the facade with its huge windows very simple single monumental facade, in back of it a complicated building. but you don't need to know those complications, the simplicity, the magnificence of the facade makes it a real landmark in the city, you come up park avenue south and it's lit up at night and you can only be in new york city. and yet, behind that very simple monumental facade what a complicated piece of real estate development this is. here you see there, now you see the highway. i'm sure you know of of it if you drive around the city you take cabs. you're walking on 42nd street you don't know that exists. behind the actual facade here is another cross section where you get a better idea. look there on the right is the south facade of grand central where you see on the upper right. immediately in back of it you notice the 75-foot high windows, two-thirds of the window is devoted to the waiting room. they call it vanderbilt hall where the christmas market is. above it is a vaulted space but the rest of the windows where the new york central executives had office space. and the cornice

we can ill afford to continue to lose building by building, for saw by facade, -- facade by facade, sign by sign, restaurant or restaurant, all of the things that make up chinatown. chinatown has survived, by happenstance, 1800's anti- chinese riots, the plan to move chinatown to the southern part of the city, the post-1906 earthquake and fire. a very aggressive plan to move chinatown to the bayview. and the continuing encroachment of large developments, gentrification. the very reason why many chinatowns in the united states have disappeared, like washington d.c.'s subway construction. chinatown has eroded drastically. we see chinatown, perhaps, many people as old. many of us see chinatown as a living treasure, a history of chinese in america. from chinese hospitals from 1925, particularly after the world war two baby boom, much of the chinese in america emanated from that one energy source. it was an incredible cultural ripple effect from the chinese hospital. we need to look at this project and engage everybody, all of the professional people that we have at our disposal and look at t

alley facade. when the bomb happened it damaged the buildings around it so much they had to be demolished and so what was left was this facade that was really evident that something had happened, that fire stairs were tangled against the building, and the windows were blown out, so there were just these dark voids of space where the windows used to be, and when we designed this, we realized it was really important to keep that facade as much in tact as it was the day that the bomb happened because it gives us a back drop, a reminder almost of where we're coming from. part of this memorial is about recognizing the efforts of those who helped, and this area here is specifically about the children who helped, and the kids did a number of things. they sent letters and pictures and drawings to the rescue workers right after this happened. we heard stories about how when the rescue workers would be finished at night or have a break they would go to cots set up for them and always be a letter or drawing t

our design calls for the removal of the staircase, which projects beyond the rear facade. no existing to the top floor. there is a 20 foot 2 inch bubble height play room addition at the basement level, which exits' out on grade in the rear yard. all of these extensions have been held back 5 feet from the home to the north, except for a small portion below the neighboring fence. there is a fully subterranean subbasement which is to be used solely for mechanical equipment. an elevator extends to all levels except the top level, which we chose to exclude because we could not get it to look good. on the issue of light, this addition has minimal impact on any shadows cast to the north and west. the d.r. requestor have included a roof edge that has never been part of our design. we have corrected their illustrations to illustrate the minor impact even in the dead of winter. to the east, we have 1090 chesnutt, which is a very tall building. the shadows both of these buildings cast, for the most part, block out any shadow. on the issue of privacy, i believe we are approving the pr

our design calls for the removal of the staircase, which projects beyond the rear facade.

the long facade is almost flat. so is the outline. there's no piling up, no modeling.he architectural emphasis is on the linking elements, the freestanding runs of columns. the building became known, not surprisingly, as the louvre colonnade. perrault was determined that his columns should not be decorative elements, but as, he thought, in ancient greek architecture, the supports of the building-- strong structural supports. he introduced engineering of a very high order into his design. the columns are threaded through with bars of iron, which are linked to crossbars in the ceiling and anchored into the walls behind. here is the initial idea that led to the development of reinforced concrete in the 20th century. almost 100 years later, exactly these same ideas were taken up by another architect-- soufflot--when he was commissioned to build the grandest, the noblest church in all of europe-- sainte genevieve, called the pantheon today. actually, you can even see it from here. tradition and reason were also soufflot's concerns. he, too, used freestanding columns to mark

there is a wood facade and various windows. there is the continuous glass street level concourse that provides the view. the upper building is set back and turn that 90 degrees to the street. that bridges into the core of the hospital campus, so the past is available to the public and this building through the building and up the hill and into the original campus. there is a small corner card and that really accentuate the available lobby concourse entry. the upper floors are set back and virtually not visible in this particular vantage point. at vanass and gary, cmpc proposes to build a new hospital. the hospital is founded by a gary franklin medical office building by cedar and hold. we work very closely with planning staff to understand and to apply the principles outlined in the better street plan. those guidelines really have served to inform the public realm for both of these blocks. we were pleased to work with planning staff and members of other city agencies and conducted seven public charette sais. what emerged for a

