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Scaffolding: Not just for construction workers anymore
Made by kevin dooley
In complex systems science, scaffolding are those structures necessary to move from an initial state to an emerged form. For example, when recapturing an area of land and bringing it back to its natural state (e.g. prairie), you will find that certain birds and plants have to be present during the transition time in order for the old form to re-emerge. Once the new state has emerged, the scaffolding comes down... BUT, without the scaffolding, no change would have occurred. Another example: Mary Poppins. The concept of scaffolding has attraction to social scientists and educators too. From: condor.admin.ccny.cuny.edu/~group4/ Scaffolding instruction as a teaching strategy originates from Lev Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and his concept of the zone of proximal development (ZPD). “The zone of proximal development is the distance between what children can do by themselves and the next learning that they can be helped to achieve with competent assistance. The scaffolding teaching strategy provides individualized support based on the learner’s ZPD. In scaffolding instruction a more knowledgeable other provides scaffolds or supports to facilitate the learner’s development. The scaffolds facilitate a student’s ability to build on prior knowledge and internalize new information. The activities provided in scaffolding instruction are just beyond the level of what the learner can do alone. The more capable other provides the scaffolds so that the learner can accomplish (with assistance) the tasks that he or she could otherwise not complete, thus helping the learner through the ZPD. (Image of Philadelphia City Hall. August 2007) (Explore 1.18.2008--Thanks friends!)


Penn's Vision
Made by Bill Fultz (slakejustice)
Center Square aka Penn Square Philadelphia City Building Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania As darkness set on the City Of Brotherly Love, Lisa and I were making our way North on Broad Street after an evening on South Street. While waiting for a light to change so we could cross the street I noticed that you could see the North side of Broad Street through the City Building and people were walking through it. I thought, Hey, there's a short cut and suggested we walk through it ourselves. We walked through the South Portal, as it's called, that passes beneath the building than opens into a courtyard and before us stood this scene. I couldn't believe my eyes, in fact I couldn't believe you could walk through the building at night, but walking out to this just blew my mind. Some short cut, I ended up standing here and shooting several long exposures for a while. What really gets at me is I just found out that you can tour the tower and view the city from the top, so now it looks like I have to go back. Darn. The Philadelphia City Building is the the world's second-tallest masonry building. Standing at 510 ft., construction began on the building in 1871 with the intention of it being the tallest building in the world. By time of it's completion in 1904 it had already been surpassed in height by both the Eiffel Tower and the Washington Monument, it is an is one of the nation's finest examples of French Second -Empire Architectural style. It stands on the exact geographical center of William Penn's, the founder of Philadelphia , original vision for the city, designating the area for publick concerns. A 37 ft., 27-ton bronze statue of William Penn stands atop the tower, ever watching his beloved city.


Ivory Tower
Made by darth_bayne
A Great Big Thank You to You All!!! This definitely is a better day than the day before I posted this photo. Frontpage of Explore: Highest position #18 If anyone had as crap a Monday as I had please raise your hand. I’m so glad that day is over. It’s nothing like getting crap the minute you walk into your place of work. And the best thing is when it wasn’t something you’ve done or caused. The day only got more fun as the hours peeled away. There must be something in the rules of life that state if you have a great weekend, your Monday is sure to be jacked up. Anyhow this is why I decided to post this photo, because it reminded me of an Ivory Tower. It was definitely a place I surely wanted to be yesterday. Way at the tippy top LOL! The photo was shot in Center City Philadelphia actually not far from the place I took the last one in this series. The building you’re looking at is CityHall. The building was constructed from 1871 until 1901 and is the world's tallest masonry building. It’s definitely worth a look if you’re in Philadelphia. I’m on my way to work now, let’s hope it starts better than the last. Hope you all are doing well! ***All Rights are Reserved. If you are interested in using any of my photos for any reason please contact me via email***


City Hall - Partial View of the West entrance
Made by ken m photography
Best Viewed in Large size. An elaborate temple of local politics, City Hall is one of the nation's finest examples of French Second -Empire Architectural style. The west entrance of city hall Is the smallest and least ornate of the four entrances. the west was used to bring prisoners in and out of the building and they were spared the opulance that is the North, South, and East entrances. The allegorical theme on this side is Justice which is reflected in the keystone over the entrance that symbolizes Sympathy ( not shown in this view). Flanking the keystone are reliefs of an anchor and a balance indicating Hope and Justice. Above the portal, at the second story spandrels, a bowed and bearded figure with outstretched hands demands Repentence from a youthful figure with chin in hand. A mother scolds a child in a display of Admonition in the other spandrel. to the left and right of the third stoey spandrels are the sculptures of Prayer and Meditation. As this is the west view, the head of a buffalo, symbolizes the American western frontier. A male and a female pioneer flank the huge buffalo head in this representive sculpture of America. The columns supporting the dormer and its buffalo above are an Indian man and woman.


