Tag: Buildings

What Is That Painted All Over the Buildings?

Graffiti all over the buildings, Oh my! How can they let this go on? The colors covering spaces we walked by, Miss-matched browns would have covered each one, If we were in the States, that is, For graffiti is not condoned. But in España it’s encouraged, it ‘tis,...

India — Secretariat Buildings, New Delhi, Delhi, India

The Secretariat Buildings are a group of administrative buildings built in New Delhi between 1912 and 1931. The sandstone buildings are on Raisina Hill near the India Gate (इंडिया गेट) and are quite imposing. India — India Gate (इंडिया गेट), New Delhi, De...

Bits of Buildings Part 1

There is a perhaps understandable instinct when taking a photograph of a building or anything else to try to get it all in. If you are wandering down the street and spot a building which you consider interesting you might cross the road or use a wide angle lens to include as much of it as possible i...

Lost Melbourne: 10 Landmark Buildings

By 1865, Melbourne had overtaken Sydney as Australia’s most populous city. The economic boom of the Victorian ‘gold rush’ peaked during the 1880s and Melbourne had become the richest city in the world. With it’s fabulous wealth, Melbourne produced some of the world’s...

What Kind of Insulation is the Best for Commercial Buildings?

When was the last time you thought about Insulation for your Commercial Building? Maybe last month, last year, or even further back? If you haven’t considered it yet, this article is here to show you why insulation matters for your commercial space and what kinds might be perfect ...

Tall Buildings Prophecy

Muslims claim this is a very precise & specific prediction prophesying the phenomena we observe today in the oil rich nations of the Arabian peninsula, competing with each other to build tall buildings. Therefore it predicts something only God could have known. However as I often say, there a...

Understanding Genetics & DNA — The Building Blocks of All Life

If you’ve ever wondered exactly how science can distinguish between each of us on a microbial and cellular level, this is a series you won’t want to miss a single part of. In part 1, we begin with a (hopefully) easy-to-understand explanation of what DNA is, its parts, and how it function...

Why preserve ugly buildings?

First, a brief overview of the basic facts and current situation of Merihaka. It’s a residential area near the center of Helsinki, surrounded by the sea to the west and south. Merihaka was built between 1973 and 1986, and it’s one of two areas in Finland built according to the compact ci...