the whole facade was cracked. you can look up there. maybe we can get shots. cracks, you can see them underneath, between the windows, these are classic earthquake cracks. the owner of the building at the time didn't know what to do. we had it wrapped with chain link fence and had to close off a lane of mission street for a while. the owner couldn't figure out what to do. the building was so important to him and an emotional part of his life, that he hung on to it even though he had to make payments on it and paying money to do bracing. it finally drove him into bankruptcy. he died. his estate sold the building. buildings are more than buildings. they become part of people's lives. there are other issues. when engineers look at a building and say it is a crack here and it represents that. it is the first step, we have found. in all the earthquake, the important question is what does this mean to the owner and people that use it and how will it fit back into the pattern of life. >> in '06, a lot of people committed suicide because they lost everything. >> it is

. >> be experience begins with the glass facades that was designed with over 120 laminated glass panels. it captures the experience of being under or over clouds when flying in a plane. depending on the distance or point of view, it can appear clear for more abstract and atmospheric. the subtle colors change gradually depending on the light and the time of day. >> i wanted to create an art work that looks over time as well as working on in the first glance. the first time you come here, you may not see a. but you may be able to see one side over the other. it features a couple of suspended sculptures. each was created out of a series of flat plains run parallel to each other and constructed of steel tubing. >> it is made up of these strata. as the light starts to shift, there is a real sense that there is a dynamism. >> it gives the illusion that this cultures might be fragments of a larger, mysterious mass. >> the environmental artwork livens it with color, light, and the movement. three large woven soldiers are suspended. these are activated by custom air flow program. >> i channeled

and they all have a candidate facade.d they all have ads. now, after hearing so many for the president, i guess, the romney campaign is calling this the first kickoff ad of the season. respond, quickly, to this ad. >> what would a romney presidency be like? day one. president romney approves the keystone xl pipeline. creating thousands of jobs that obama blocked. president romney introduceds tax cuts and reforms that reward job creators and not punish them. and president romney issues ordered to replace obamacare with common sense health care reform. that is what a romney presidency will be like. >> i approved this message. >>neil: what do you think of that? >>guest: first, it was very smart. it was positive. i didn't know that political consultants knew how to do positive ads anymore. my jaw almost hit the floor. we actually had a substantive issue-based ad that did not attack the opposition. this is useful for him because after all, people want to have a sense of what he would do in the oval office. he has to pass the o

the original facade was about 23 feet high, with a roof of stone. you think that sample of eight dates is going to pretty much be in the same range ? keach: archaeologists bill sanders and david webster led a four-year excavation at this site, known as the house of the bacabs. sanders: this is a very impressive household. when we finished excavating all of the buildings and all of the courtyards, we discovered that a population of some 200 to 250 people were close relatives probably or retainers of some kind to a single family and lord who lived in one of the units within this large mass of masonry that you see here. he lived in a very palatial house with a sculpted facade, had a vaulted roof on it. so clearly he was a man of great power and wealth. keach: and what else did the symbolism reveal about this man ? in 1980, excavators began to push heaps of stone and earth aside to reveal walls and steps. archaeologist bill fash was part of the excavation team. fash: during that process we also discovered that the whole building had been covered with sc

facility described in an application must not exceed 45 dba when measured 3 feet from any building faÇade this is part of the standard. and there is the equipment they are using, that it would violate the public compliance standards under certain conditions. in fact, dpw concedes that it could eckstein the noise threshold. next, try to sidestep the whole issue by saying they included the sound study by mistake and that the study was actually for different equipment. however, i found it odd that nextg provided information on how it is different in the study and no assurances. as a result, i reached out to the equipment manufacturer. i have been told that the sound produced by the equipment will be similar to the sound produced by the equipment tested by the manufacturer. i can discuss this in detail. they have taken in the appropriate stance -- have taken an inappropriate stance. they are talking about the public health compliance standard. but dph and dpw argues that they can fix any sound issues after the installation. and after the permit is issued. this is disappointing for three reaso

because that is present, now with a modern facade, is one of the oldest jails in europe. during the communist era, it was also one of the largest. inmates here built furniture, providing labor for a local furniture manufacturer, which in turn supplied ikea. these men were once managers of of the biggest furniture producers in the east germany, which like was used cut-rate bigger forests ikea products. -- for its achaea products. >> with the spirit that is still on sale in all their stores, one of the best-selling models in the stores history. >> and and ikea best-seller means millions of sales. even back in the 1970's when the production in east germany really took off. >> i could tell you the production figures. it was a case of mutual approval. ikea had great confidence in us, and vice versa. >> customers were oblivious to who was building their home furnishings. neither side of the deal like to talk about it. but those workers are now coming forward to tell their story. dieter was given a one-year sentence in 1985, which he served in two different jails. his crime -- w

