Architecture

Plankton · 07-24-2020, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Thanks for pointing out the structural reasons why that's not an efficient arrangement. It makes me think we're not looking at "real" stone, but something like this:-

Could be. They do make foam 'rocks' for facades. I've done a couple of those projects. But still, there's some sort of load going on up there that could have been handled a bit differently. Then again, there might be some unseen reason for pulling in the second floor walls like that. *shrug*

Lisnaholic · 07-24-2020, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

The image on wiki that shows how it looks in its surrounding makes it a lot more palatable

Thanks for commenting on my post OH - it's a reminder that one photo doesn't tell the whole story of a building. I actually posted about that museum because it's the first building that these two skateboarders visited:-

The video is an unusual example of people having hands-on fun with buildings, but if you don't want to devote 15 mins to the video, jump to 1:30 in - it's worth it for the drone shot of the red ramps, imo!

OccultHawk · 07-24-2020, 08:19 AM

I enjoyed that. Have you ever been to Brazil?

My image of Brazil seems like the last place on earth that would elect Bolsonaro.

Lisnaholic · 07-24-2020, 02:14 PM

Yes, the skateboarding gives us a chance to see those buildings from a bunch of different perspectives - sometimes up in real close detail, which is unusual.

No, never been to Brazil, OH, and I don't know anything about its politics. I've read a couple of tales about surviving the Amazon basin, but that's about all.

OccultHawk · 07-24-2020, 03:31 PM

Where are you from originally?

Lisnaholic · 07-25-2020, 07:06 AM

I'm from London, OH. I grew up in a borough in the south west of the city, in streets like these:

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London is built on clay, and with clay (bricks). You have to travel about 25 miles out of the city if you want to see an outcrop of rock or a farm animal, but the city has some nice parks, and of course a river:-

This photo is taken at about mid-tide: the river will rise about 5 feet and cover the concrete ramp. Alternatively, it might drop 5 feet and expose a band of mud and gravel three or four times wider than in the pic. As the mud gets sloppier, walking to the water's edge at low-tide is a struggle between curiosity and mild disgust.
And notice the airplane? The flight path to Heathrow Airport follows the river for safety reasons, though no pilot has ever made an emergency landing in the Thames afaik. If you stand on a London bridge, there's always a plane in the sky: as one disappears to the west, the next one rolls in from the east. (Pre-covid data

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And how about you, OH? I get the impression that if you're not actually from Florida, you at least live in the south east. Am I right?

OccultHawk · 07-25-2020, 08:20 AM

I grew up in Atlanta - officially within the city limits but in a very white and financially privileged suburb. It looked like this

I was fortunate to go to probably the best public high school in the city and it wasn’t all white as people might expect. It was right on the nose 49% black due to busing. The law allowed for non-whites to make up to 49% of the school and no more. The black students were picked through academic achievement so the black kids earned their way there but I was there by default by districting. White or black, graduating seniors went on to college at over 99% and drop outs were unheard of. I took advantage of that and went to a good college out west. Back then working your way through college was a real thing and I hated my parents more than working so that’s what I did. I stayed out of the south for a good two decades then I made the worst decision of my life and moved to Florida.

How did you end up in Mexico and do you figure on staying there?

Lisnaholic · 07-26-2020, 07:56 AM

That's interesting, OH . Thanks for sharing some background info.I'm sure I've seen that house a million times in the movies, most recently in Stranger Things, with a newspaper boy cycling past in the morning. Strange to think of you in that innocent setting, if I may say so.

Why was moving to Florida such a bad move?

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

How did you end up in Mexico and do you figure on staying there?

I sent you a PM with an answer that is perhaps more than you bargained for.
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Three big pics, because, unlike many modern buildings, each elevation is interesting:

Spoiler for Amsterdam hotel:

At first I reacted with the horror of an outraged purist, but now the original shock is over, I rather like it.

OccultHawk · 07-31-2020, 11:58 AM

Palace of the Parliament of Romania

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The Palace of the Parliament is the heaviest building in the world, weighing about 4,098,500,000 kilograms

The Batlord · 07-31-2020, 12:40 PM

Blood and coffins are heavy I guess.

07-24-2020, 08:19 AM	#333 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I enjoyed that. Have you ever been to Brazil? My image of Brazil seems like the last place on earth that would elect Bolsonaro. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

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Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Yes, the skateboarding gives us a chance to see those buildings from a bunch of different perspectives - sometimes up in real close detail, which is unusual. No, never been to Brazil, OH, and I don't know anything about its politics. I've read a couple of tales about surviving the Amazon basin, but that's about all. __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

07-24-2020, 03:31 PM	#335 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	Where are you from originally? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

07-25-2020, 07:06 AM	#336 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	I'm from London, OH. I grew up in a borough in the south west of the city, in streets like these: ... London is built on clay, and with clay (bricks). You have to travel about 25 miles out of the city if you want to see an outcrop of rock or a farm animal, but the city has some nice parks, and of course a river:- This photo is taken at about mid-tide: the river will rise about 5 feet and cover the concrete ramp. Alternatively, it might drop 5 feet and expose a band of mud and gravel three or four times wider than in the pic. As the mud gets sloppier, walking to the water's edge at low-tide is a struggle between curiosity and mild disgust. And notice the airplane? The flight path to Heathrow Airport follows the river for safety reasons, though no pilot has ever made an emergency landing in the Thames afaik. If you stand on a London bridge, there's always a plane in the sky: as one disappears to the west, the next one rolls in from the east. (Pre-covid data ) __________________________________________________ _______________ And how about you, OH? I get the impression that if you're not actually from Florida, you at least live in the south east. Am I right? __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953 Last edited by Lisnaholic; 07-26-2020 at 07:32 AM.

07-25-2020, 08:20 AM	#337 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,006	I grew up in Atlanta - officially within the city limits but in a very white and financially privileged suburb. It looked like this I was fortunate to go to probably the best public high school in the city and it wasn’t all white as people might expect. It was right on the nose 49% black due to busing. The law allowed for non-whites to make up to 49% of the school and no more. The black students were picked through academic achievement so the black kids earned their way there but I was there by default by districting. White or black, graduating seniors went on to college at over 99% and drop outs were unheard of. I took advantage of that and went to a good college out west. Back then working your way through college was a real thing and I hated my parents more than working so that’s what I did. I stayed out of the south for a good two decades then I made the worst decision of my life and moved to Florida. How did you end up in Mexico and do you figure on staying there? __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html