tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post8217343500811454321..comments2024-03-28T18:39:59.184-07:00Comments on SearchReSearch: Search Challenge (4/20/16): An architectural plant? Dan Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-26174169858623939192016-04-25T14:48:02.250-07:002016-04-25T14:48:02.250-07:00… i tend to think of the 'WHY', don't...… i tend to think of the 'WHY', don't always recall the 'HOW'… maybe used 'I'm feeling lucky'? or a pattern was detected… try to add 2+2… sometimes get 5…<br />knew it was that spot because of the unique markers on the columns…<br /><br />back from Finland? (apologies to HvE – hope you do the joint session at some point… Henk seems to be a funny guy)<br /><a href="http://s31.postimg.org/o8504otvf/hanging_with_the_big_dogs.jpg" rel="nofollow">dang… hangin' with the big dogs…</a><br /><a href="https://noda2016blog.wordpress.com/presentation-tip-sheets/" rel="nofollow">third Nordic Data Journalism Conference</a><br /><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EQ5_DU1gE2msBwndLdZMXBWEZs8ocRb6gU12yPdhCSk/edit" rel="nofollow">good info! - Advanced skills for investigation research (tipsheet)</a><br />next year - 55.395833, 10.388611 (2017)remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-5299736860945550752016-04-25T01:11:02.929-07:002016-04-25T01:11:02.929-07:00That's correct... but HOW did you discover thi...That's correct... but HOW did you discover this? Dan Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13603209997260423532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-24391444106241958732016-04-24T17:56:44.649-07:002016-04-24T17:56:44.649-07:00…above the acanthus and the Palace of Fine Arts…
M...…above the acanthus and the Palace of Fine Arts…<br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_29806315/solar-powered-plane-arrives-bay-area-from-hawaii" rel="nofollow">Mercury News story</a><br /><a href="http://www.solarimpulse.com/" rel="nofollow">nice Golden Gate view</a><br /><a href="http://www.solarimpulse.com/leg-9-from-Hawaii-to-Mountain_View_CA" rel="nofollow"> the 9th leg</a><br /><a href="http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CgzmmTPVEAQYRHT.jpg" rel="nofollow">inflata-hanger @ Moffett</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/lbF9He_tEc4" rel="nofollow">landing @ Mountain View - nice Bay views and buzzing Dan's house (that footage subsequently removed mysteriously) </a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-27550868884327267462016-04-24T08:35:00.240-07:002016-04-24T08:35:00.240-07:00Thanks Remmij for sharing the links :) Since Dr. R...Thanks Remmij for sharing the links :) Since Dr. Russell posted about Philae being reading and wanting more information. Ramon Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129830563029534511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-89737467934547870272016-04-23T15:47:42.798-07:002016-04-23T15:47:42.798-07:00Ramón - this Egyptian colonnade always made me smi...Ramón - this Egyptian colonnade always made me smile… not sure if it was the capitals or the Philae connection… ;-)<br /><a href="http://s31.postimg.org/rzxazjicb/Temple_of_Isis_from_Philae.jpg" rel="nofollow">Temple of Isis from Philae</a><br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philae" rel="nofollow">The temple of Isis from Philae - it has roamed…</a><br /><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/S10.08_Philae%2C_image_9660.jpg/1024px-S10.08_Philae%2C_image_9660.jpg?1461451256453" rel="nofollow">before restoration and<br />the arrival of the 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko visitor…</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-83912840370846511962016-04-23T08:18:57.107-07:002016-04-23T08:18:57.107-07:00[plants AROUND(3) ancient architecture]
Gallery o...[plants AROUND(3) ancient architecture]<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gardens_of_ancient_Egypt#Trees_and_plants_in_the_Egyptian_garden" rel="nofollow">Gallery of trees and plants in the ancient Egyptian garden</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.hopesandfears.com/hopes/city/architecture/215637-green-roof-architecture-sustainable-design" rel="nofollow">a green roof, also known as a living roof or sod roof</a><br /><br />[plants around(3) ancient architecture columns]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/columns.htm" rel="nofollow">Papyrus Column</a><br /><br />[acanthus plant architecture -columns]<br /><br />[plants aesthetic basis]<br /><br />[plants imitated architecture]Ramon Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129830563029534511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-23563550869318175862016-04-22T03:58:22.840-07:002016-04-22T03:58:22.840-07:00This botanist knew the plant and the story right u...This botanist knew the plant and the story right up! Michael Michelmorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07044944433482576821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-1953574918693730532016-04-21T02:09:38.365-07:002016-04-21T02:09:38.365-07:00For only the second or third time, I just knew th...For only the second or third time, I just knew the answer. I think they were planted deliberatelyKate Harbisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06815622746488552676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-16020465889196476232016-04-20T20:42:05.950-07:002016-04-20T20:42:05.950-07:00think this is the exact spot of the 2nd photograph...think this is the exact spot of the 2nd photograph… impressed that Maps|photospheres can be that specific<br />may have parked in the Innovation Hanger lot…?