. >>> a lot has changed, the old facade gone but maybe a memory comes back and maybe $30,000 reward money can help police solve a cold murder case. jodie was shot and killed in the parking lot of what is now a shopping center back in march of 1996. after she was shot she still managed to drive across york road to the giant food shopping center. the man who shot her followed her, drove up next to her and took something out of her car before she collapsed. her sister on the eastern shore with her three children said she still remembers the day she found out her sister was dead. >> whole body was in shock. that -- for a long time i just numb. >> anyone with information about what happened is asked to call crime stoppers. you could be eligible for the 30,000-dollar reward. >>> police saying this woman stabbed her boyfriend last night. officers say the 33-year-old stabbed her boyfriend after a confrontation. she is charged with assault. police say during the investigation, jones's boyfriend, a 38-year-old tried to take a backpack out of the apartment but officers took it and say they found coc

much like a realtor that stage is a house showing, it is sort of a facades of sanitation. it will the carrier rate again back to the conditions we have seen before. recidivism is not a matter of if, but how soon. he plays an endless game of cat and mouse with the department and with public safety at risk. the department has a due process system intentionally designed to give owners assistance. this owner has long exhausted these resources to no avail. on the fourteenth of march this year, the permit was revoked. i would humbly ask this committee, this board, to uphold the directors' decision of permanent revocation. >> any public comment on this item? >> i know you're coming back to give him a card, but you can do that later. what is the normal threshold for revocation? how many instances of what you observed, it would of been tolerated before it would of been revoked. >> i was going to address those issues in rebuttal, but i will address those specifically. the photos you have in front of you are as intense as i have seen. the conference's are not as severe or punitive. t

>> this sound ordinance requires it cannot exceed 45 dba at 3 feet from the recent -- nearest faÇade.this is at about 9 feet 6 inches. this would still potentially surpass the 45 dph. -- dba. thank you. director goldstein: thank you. >> thank you, commissioner garcia. it is been a pleasure appearing before you. the permit was properly issued by the department of public works, and as i outlined in the written comments, there is a number of steps that it must go to. this is under article 25. both crown and the department's public works learned have to iron out some of the kinks in the process through this. this was a necessity statement that was submitted by crown and relied upon by the director of public works when the permit was appeal to the director as part of the new article 25 process. the equipment went to the planning department multiple times. december 9, it was for all of the equipment, including the battery backup unit as well as the wireless equipment, and the zoning department found there would be no significant impact. after the protest, before the director issued his deci

as long as developers built in details like traditional chimneys, steep pitched roofs and wooden facadeork, the houses could be slightly larger than others. ley: i should say that this compromise has been amazingly successful, and it shows that perhaps there is a future for multiculturalism after all. narrator: but the push to build new home s been slowe thaby a housing marketa future for muldragged 30% lowerer all. by forces at several geographic scales. at the global scale, vancouver actually experienced a return migration to hong kong following its reunification with china in 1997. ley: first of all, people realized that the political situation was not as serious as they anticipated. and secondly, not many of them have been able to make significant money here and have gone back and renewed old businesses or opened new businesses in hong kong. narrator: david ho's construction company now looks back on its past achievements. ho left a sagging residential real estate market to start an internet company. links with asia, while strong, are changing throughout the city and the region. ley

a chunk of marble fell off the facade and smashed into the building steps below in 2005. crews will start putting up scaffolding and the work is expected to take almost two years for that. the work shouldn't hinder anyone getting in and out of the building however. >>> this morning there's a new record in the art world. the scream is the famous painting depicting human anxiety. it was created in 1895 and four copies were made. the only one still in private hands was auctioned off last night. an anonymous buyer picked it up for nearly $120 million. that surpasses the previous artwork auction recorded by -- record rather by $13 million. art experts say the stream is the second most recognized painting in the world after the mona lisa. >> i've never done any research but when i look at it on video, it looks like a bunch of crayola crayons. >> people have tried to steal it many times. >> a lot of money. >>> 5:40. ron paul is the only other republican presidential candidate still actively campaigning against the front- runner and eventual nominee mitt romney. >> today romney w