The Clock Tower
Made by ken m photography
www.phila.gov/property/virtualcityhall/home.asp Centered in the heart of downtown Philadelphia stands the nation’s largest municipal building (larger than the U.S. Capitol), serving the city’s government and politics for over 100 years. It is situated in the exact geographical center of William Penn's original 1682 plans for the city, now known as the intersections of Broad and Market Streets, Center Square. Controversy has surrounded this National Historic Landmark from its earliest conception in 1860 to present day. Yet, it has also earned a great deal of respect as a unique architectural and sculptural achievement. City Hall includes some 700 rooms and more than 250 architectural reliefs and freestanding sculptures, including its most famous 37’ bronze William Penn statue topping the clock tower. City Hall is the tallest masonry building in the world. This view of the Clock tower is in the South Entrance on Broad Street facing north. The tower stands at the North Entrance.


(76/365)~~William Penn overlooks his city
Made by KeelHauled Mike
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of government for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At 167 m (548 ft), including the statue, it is the world's tallest masonry building: the weight of the building is borne by granite and brick walls up to 22 feet (6.7 m) thick, rather than steel; the principal exterior materials are limestone, granite, and marble. The exact height of City Hall is 547' 11-3/4, which has led to mock speculation among some Philadelphians about what happened to the last quarter inch?, a reference to corruption in city government which was widespread in Philadelphia in earlier days. It was the tallest habitable building (although surpassed by monuments) in the world from 1901 to 1908 and the tallest in Pennsylvania until 1932 when surpassed by the Gulf Tower. It remained the tallest building in Philadelphia until the construction of One Liberty Place (1984-1987) broke the informal gentlemen's agreement that limited the height of tall buildings in the city. It remains the tallest masonry building in the world.


Shadows of the Past...
Made by darth_bayne
Hello everyone! Wow it feels like it’s been forever since I’ve posted anything here on flickr. I definitely have a case of having too many hot irons in the fire right now. Haha and balancing my tasks and time have never been a strong suit of mine. Anyhow, hope you all have been doing well and I’m off to visit your photostreams to see what I’ve been missing. Have a great rest of the weekend and a great start to the new week. About the Photo: Since it’s summer and the sun is shining, I’ve decided to take more IR photos before the sun goes away and the cold weather creeps back in. I took this HDR IR at City Hall in Philadelphia. It’s a long exposure shot of the scene since my camera is not modified to shoot solely in infrared. As a consequence the exposure times are much longer than that of a camera that is modified. Modified cameras are able to shoot in IR at handheld speeds. ***All Rights are Reserved. If you are interested in using any of my photos for any reason please contact me via email***


Philadelphia City Hall Check out the large view
Made by ken m photography
www.phila.gov/property/virtualcityhall/home.asp Centered in the heart of downtown Philadelphia stands the nation’s largest municipal building (larger than the U.S. Capitol), serving the city’s government and politics for over 100 years. It is situated in the exact geographical center of William Penn's original 1682 plans for the city, now known as the intersections of Broad and Market Streets, Center Square. Controversy has surrounded this National Historic Landmark from its earliest conception in 1860 to present day. Yet, it has also earned a great deal of respect as a unique architectural and sculptural achievement. City Hall includes some 700 rooms and more than 250 architectural relief’s and freestanding sculptures, including its most famous 37’ bronze William Penn statue topping the clock tower.


William Penn Atop City Hall
Made by Fred_T
The bronze statue of William Penn located atop City Hall in Philadelphia. Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was an English founder and Absolute Proprietor of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. State of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his good relations and his treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction, Philadelphia was planned and developed. As one of the earlier supporters of colonial unification, Penn wrote and urged for a Union of all the English colonies in what was to become the United States of America. The democratic principles that he set forth in the Pennsylvania Frame(s) of Government served as an inspiration for the United States Constitution.


Strange attractor?
Made by kevin dooley
I have been posting, and will post several more Philly shots. This one is too, but what the heck, it's the weekend, so why not go AbStRaCt. The pattern has a weak fractal form, and is made interesting because of the quasi-periodic loops. If we consider the way it was made, it can give us more general insight into how certain patterns come about... The picture was made by moving the camera in a fast, circular motion while aiming at street lights below my hotel window. The rectangular regularity of the street lights induced self-similarity amongst the loops, and the jerkiness of my motion made the loops less-than-perfect. While not technically a chaotic strange attractor, it depicts a low dimensional nonlinear dynamical system, so that's close enough... #348 in Explore, 8.11.2007


PhilliesRally_130
Made by Vincent J. Brown
Little Phanatic Photographer: Vincent J. Brown (http://vincentbrown.com/blog) What: Sponsored by Citizens Bank, the city of Philadelphia held a mid-day pep rally for World Series contenders, major league baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies. When: October 22, 2008 @ 12:00PM EST Location: Philadelphia City Hall (Broad St. & Market St., Philadelphia, PA 19107) Note to Editors, Publishers and Bloggers: Feel free to utilize this photo (with proper credit given) to compliment your writing and posts as long as it is not for commercial use. Black&White versions of each photo are available upon request (email me). An exclusive license for commercial use is negotiable upon request.


