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**Peter Nimmo** @Peternimmo@mastodon.scot · 1d

Peter Nimmo @Peternimmo@mastodon.scot

Amid concern about #Glasgow's #historic buildings, it's good to see campaigners focussing on the dreadful #VAT anomaly which charges 20% on repairs, but zero on new build- making it much easier to demolish old #buildings, a #cultural and #environmental disgrace
https://news.stv.tv/west-central/glasgows-historic-buildings-under-threat-amid-soaring-repair-costs

STV News · 2dHow can Glasgow save its world-class architectural legacy?Campaigners warn Glasgow's built heritage is at risk due to VAT charges on restoration works.

**Jake Brown** @JacoBrown@pixelfed.social · 5d

**AJ Sadauskas** @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social · 5d

AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social

One of the things that makes a trip to the Art Gallery of New South Wales so enjoyable, is that the building itself is a work of art. #art #Australia #architecture #buildings #gallery

The approach to the gallery, as viewed from beneath one of the shady trees in the park across the street.

The grand neoclassical sandstone entry to the gallery. The banners read: "Free Entry" and "Art for All".

The cathedral-like foyer features skylights and marble pillars.

#gallery

**This Is My Glasgow** @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot · 5d

This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot

The imposing Art Deco style entrance to the former Wills Tobacco Factory on Alexandra Parade in the east end of Glasgow. Designed and built by the Imperial Tobacco Company in the late 1940s.

A tall, red brick and blonde sandstone entrance to an Art Deco former tobacco factory.

#glasgow #dennistoun #architecture

**AJ Sadauskas** @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social · Apr 17

Apr 17

AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social

A stroll through the Parramatta justice precinct…

#buildings #architecture #modernism #Parramatta #Australua

The Garfield Barwick Commonwealth Court building. An imposing concrete structure.

The glass atrium of the Commonwealth Court building's front facade. It's a curved structure made up of triangular glass windows, several floors high.

Sign near the entrance that reads "Garfield Barwick Federal Law Courts Building".

Sign on the side of a concrete block building that reads: "Children's Court". It stands near the site of the old family court building, which was destroyed after being bombed in 1984.

#australua

**Christian Guerrero** @Guerrero@pixelfed.social · Apr 16

**Niamh Bernadette (They/Them)** @NotAHopeInHades@pixelfed.social · Apr 15

Apr 15

Niamh Bernadette (They/Them) @NotAHopeInHades@pixelfed.social

Via San Felice

Remember when I said in my earlier post that we were getting a week of rain? Welp, it *was* raining but it is currently lovely and warm, the windows are wide open and there are some blackbirds singing outside in the distance. More news at 10.

Here is Via San Felice from yesterday - when the weather wasn't so good.

#photography #amateurphotography #street
#streetphotography #urban #city #cityscape #rain #buildings #medieval #architecture #orange #yellow #urbanphotography #afternoon #spring #travel #bologna #italy #italia #europe #primavera

#primavera

**Yaad van-Leeven** @Mr.Android123@pixelfed.de · Apr 14

Apr 14

Yaad van-Leeven @Mr.Android123@pixelfed.de

#photography #mobilephotography #iphonephotography #village #abandoned #spring #architecture #buildings #buildingphotography #nature

#nature

**Christian Guerrero** @Guerrero@pixelfed.social · Apr 12

**This Is My Glasgow** @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot · Apr 12 *

Apr 12 *

This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot

Polychromatic brickwork on the former Kingston Engine Works on Milnpark Street in Kinning Park, Glasgow. Built in 1866 for Smith Brothers and Co.

Polychromatic brick arched windows on a former industrial building.

#glasgow #brickwork #polychromaticbrickwork

**Ciprian** @ciprian.parvan@pixelfed.social · Apr 8

Apr 8

Ciprian @ciprian.parvan@pixelfed.social

Wandering the streets of Cologne
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#city #street #photo #urban #buildings #wanderlust #travel #photography #cityphotography #streetphotography #köln #deutschland #europe #cologne #germany

A narrow cobblestone street lined with historic buildings, featuring a mix of architectural styles and a touch of greenery on the rooftops.

#germany

**AJ Sadauskas** @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social · Apr 8

Apr 8

AJ Sadauskas @ajsadauskas@pixelfed.social

One of the interesting things about Parramatta is you can randomly find some of the oldest European colonial buildings in Australia standing alongside some of the newest. A good example is Brislington House, built in 1819, which stands on a street corner in the middle of Parra's legal precinct. #architecture #buildings

Brislington House, as seen from the corner of George & Marsden Streets. It is a quaint two-storey red-brick cottage with a porch at the front. And it's surrounded by modern court buildings.

View of the cottage from the left, as seen from George St. A modern skyscraper is visible on the horizon behind it.

The side view, as seen from Marsden St. There is a small well in front. There are three sets of windows on the top floor. The lower floor has two windows with green shutters, and a small green door in between.

A closer look at the Marsden St frontage.

Brislington is a heritage-listed former residence, inn, doctor's surgery, nurses' home and now museum. It was built between 1819 and 1821 by John Hodge.

#buildings

**Niamh Bernadette (They/Them)** @NotAHopeInHades@pixelfed.social · Apr 5

Apr 5

Niamh Bernadette (They/Them) @NotAHopeInHades@pixelfed.social

Via del Pratello

It's called the Bohemian Quarter for a reason. It's not just a street, it's a whole vibe.

#photography #amateurphotography #street #buildings #city #urban #cityscape #arcade #portico #medieval #history #urbanphotography #goldenhour #evening #sunset #flags #retro #old #vintage #style #bologna #italy #italia #europe #travel

#travel

**This Is My Glasgow** @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot · Apr 4

Apr 4

This Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot

Main door to the former Printing Works on Darnley Street in Pollokshields, Glasgow. Designed by D.B. Dobson and built in 1902, the snake-headed hinges at the bottom of the door are a particularly nice touch.

An art nouveau style doorway in an Edwardian commercial building.

#glasgow #pollokshields #artnouveau

**Calishat** @Researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host · Apr 3

Apr 3

Calishat @Researchbuzz@researchbuzz.masto.host

#elephants #fungi #buildings #green

'In laboratory experiments, the scientists found that the cooling rate of their elephant skin-inspired mycelium tile was 25 per cent better than a fully flat mycelium tile, and the heating rate was 2 per cent lower.

They also found that the elephant skin-inspired tile’s cooling effect improved a further 70 per cent in simulated rain conditions, making it suitable for tropical climates.'

https://www.ntu.edu.sg/docs/default-source/corporate-ntu/hub-news/ntu-singapore-scientists-create-fungi-tiles-with-elephant-skin-texture-to-cool-buildings.pdf