Neville's Pic of the Day

[Neville Bailey]

Like a Phoenix... by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, this modern holiday resort stands in contrast to the decay of old buildings at the Point.

[AndyD]

Very nice, the ominous looking storm clouds kinda complete the story. I also like the way the house on the left looks like it has one foot in old world and one foot in the modern world, almost like it hasn't decided which way it wants to be.

[Neville Bailey]

Today I took a tour of some of the less salubrious parts of Durban, and was struck by the amazing graffitti.


Downtown Graffitti by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr


Downtown Graffitti by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr


Downtown Graffitti by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr


Downtown Graffitti by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr


Downtown Graffitti by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr

[Blurock]

Definitely not Dubai. LA perhaps? Oh, yes, Durban!

Tele lens Neville?

[Neville Bailey]

Back to Work by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Who says it’s “back to work” today?

[Neville Bailey]

Mothership by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
A scene from Encounters of the Third Kind?

[Blurock]

How many people know that the stadium roof is supported by a unique and entirely new technology in architecture? Next time you visit the stadium, consider the plastic genius that holds the stadium's bowl façade in place.

The contractors Façade Solutions worked with structural engineers Linda Ness Associates and Extreme Engineering (all Durban companies) to create a distinctive system for the support of the sheeting between the purpose-designed aluminium fins; an innovative nylon-injected plastic ball bracket that provides the free movement of a ball-and-socket joint at the ends of the sheeting rails.

The (tiny) ball bracket is able to carry the weight of the roof sheeting as well as the wind pressures onto it. This technology is now also used in other projects of which the Nedbank building on Umhlanga Ridge is a good example.

Truly world class innovation right here at home!

[Neville Bailey]

Monteseel by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
I drove home from Pietermaritzburg via the Valley of a Thousand Hills, and was drawn to this view of Monteseel along the way.

[Neville Bailey]

Wood Chime by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Capturing sound in the wind…

[Neville Bailey]

Deck View by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
The view from our lunch table in Ballito today.