<br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/QQcAcjTr5Xp" rel="nofollow">excellent photos by Minh T. Nguyen</a><br /><a href="http://s31.postimg.org/tfxm4qe0r/map_location.jpg" rel="nofollow">map location</a><br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/Cce66Le3DXy" rel="nofollow">overall context - center of image</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-23509180350423273892016-04-20T16:00:21.042-07:002016-04-20T16:00:21.042-07:00fwiw: Dan's photo|column location… (if those a...<i> fwiw: Dan's photo|column location… (if those are 'Dan's pics') </i><br /><a href="https://goo.gl/maps/H358ppKk5BD2" rel="nofollow"><b>BINGO!</b> acanthus & pipes… worth the 360˚… took a while before I thought of Maps… slow brain… first photosphere I picked</a><br />also, in the three column examples photo group - on the right… the columns around the Rotunda…<br /><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/The_rotunda_of_the_Palace_of_Fine_Arts,_San_Francisco,_CA,_USA_(9479180947)_(2).jpg" rel="nofollow">red columns and urns</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_of_Fine_Arts" rel="nofollow">revisit of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition plan</a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dBPoLqkKVz8/U7XMKp6OpsI/AAAAAAAAUG0/bXPMhv4CR88/s1600/15+palace+of+fine+arts.JPG" rel="nofollow">pretty sure it is the Palace of Fine Arts</a><br /><a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2014/07/palace-of-fine-arts-san-francisco.html" rel="nofollow">additional pics</a><br /><a href="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7674/17266220806_b0d2fb09c5_b.jpg" rel="nofollow">base detail appears to match</a><br />btw, nice finds & info Ramón – enjoyed reading through them – the Kahn link stood out. <br />also in 1st post; should have read 'design consultant' in reference to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bjarke_Ingels" rel="nofollow">Bjarke Ingels/ BIG</a><br /><br />— jmho, it will be interesting to see how it all shakes out:<br />…designed to make the ◎ look a tad stodgy/stiff & uhh… 'mature'…<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/XIS0goqasgk" rel="nofollow"> - March progress view</a><br /><a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-office-view-bjark-ingels-morley-safer/" rel="nofollow">supplemental to the 60 Minutes profile</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Heatherwick" rel="nofollow">T. Heatherwick</a><br /><a href="https://youtu.be/z3v4rIG8kQA" rel="nofollow">talkie — nice ol' 'Plex views and conceptualization</a><br /><a href="http://www.dezeen.com/2015/02/27/big-and-heatherwick-unveil-vibrant-new-neighbourhood-for-googles-california-hq/" rel="nofollow">earlier</a><br />and then there is Frank|Mark<br /><a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-new-campus-pictures-2015-3" rel="nofollow">fb</a><br />and (I know, a bit harsh) Nature can be beautiful & cruel simultaneously… it's Darwin|Carson-esque<br /><a href="http://img2.juzaphoto.com/001/shared_files/uploads/493949.jpg" rel="nofollow">the YahooPlexUmpus</a>remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-1759576678793307862016-04-20T14:49:59.348-07:002016-04-20T14:49:59.348-07:00I suggest the acanthus at the bottom and at the to...I suggest the acanthus at the bottom and at the top of the columns is cutejonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06450649073262987652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-30614053407883044092016-04-20T12:26:31.257-07:002016-04-20T12:26:31.257-07:00I searched "plants on greek columns" and...I searched "plants on greek columns" and up cam Acanthus. According to Wikipedia: Acanthus is a genus of about 30 species of flowering plants in the family Acanthaceae, native to tropical and warm temperate regions, with the highest species diversity in the Mediterranean Basin and Asia. Common names include Acanthus and Bear's breeches. The generic name derives from the Greek term for the Acanthus mollis, ἄκανθος, akanthos, a plant that was commonly imitated in Corinthian capitals.[2][3]<br />I verified this with links to the Missouri Botanical Garden http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=a100 and Dictionary.com http://www.dictionary.com/browse/acanthus and Buffalo Architecture and History http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/a/acan.html. How ironic that they were growing at the base of these columns.Judith Koveleskiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686078490309832332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-68505702327582575482016-04-20T09:26:40.739-07:002016-04-20T09:26:40.739-07:00Good day, Dr. Russell and everyone.
