Wednesday, October 23, 2013

UDC, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utah_Data_Center
The power to record & digitally capture all kinds of Data is the logical progression of specially designated supercomputers.
http://www.facilitiesmagazine.com/utah/buildings/nsa-utah-data-center
Whenever a new facility & new technology is booted up there is always a potential for some glitches.

http://nsa.gov1.info/utah-data-center
This is a parody site.
http://nsa.gov1.info/about/about.html

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/gadgets/nsa-to-store-yottabytes-in-utah-data-centre-49304118,
http://www.informationweek.com/government/enterprise-applications/image-gallery-governments-10-most-powerf/224700271

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/10/meltdowns-at-nsa-spy-data-center-destroy-equipment-delay-opening,
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-nsas-data-center-keeps-melting-down-2013-10,
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9243045/NSA_data_center_meltdowns_force_year_long_delay,
http://gizmodo.com/is-the-nsas-data-center-melting-down-because-its-spyi-1442280675,
http://www.informationweek.com/government/security/nsa-data-center-damaged-by-electrical-me/240162387,
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2052960/nsa-data-center-suffers-meltdowns-is-delayed-by-a-year-report-says.html,
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/8/4816304/massive-nsa-utah-data-center-delayed-by-electrical-meltdowns,
http://rt.com/usa/nsa-utah-data-hub-meltdowns-871

http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2013/10/08/nsa-data-center-plagued-by-electrical-problems,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2013/10/07/the-nsas-hugely-expensive-utah-data-center-has-major-electrical-problems-and-basically-isnt-working,
http://www.itwatchdogs.com/environmental-monitoring-news/data-center/nsa-data-center-meltdowns-spur-need-for-environmental-control-systems-523227

The Big Data Wheel

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_data#Science_and_research

http://www.infowars.com/full-spectrum-military-surveillance-of-americans-gets-a-boost
Of course, when anyone has specially designated supercomputers they will want to try to record & data-capture anything possible.

Although the data is mostly electronic & digital in nature, physical building are essential to house the various databases. The Utah_Data_Center (UDC) is the latest & biggest that has been allowed to reach the general public level of awareness. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Williams#Utah_Data_Center,
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/camp-wg-williams.htm

Utah happens to be the base of the Mormon religion & culture.

Get the SAB
(and the SABoM)
on CD

http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/bom/pr/long.html

http://eom.byu.edu/index.php/Book_of_Mormon,_Biblical_Prophecies_About,
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1989/01/prophecies-in-the-bible-about-joseph-smith,
http://www.mrm.org/prophecies-about-joseph-smith

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormons#Beliefs

The data associated with every religion & science has been gradually been copied & stored in vast data centers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gutenberg_Bible,
http://www.gutenberg-bible.com/links.html


http://www.ebay.com/bhp/1611-king-james-bible

http://www.123rf.com/photo_10951121_bible-on-cd-dvd.html

http://www.elec-intro.com/bible-on-cd

http://www.biblebible.com/bible-on-dvd.asp,
http://www.biblebible.com/Bible-for-iPod.asp

https://www.livingtorah.org/subscribe

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/jun/09/edward-snowden-nsa-whistleblower-surveillance,
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/21/nsa-files-live-coverage-developments-reaction

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Oxford Place, Toronto

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=201934

http://skyscrapercenter.com/toronto/oxford-place-west-office-tower/14705

http://skyscrapercenter.com/list.php?do=complex&complex_id=803&search=yes

http://skyscrapercenter.com/create.php?search=yes&status_PRO=on&type_building=on

http://urbantoronto.ca/forum/showthread.php/16439-Oxford-Place-(MTCC-Redevelopment-Oxford-2x-70s-Foster-Partners)/page48

http://oxfordplace.cahttp://torontoskyscraper.blogspot.ca,
http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/48540

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Oxford+Place,+Toronto&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=369fUqiwNoXA2QWb6IEo&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=699&dpr=1

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/09/the-tower-that-might-have-been.html

Hermitage Plaza Towers, France


http://skyscrapercenter.com/courbevoie/hermitage-plaza-east-tower/396

http://skyscrapercenter.com/courbevoie/hermitage-plaza-south-tower/397

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=40

Colombo

http://skyscrapercenter.com/colombo/krrish-square-tower-1/15799

http://skyscraperpage.com

Tall Buildings, B of A, etc.

http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-US/Default.aspx

http://www.aerialarchives.com/stock/img/AHLB3338.htm,
http://aerialarchives.photoshelter.com/search?I_DSC=Bank%20of%20America&_ACT=search&I_DSC_AND=t

The Leadenhall Building UK

http://www.theleadenhallbuilding.com

http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/london/the-leadenhall-building/1194

http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=kkeAQ%2fHPwBU%3d&tabid=53&language=en-US

http://www.ctbuh.org/HighRiseInfo/TallestDatabase/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-US/Default.aspx

aura-college-park

http://urbantoronto.ca/database/projects/aura-college-park

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/10/canderels-aura-now-has-most-storeys-canada

893' http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=48543

978' http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=34

Ont http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=7

Can http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=1
Aus http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?countryID=8

http://skyscrapercenter.com/List/Tallest-100-Buildings

Freeways and Expressways


http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/10/photo-day-weave

http://urbantoronto.ca/news/2013/10/public-meeting-future-gardiner-expressway-east

Trains, etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombardier_Innovia_Metro

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/11/another-platform-to-be-built-for-skytrains-commercial-broadway-station

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2012/12/translink-signs-contract-for-28-new-skytrain-cars

