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[itsfullofstars]

(9.19.17)-Cloud_City_Aerials-WEB-19 by ChiPhotoGuy https://flic.kr/p/XEzYNE

[kristo-flowers]

More Tartu houses

[thegreatsurvey]

Tower Structure

These two buildings, located in the fifth district, the latest area of focused redevelopment, display an example of old and new tower structure. The tower on the left is nearly 135 years older that the tower on the right and displays the intricate ornamental decorations typical of the city’s early years of skyward expansion. The spires of this era were largely playgrounds of the rich, often housing penthouse mansions, retreats and reception halls of magnates running the factories that made up the tower’s foundation, in this case “The Whenlen Glassworks”. For these lavish palaces, no expense was spared and practicality rarely played a role in layout, one of the various reasons many of these early spires sit under-used and less than maintained. 

The tower on the right is an example of recent redevelopment that has swept through the districts. Vast, monolithic structures that maximize space and adaptability, capable of housing tens of thousands but lacking in any character and imposing a rather brutal profile on the landscape. 

One vestige of earlier times remains in the new designs however; a bottle neck toward the top of the tower which separates the top “pod” from the “foundation” beneath. The state has maintained these areas house nothing but the inner workings of the buildings; engines and pumps providing water, air conditioning, all the needs of a sizable population; kept above for ease of access by air, but most believe they are suites for the rich and powerful, politicians, and visiting diplomats. 

Pen on paper

[leroibobo]

kuwait embassy and chancellery of japan, built 1970

[davidnajewiczphotography]

Afternoon in the Merrimon-Wynne House (1875), Raleigh NC

[incorrect-hs-quotes]

Rose: Math is really tiring, I'm so glad I finally get to relax and do some knitting and crochet and I oh god oh my what the fuck

[lindenardenshighlights]

This then: to photograph a rock, have it look like a rock, but be more than a rock.~Edward Weston

[velvetjune]

I want game recommendations, but every time I try to look up what kind of game I’m interested in, I just end up describing the exact plot and details of Control and Alan Wake. I just want to play the game again but without knowing what happened

[sims4mansions]

Emma Chamberlain's house

Located in the hills of Los Angeles, this house is inspired by the Youtuber Emma Chamberlain's new home, featured on Architectural Digest (see the tour)

True paradise for your party-addicted but artistic Sims, it features a gigantic pool, lots of games, a music/video creating studio, a gym, a sauna, a mirrored bar, and music instruments.

2 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 powder rooms

Built on a 64x64 lot in Selvadorada

Available on the Gallery @Toutatis17 or Tray Files

CC list, includes MCM set by Pierisim, Urbane counters by Peacemaker, Tuds Mirr Kitchen

Enjoy! :)

[stereo-91]

WIP something new - Windenburg City Buildings

I will upload it to the gallery when completed.

[miasanmuller]

I was tagged by @smolnerdz to share 9 of my favorite books!

I tag @probayern @thomas-mvller @gxtzeizm and @youknowitsworthfightingfor :) Feel free to ignore it tho

[pix4japan]

1960s Portable Sony TV was a Hit with Showa Emperor and Frank Sinatra!

Location: Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum, Koganei, Tokyo Timestamp: 13:28 on October 25, 2023

Pentax K-1 II + DFA 28-105mm F3.5-5.6 45 mm ISO 800 for 1/50 sec. at ƒ/9.0

Sony unveiled its 5-inch portable TV, the Micro-TV (Model #TV5-303), to the world on April 17, 1962, and it hit the U.S. market with a bang on October 4th of the same year. The grand launch took place at Sony’s state-of-the-art New York showroom on Manhattan’s 5th Avenue, with over 400 guests, including the esteemed Consul General of New York.

This incredibly compact micro-television, available in silver and black versions, became an instant sensation. Demand soared to unprecedented levels, leaving Sony struggling to keep pace. Despite shipping sets by sea straight from the assembly line, the company couldn’t meet the eager market's needs.

With rival manufacturers hot on their heels, Sony took a bold step by chartering a Pan American airliner to expedite the TVs to the U.S., capitalizing on the momentum they had generated.

It wasn't only six months later in early 1963 that Hayakawa Electric introduced similar portable televisions to the U.S. market, trailing behind Sony's groundbreaking Micro-TV.

During a factory tour in March 1962, the Showa Emperor and Empress of Japan received an exclusive preview of the Micro-TV. Sony's co-founders, Akio Morita and Masaru Ibuka, went to great lengths, requesting Their Imperial Majesties to maintain strict confidentiality regarding the yet-to-be-announced Micro-TV.

This act of secrecy mirrors the practices of today's tech giants like Google and Apple. However, this request sparked controversy, leading to sensational headlines in Japan's major weeklies, including articles with headlines such as "Emperor is Hushed Up!" These weekly publications (週刊誌), often regarded more as politically provocative tabloids than bastions of high journalistic standards, may have inadvertently amplified the buzz surrounding the Micro-TV.

Adding to the Micro-TV's allure was a surprise admirer – the legendary Frank Sinatra. After being given a sneak peek in April 1962, Sinatra was so captivated by the TV5-303 that he expressed a desire to take one back to the States. Acknowledging the limitations of the Japanese model in picking up U.S. channels, Morita pledged to deliver a U.S. spec model to Sinatra as soon as they were available.

True to his word, Morita personally delivered the television to Sinatra at Paramount Pictures in October, the day after the sets went on sale, fulfilling his promise and cementing the Micro-TV's status as a technological marvel of its time.

My photo of the Sony TV5-303 Mini-TV can be seen on display in the “House of Kunio Maekawa,” which is just one of the many vintage and preserved structures on display at the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in Tokyo.

The Pix4Japan blog post includes Google Maps links and links to all of the original source material available for further reading: https://www.pix4japan.com/blog/20231025-edo-bldg-museum

[boglady]

Grant o’brien’s best friend aka the dude from eagles are turning people into horses is married to karen gillan?? I was so foolish for ever thinking that getting into weird online shit instead of big franchises would save me from the endlessly convoluted web of celebrity relationships.

[dashalbrundezimmer]

königsbrücker straße // dresden neustadt

hauptpostamt dresden 6

the hautpostamt in dresden's neustadt district is a beautiful example of eastern modernism in the middle of a gründerzeit quarter. unfortunately, the building has been lying dormant for years, and there are always only interim uses instead of a continuous use and redevelopment concept for the entire complex. hopefully the time will come soon before the damage becomes irreparable.

architects: wolfram starke, kurt nowotny, g.biermann

art in architecture by e. g. clauss

film: ilford fp4plus

dev&scan: meinfilmlab

[leroibobo]

the church of saint george of the greeks in venice, italy. venice was once part of the byzantine empire and maintained close ties after becoming a latin catholic republic. though the latin and byzantine patriarchies had been in schism for some 500 years, venice's greek diaspora was granted permission by the papacy to pray with byzantine rite in 1498 and to built the church a few decades later.

[davidnajewiczphotography]

Congress Hotel - Southbeach, Miami Florida - Ocean Boulevard is lined with these wonderful restored Art Deco hotels