My first opt...Good day, Dr. Russell and everyone. <br /><br />My first option was to search by image plant2.jpg. That didn't work so I added "columns" to already suggested plant.<br /><br />An image says: "The acanthus plant is the origin of the leaf design used by the Greeks"<br /><br />Same photo adding [acanthus plant]<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_mollis" rel="nofollow">From Wikipedia: "The leaves of this plant are generally considered by historians to have been the design inspiration for the Corinthian order capitals of Greco-Roman architecture"</a><br /><br />Another acanthus Wikipedia links to <br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthian_order" rel="nofollow">Corinthian order</a>...Its earliest use can be traced back to the Late Classical Period (430-323 BC)...<br /><br />[acanthus column] in images to look more columns and then in All search to find more information and also in Books. Good results <br /><br />[acanthus plant in column]<br /><br /><a href="http://www.buffaloah.com/a/DCTNRY/a/acan.html" rel="nofollow">The symbolism and meaning associated with the Acanthus is that of enduring life, and the plant is traditionally displayed at funerary celebrations.<br /><br />In Christianity the thorny leaves represent pain, sin and punishment. Acanthus symbolizes immortality in Mediterranean countries.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://leslievella.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/the-little-plant-that-inspired-architecture/" rel="nofollow">According to legend...</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pacifichorticulture.org/articles/wildly-successful-iacanthus-mollisi/" rel="nofollow">Wildly Successful: Acanthus mollis</a><br /><br />[acanthus plant in column origin]<br /><br /><a href="https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ancient-art-civilizations/greek-art/beginners-guide-greece/a/greek-architectural-orders" rel="nofollow">Khan Academy:the sculptor Callimachus drew a set of acanthus leaves surrounding a votive basket (Vitr. 4.1.9-10)</a><br /><br /><b>Answer </b><br /><br /><br /><br />1. What about seeing this plant at the base of these columns made me smile? What's funny / odd / surprising about this little scene?<br /><br />That the plant is the inspiration for the column Capital in the The Corinthian Order, and also that now, the column has Acanthus in the top and also in the bottom.<br /><br />Never noticed the plants before in the columns nor knew the History. It is super interesting and fun, thanks Dr. RussellRamon Gonzalezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16129830563029534511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-52019069566190700822016-04-20T07:39:30.141-07:002016-04-20T07:39:30.141-07:00life imitating art…from the ground up topsy-turvy…...life imitating art…from the ground up topsy-turvy… Corinthian/acanthus leaves<br />did you see your examples at The Palace of Fine Arts? <br /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/82479320@N00/358920212/" rel="nofollow">SF, Marina District similar arrangement </a><br /><a href="http://halhackett.org/Spring%20Break%202014%20Photos/Sun%2003_16_14/Palace%20of%20Fine%20Arts%2003.jpg" rel="nofollow">the closeness of nature</a><br /><a href="http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2010/04/acanthus.html" rel="nofollow">a how to</a><br /><a href="http://surfacefragments.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-draw-acanthus-part-ii.html" rel="nofollow">a gap between parts l & ll</a><br /><a href="http://slideplayer.com/slide/3908563/" rel="nofollow">slides</a><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_(plant)#/media/File:AcanthusmollisPalatineHill.jpg" rel="nofollow">in Rome - smile - fwiw (an inside Greek joke)</a><br /><br />… thinking about architecture? possible reason? but I digress…<br /><a href="http://qz.com/641344/photos-google-plans-to-drape-its-new-campus-in-a-photovoltaic-integrated-canopy-skin/" rel="nofollow">Charleston East</a><br /><a href="http://www.mountainview.gov/depts/comdev/planning/activeprojects/charleston_east.asp" rel="nofollow">for pdf - click Feb. 2016</a><br /><a href="http://www.big.dk/#projects" rel="nofollow">deign consultant - 2015, 2nd from bottom</a><br /><a href="http://www.heatherwick.com/" rel="nofollow">clean UI</a><br />remmijhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17985809654574916217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-31359367651415065592016-04-20T06:04:31.478-07:002016-04-20T06:04:31.478-07:00I knew right off that they were acanthus leaves an...I knew right off that they were acanthus leaves and image search bore that out (used search by image with the url of your column picture). Acanthus leaves are often used as ornamentation on columns (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acanthus_%28ornament%29)Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12104847732663970352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-19043306580969193742016-04-20T06:00:07.236-07:002016-04-20T06:00:07.236-07:00These look like real acanthus leaves, usually carv...These look like real acanthus leaves, usually carved as an ornament at the top of some antique columns (corinthian order I think). I knew the expression "acanthus leaves" and searched for "real" ones. Found <a href="http://www.feedipedia.org/node/195" rel="nofollow">this</a> for example.passagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897589130110709598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4953008377950396317.post-10620908227006867352016-04-20T05:55:40.497-07:002016-04-20T05:55:40.497-07:00It's the plant that the leaves carved on the c...It's the plant that the leaves carved on the column (Corinthian) are meant to be? Acanthus.<br /><br />I Googled _column types_ to remind myself of the ionic/doric/corithian terminology then put those keywords in turn along with the word _plant_ and image search switched on looking for a clue.<br /><br />One of the images led to this site: https://ledfordcourtney.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/acanthus/ which answered the question!<br /><br />Interesting result - I never new the 'frilly leaf pattern' on columns was meant to represent any particular plant!leiafeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02933036324209320984noreply@blogger.com