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Nudibranchs

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:14:31 GMT

clipped by: Lubaska
clipper's remarks: Colourful sea slugs - Nudibranchs possess fantastic coloration and color patterns. They deserve to be called gems of the sea and should inspire jewelry designers (they shouldn't be called "slugs"). Only some polyclad marine flatworms can rival their beauty, although the latter have simpler body architecture. Finding a new nudibranch is always a very special and exciting moment. Nature's boundless creativity, that produced these unpredictable forms and color patterns, keeps surprising and stimulating your imagination. Fortunately these animals are so diverse, that there is little risk that you will see all of them... and get bored.

Clip Source: www.sergeyphoto.com

Nudibranchs belong to sea slugs. As all other gastropods, they are slow moving bottom dwellers. They have soft bodies and most of them lack an external protective shell. Their secondary gills are exposed outside, as reflected by their neo-latin/greek name "nudibranch" meaning "nude/naked gills". Some nudibranchs have numerous body projections (called "cerata") increasing the overall body surface and enhancing breathing. Nudibranchs carry a pair of horn-like cephalic tentacles or "rhinophores" at the front, that are used primarily as chemosensory organs (sensing chemicals). To protect themselves from predators many developed toxic or bad tasting glands in the skin, and their bright colors warn predators of their horrible taste.

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Tags: nudibranchs, sea slugs, underwater

View to British Gardens

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:21:06 GMT

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Clip Source: www.britainexpress.com

Arched walkway

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Statue of monk in a courtyard of Abbey House

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Tags: uk, garden, architecture, castles

Mini Moscow

Thu, 15 May 2008 10:07:44 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Two models of city

Clip Source: englishrussia.com

Moscow city from above, but its not real Moscow, but it’s copy, that is being stored in the Moscow city town-hall.

Clip Source: www.englishrussia.com

This is a Moscow city scale model. It is back from USSR times, when Soviet leaders had a little craze on making such epic compositions. It was ordered from an artist Efim Deshalyt in 1976. The size of the model exceeds 400 sqft.

The exhibition was opened in 1977 and lots of people visited it since then.

This is the biggest model of Moscow, depicted to a dot. It’s interesting that some of the buildings are not present in modern Moscow. Some hotels of Moscow like “Inturist” or “Moskva” were recently demolished.

After the Soviet era ended, exhibition started loosing the interest among visitors, it attracted only foreigners, travellers to Russia from USA, Europe and other countries. It has been said that some museum workers even wanted to destroy it because it “takes too much space and electric power”.

Tags: moscow, models, russia, architecture

America's Favorite Architecture

Wed, 14 May 2008 09:09:06 GMT

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Clip Source: www.favoritearchitecture.org

Clip Source: en.wikipedia.org

In 2007, the American Institute of Architects asked Harris Interactive to survey 2,000 people, who were shown 247 photographs of buildings in different categories chosen by 2,500 architects.

Clip Source: www.aia.org

The Top 10 list

Empire State Building, New York City, William Lamb, of Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
The White House, James Hoban
Washington National Cathedral, Washington, D.C., George F. Bodley and Henry Vaughan, FAIA
Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C., John Russell Pope, FAIA
Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Irving F. Morrow and Gertrude C. Morrow
U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., William Thornton, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas U. Walter, FAIA, Montgomery C. Meigs
Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., Henry Bacon
Biltmore Estate (Vanderbilt Mansion), Ashville, N.C., Richard Morris Hunt, FAIA
Chrysler Building, New York City, William Van Alen, FAIA
Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., Maya Lin with Cooper-Lecky Partnership.

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Delano Hotel

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Tags: architecture, usa, aia

Photography Masters Cup - Amateurs

Sun, 04 May 2008 15:00:56 GMT

clipped by: Lubaska

Clip Source: www.worldphotographicarts.com

ARCHITECTURE NOMINEES

Tags: architecture, awards, photography

Photography Masters Cup - Architecture

Sun, 04 May 2008 14:54:35 GMT

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clipper's remarks: International Color Award, professionals

Clip Source: www.worldphotographicarts.com

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Tags: photography, architecture, award

Art Déco

Thu, 01 May 2008 13:31:40 GMT

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Clip Source: www.decopix.com

Its likely that most people got their first look at Art Deco at the movies or in pictures from the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industrials Modernes (Paris, 1925). This event set the stylistic tone of early Art Deco; buildings based on earlier neo-classical styles but with the application of exotic motifs such as flora and fauna, fountains and chevrons, typically arranged in geometric patterns. Luxurious, elegant and dramatic, Art Deco had it all, while still being accessible to ordinary folk (and usually derided by architectural critics).

The Art Deco skyscraper made its debut in lower Manhattan in 1923.

Clip Source: www.decopix.com

Tags: art deco, architecture, murals

Earth-Friendly Architecture

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 07:39:02 GMT

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Clip Source: www.divinecaroline.com

Ten Innovative Green Homes

In an attempt to create a more sustainable domicile, some homeowners use energy-efficient light bulbs, swap out normal showerheads for low-flow ones, or put on a sweater so they can turn down the thermostat. However, others are taking sustainability—and their homes—to the next level. These ten innovative designs move the owner off the grid, into the trees, and toward a more environmentally-sound future.

Earthbag House

Build Local, Build Green

Modular Earthship

Project BioDome

Tree House

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Lightweight Concrete House

A Yurt to Call Home

Green Roof Strawbale Home

That Roundhouse

Tags: home, architecture, green, design, environment