Previously independent Košťálov is now part of village Jenčice. It lies at the southeastern foot of the basalt hill Košťál.
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Home Cafes / Penda
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Architects: Penda
Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
Year: 2014
Photographs: Zhi Xia, Fei Tang Precht From the architect.… Penda has been commissioned by the Beijing-based property developer Hongkun to lay out a concept for its café brand Home Café with potential
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Architects: Penda
Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
Year: 2014
Photographs: Zhi Xia, Fei Tang Precht From the architect.… Penda has been commissioned by the Beijing-based property developer Hongkun to lay out a concept for its café brand Home Café with potential
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Sunday, August 31, 2014
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