At The End of the Tunnel...
Made by darth_bayne
I can start to see the light at the end of the tunnel again and I really can't wait to be done with the stage of my academic career. It's definitely not fun, I can tell you that. But once it's over, it's over and I'l never have to deal this stuff again. But I must say it feels good to be almost done. Anyhow just a quick post between writing, hope you all are doing well! About the Photo: I took this shot on a short walk around Philly last year. Nothing really fancy done processing-wise. Just a single shot, converted into B&W via photoshop. Details: Camera: Canon 350D Lens: Sigma 10-20mm Av: f 10 Tv: 1/100sec Iso: 400 ***All Rights are Reserved. If you are interested in using any of my photos for any reason please contact me via email***


A Higher Place...
Made by darth_bayne
Another shot of City Hall but this time I tried to get as much of it as I could in the picture. I couldn't get the entire shot with my lens (sigma 18-50mm), so I decided to make a vertorama. This is what I think the beauty of Vertoramas and panoramic pictures are. Even though the lens is limited to getting part of the scene you can still capture in segments and put them together later to get the whole one. Anyhow, hope all is well with you all! To See in Large: About the Photo: An HDR Infrared vertorama composed of 4 different segments. ***All Rights are Reserved. If you are interested in using any of my photos for any reason please contact me via email***


It's the building that's miniature
Made by kevin dooley
I was looking back at my Philadelphia shots from the summer and decided there were a few more I'd like to post. From www.oldenburgvanbruggen.com/clothespin.htm: Clothespin, 1976 Cor-Ten and stainless steels 45 ft. x 12 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. (13.7 x 3.7 x 1.4 m) Centre Square Plaza, Fifteenth and Market streets, Philadelphia Fabricated by Lippincott, Inc., North Haven, Connecticut. Engineer: J. Robert Jennings Commissioned May 1974 by Jack Wolgin, through the Redevelopment Authority's Fine Arts Program Installed June 25, 1976 Inaugurated July 1, 1976 (Explore 1.17.2008--Thanks friends!)


City Hall's Clock Tower
Made by jomak14
Looking toward , Center City, Philadelphia, PA The building was designed by Scottish-born architect John McArthur, Jr., in the Second Empire style, and was constructed from 1871 until 1901 at a cost of $24 million. Originally designed to be the world's tallest building, by the time it was completed it had already been surpassed by the Washington Monument and the Eiffel Tower, though it was indeed the world's tallest habitable building at the time of opening. More inside ... Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 17mm f/3.5 [ 0.04 sec (1/25) | f-stop unknown | ISO 400 | Manual exposure ]


Philadelphia: City Hall
Made by wallyg
Gothic and neoclassical influences dominate the features of City Hall. The statue of William Penn that resides atop City Hall's clock tower remains a Philadelphia skyline marker—until the 1980s there was a gentleman's agreement that no Philadelphia building would be built higher than the rim of Penn's hat. City Hall provides a majestic backdrop for shoppers and businesspersons alike as it is situated on the intersection of the city's two main arteries, Broad and Market Streets. In 2007, Philadelphia City Hall was ranked #21 on the AIA 150 America's Favorite Architecture list. National Register #76001666


Philadelphia City Hall Details
Made by C r u s a d e r
When I moved to this area in 1966 I thought the city hall was totally out of line, i.e., completely over the top in the architecture - pure kitsch. Then I got to really looking at it and have now come full-circle and think it's awesome. You could wander around and take 1000 pictures of it and you'd still not have it all. The temperature was nice today, close to 40F, today so I went in wandered around town and spent an hour or so at City Hall and took these photos of some of the smaller details one finds in the passageways to the central courtyard.


Best Supporting Actors – North Pavilion, City Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Made by Greenbelter
Philadelphia's City Hall has an entrance from the street into an inner courtyard, on each side of the building. This is a view from inside one of them, the passageway from North Broad Street. This pavilion is the first of the four to have been cleaned and lit. Alexander Milne Calder (1846-1923) emigrated from Scotland in 1868 and spent twenty years creating over 250 sculptures that adorn City Hall. Standing in this one small portion of the building you can sense the incredible amount of work that went into the building's sculpture.


Philadelphia City Hall
Made by BostonCityWalk
Philadelphia City Hall is quite the building especially when compared to major municipal buildings in other cities. It is a beautiful structure with the William Penn statue at the top and the exterior looks amazing after a recent restoration. Buildings like this certainly make me wish I had been around in the days of beautiful public architecture. The lack of this type of architecture really says a lot about current attitudes towards government.


Look into my Eyes!
Made by army.arch
The Philadelphia City Hall was designed by John McArthur, Jr. in the Second Empire style. Construction began in 1871 and finished in 1901. It was the tallest habitable building in the world until 1908. The central tower is topped by a statue of William Penn sculpted by Alexander Milne Calder. The statue happens to be the tallest on top of any building. It is on the National Register #76001666, and also a National Historic Landmark.