despite the modern facade, this is one of the oldest indian restaurants in kuwait. it is here where the indian business council campaigns. -- convenes. what is the secret of the indian business community's success? >> the companies that have a positive attitude toward work. less corruption. >> there is an emphasis on roles here and there is a new generation of entrepreneurs toward changing the way they do business. he is a managing director. started by his father, the department store has grown to a portfolio of enterprises. diversification is the key to cash flow in modern kuwait. >> the world was more simple and lower scale. you could make it grow as quick as you wanted to. >> from blue collar workers up to partners. indians are playing their part in the country's economy. with ever growing numbers of indians living to kuwait, the bond between the countries is likely to remain strong for the foreseeable future. >> politicians in ukraine are demanding an investigation. members were debating a bill that would get the russian language equal status to ukrainian in som

glittering voskhod, there are people who do not profit from the city's wealth -- behind the glittering facade until recently, the two women were neighbors living on the she of e caspian sea, but the building had to make way for a prestigious new construction. >> they cut off our gas, electricity, and water. they cut through our telephone cable. construction workers were always burning something in the courtyard. that is how they forced us to move out. >> we were treated like enemies of the state. in the middle of winter, they removed the roof while we were still living there. is that how you treat your own citizens? >> she moved in with some acquaintances, but she does not feel at home there. the government gave her the equivalent of 93,000 euros in compensation. that may sound like a lot of money, but she says her old beach front apartment was worth twice as much. since then, a road has been built right below a giant flag pole. next door, and are rita called the crystal hall is being constructed to hold the eurovision song coest. they're having a hard time accepting the changes. >> we have l

we are proposing to remove an existing exterior staircase that extends 18 feet 5 inches beyond the facade, double the amount we are proposing to extend our additions. each landing of the staircase provide a perfect place to look back. a staircase has people going up and down all the time. it is arranged so people can see the bay. while it is possible to stand with the nose pressed to the glass, it is unlikely this would be a common occurrence. the condos would still have their perspective. the staircase will be gone. we will also remove existing? which are 8 feet deep. no existing -- existing decks which are 8 feet deep. our playroom addition is a permissible construction under section 136 of the planning code. there is a planted terrace, but be on it we have 35 feet 10 inches of rear yard, which is over 1000 square feet of size. there are many different sizes of rear yards in the neighborhood. this is pretty close to the average size. as far as immediate neighbors go, at 2701, there is no yard. the seligmans, with their non- conforming pavillion, is notably less than a thousand square fe

but i spoke with some folks off the coast of bernadina, actually, they had the facade of their condos ripped off. even though we're happy for the rain, the damage is not welcome. >> thank you so much. >>> beryl is already the second named storm in the atlantic this year. hurricane season doesn't even officially start until june 1st. noaa predicts we could see as many as 15 named storms, which is about norm, however, named storms forming this early is rare. the last one to make landfall in u.s. before june was tropical storm arlene in 1959. >>> severe weather forced the cancellation of the national memorial day concert in the nation's capital. the concert came to an abrupt end when a line of thunderstorms moved in. the crowd was told to seek shelter. country singer trace adkins and natalie cole had already performed. people watching a live tv broadcast of the event were shown last yore's concert. >>> oh. there goes the windshield. >> that is bad hail in north central kansas. hail and thunderstorm hit late yesterday. the hail so big, golf ball size and then some that it broke this car's

is this whole thing really just a facade? >> i don't know that i can judge his heart.at i can say it's a facade or that there's some sort of loaded motive. i can only take him at his word. what i do think is that we do a lot more hating as christians in america than we do loving anyone, so that can be frustrating. especially when it comes to this conversation. i believe i'm a part of a new generation of christians who say enough is enough and we are increasingly intolerant of this kind of hate speech, which i think doesn't reflect very accurately on the message that jesus promoted. >> i want to talk to you more about what you just mentioned, but let's play one more snippet from the sermon that pastor worley gave where he starts talking specifically politics and president obama. listen. >> i'll tell you right now if somebody said who are you going to vote for? i ain't going to vote for a baby killer and a homosexual lover! >> i mean, you listen to this, this clearly violates the church's tax exempt status. it's mixing politics and religion. what do you think should happ

it seems that is not appropriate for the front facade of a new property and it's an eyesore. >> it's required now that it has to be read from the front. so it could be concealed except for the meter, but the idea is that the meter persons don't have to enter into private property any longer. so excuse me, it's sort of unfortunately, they are insisting on it. and it's really not pleasant, but what is interesting about this, pg&e aside, they also put a hose bib-- >> all these things are attached. >> the mailbox is inappropriate for the window and then the carriage lamps are also out of character. >> and then the numbers out of it. >> is there a way to conceal that gas meter? >> you could put it behind something, put it inside the house with a glass partner where the meter itself is. >> here is another brand new building with no gas meter. these guys have figured it out. >> unless they have no heating. >> right, no gas. no heat. i wish i remembered the street name, except for the light over the garage, which is totally out of scale. >> too high. >> and too little. it's really quite beau