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Inverted Roofs: Bowl-Shaped Rain Collectors Naturally Cool Desert Homes

13 Jan

[ By WebUrbanist in Architecture & Public & Institutional. ]

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Iranian architects have developed a Concave Roof system to collect rainwater in arid climates with low precipitation, helping cool buildings in hot and dry regions of the world. The water can in turn be filtered for drinking or integrated into interior graywater systems.

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These systems help reduce reliance on artificial air conditioning (or work were it is unavailable). They could ultimately help keep people in their home regions who might otherwise have to move due to climactic changes.

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BMDesign Studios’s addresses rapid evaporation with the bowl-shaped roof additions, designed to channel even the smallest amounts of accumulated rain, coalescing them into drops big enough to harvest before they evaporate.

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These inverted shells also provide shade while allowing air to pass between upper and lower roofs, acting as a cooling system in the process.

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wall-reservoir

Reservoirs tied into the system are situated between building walls to take advantage of the thermal capacity of the water to regular interior temperatures.

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The courtyard and circulation spaces are also sunken to further cool the complex. Temperatures are higher and precipitation in parts of Iran is as much as 2/3 lower compared to global averages, so every drop counts.

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Collector’s cache of Soviet-era camera prototypes stolen in Germany

19 Oct

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On October 3, camera collector Ilya Stolyar was at the Berlin Central Station in Germany when a thief stole his backpack containing rare Soviet camera prototypes. Stolyar describes these cameras as incredibly rare and highly valuable, the kind that would be sold through auction houses for, in some cases, substantial sums of money.

Stolyar spoke with PetaPixel about the theft, saying, ‘These cameras pretty much are one of a kind factory prototypes that cost some really serious money on collectors market. You can probably trade some of these cameras for cars. Those are pretty much Christie’s-grade cameras.’

Unfortunately, Stolyar has not recovered the cameras at this time, though he is offering a reward to those help get any of the cameras back. His contact information can be found in this forum post. Among the stolen items were the following rare cameras:

  • FED 20 
  • FED Romashka Serial 210120
  • Elicon 35C Prototype
  • Elicon 35C MMZ
  • Zenit 19 Prototype (Belomo)
  • Zenit APK (Belomo)
  • Zenit ET Prototype
  • Agat 18 Belomo
  • and Lens
  • Yantar 5 MCE prototype

Via: PetaPixel

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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Collector’s item: Nikon’s 87th F SLR camera up for auction on eBay

02 Jul

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A rare Nikon F SLR camera with the original cloth-type shutter and a Nippon Kogaku Tokyo Japan 1:1.4 F = 50mm lens has surfaced in an eBay auction. Per the listing and product photos, this camera was the 87th unit to come off the production line; it was originally owned by the seller’s deceased grandfather who is said to have collected hundreds of cameras during his lifetime.

The Nikon F SLR was developed by Nippon Kogaku in the late 1950s and launched in 1959. The very first models off the production line used the same cloth shutter curtains as the Nikon SP. Nikon switched to using much more durable titanium shutter curtains in all subsequent F bodies, and it is estimated that Nikon produced only around 100 Nikon F SLR units with a cloth shutter before switching to titanium.

The seller started the auction at 99 cents without a ‘reserve’ price, and it currently sits with a bid of $ 4,050. The auction ends this upcoming Sunday.

Articles: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)

 
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