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evergreen_Line_(TransLink),
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/08/first-columns-built-for-skytrain-evergreen-line

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/03/translinks-evergreen-line-skytrain-set-for-july-29-2016-completion-date

http://skytrainforsurrey.org/tag/bombardier-innovia-metro

https://www.facebook.com/AkTransportblog

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverLine,
http://transportblog.co.nz/2013/07/11/guest-post-trying-out-south-koreas-new-light-metro-line,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bundang_Line

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_rail

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medium_capacity_system

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rapid_transit

https://www.google.ca/search?q=embarcadero+bart+station&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WOVfUpHcBabR2QWxqYDwDw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=699&dpr=1

The Vancouver Freeway Debate

http://pricetags.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/revising-the-revision

http://designkultur.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/mass-transit-skytrain-vancouver-25-years-2010-12-11

http://designkultur.wordpress.com/2010/12/11/mass-transit-skytrain-vancouver-25-years-2010-12-11/screen-shot-2010-12-12-at-17-19-56

http://voony.wordpress.com/2010/03

A neighborhood was saved.
http://evelazarus.com/how-the-chinese-saved-strathcona

http://forbiddenvancouver.ca/the-clock-the-truth

http://mike.teczno.com/freeways

No big roads in the park
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/08/stanley-park-125-years-before-and-after

The city has only permitted 2 residential towers over 600 feet & so far no office tower has been permitted to reach 500 feet. So it would have been interesting to actually see a 700' tall structure in the city.
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/04/worlds-largest-ferris-wheel-proposed-for-stanley-park

The tallest office tower in Seattle, LA & Toronto are all twice the height of the Vancouver office stumps. In NYC & Chicago its 3 times the height.
http://jfdatalinks.blogspot.ca/2013/10/vancouver-building-height-limits.html

Vancouver Building Height Limits

http://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/protecting-vancouvers-views.aspx
http://vancouver4life.com/vancouver-skyline-2018

Vancouver building height limits are some of the most restrictive in the world.
http://vancouver.ca/docs/planning/final-council-report.pdf,
http://vancouver.ca/docs/planning/view-protection-guidelines.pdf

http://forbiddenvancouver.ca/hotel-vancouver-retold,
http://forbiddenvancouver.ca/category/vancouver-past-and-present

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Oakridge_Heights.jpg,
http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/2013/10/04/revised-oakridge-centre-proposal-moves-closer-to-public-hearing

http://www.vancouvermarket.ca/tag/downtownhttp://www.vancouvermarket.ca/tag/753-seymour

At the top left of this picture are a couple of the shortest office towers in Canada.
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/07/vancouver-aerial-photos-sk
The TD was the first office tower in Vancouver to actually have offices on a 30th floor, the TD tower in Toronto is almost 60 stories. The SB tower was the 2nd office tower permitted to rise above 35 floors, the SB in Toronto is double the height, at almost 70 stories.
So far, no office tower in Vancouver has been permitted to have a 40th floor, let alone 50, 60 or 70+ stories.
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/32-storey-office-tower-proposed-for-753-seymour-street

This picture shows the tallest office tower & the tallest residential tower in BC.
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/VC2-2.jpg

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

the Toronto Skyline

http://www.blogto.com/city/2011/12/when_the_toronto_skyline_got_its_jolt_of_modernism

http://www.blogto.com/city/2012/04/that_time_when_toronto_went_boom

Vancouver+Aerial+views+city

http://www.windsorstar.com/news/Vancouver+Aerial+views+city/5952796/story.html

pacific-centre-to-bid-final-farewell-to-great-white-wall

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/pacific-centre-to-bid-final-farewell-to-great-white-wall

stanley-park-125-years-before-and-after

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/08/stanley-park-125-years-before-and-after

trump-tower-vancouver


http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/rolls-royce-chauffeurs-and-private-jets-for-trump-tower-vancouver-residents

massey-tunnel-to-be-replaced-by-new-bridge-premier-clark

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/massey-tunnel-to-be-replaced-by-new-bridge-premier-clark

601-west-hastings-office-building

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/601-west-hastings-office-building

new-bc-place-casino-proposal-for-535-million

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/new-bc-place-casino-proposal-for-535-million

better-transit-now-vancouver-campaign

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/better-transit-now-vancouver-campaign

golden-ears-bridge-loses-35-million-annually

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/golden-ears-bridge-loses-35-million-annually

hundreds-of-vancouver-residents-protest-re-zoning-as-city-growth-battles-resume

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/hundreds-of-vancouver-residents-protest-re-zoning-as-city-growth-battles-resume

Vancouver-entrepreneurs-rentmoola

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/vancouver-entrepreneurs-rentmoola

Vancouver-art-gallery-north-plaza-to-be-re-built-with-new-design

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/vancouver-art-gallery-north-plaza-to-be-re-built-with-new-design

more-than-1000-laneway-house-permits-issued-in-vancouver-bc

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/09/more-than-1000-laneway-house-permits-issued-in-vancouver

The-UN-is-building-an-emergency-back-up-tower-next-to-its HQ

http://gizmodo.com/the-un-is-building-an-emergency-back-up-tower-next-to-i-1428765204

what-the-biblical-tabernacle-would-look-like

http://gizmodo.com/what-the-biblical-tabernacle-would-look-like-in-midtown-1427413936

http://the-intersection-point.blogspot.ca/2013/09/the-tower-that-might-have-been.html

phase-two-of-280-million-guildford-town-centre-redevelopment-complete

http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/08/phase-two-of-280-million-guildford-town-centre-redevelopment-complete