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Tower Blocks UK: Swindon Brunel Centre, Block C Tower, s14-10.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: one 21-storey block containing 72 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): Murray John Building; Image detail: View of Murray John Building Original Commissioning Authority: Swindon Municipal Borough Council; Image taken: 1988;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Birmingham City Newtown redevelopment area, u103/115 and u103/118/121/129, m12-18.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: 103/115: two 15-storey blocks containing 180 dwellings; 103/118/121/129: three 15-storey blocks containing 270 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): 103/115: Teviot Tower; Rea Tower; 103/118/121/129: Scholefield Tower; Martineau Tower; Geach Tower; Image detail: View of 15-storey blocks on New John Street with Teviot Tower nearest Original Commissioning Authority: Birmingham County Borough Council; Image taken: 1987;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Sheffield City Norfolk Park, n19-15.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: six 17-storey blocks containing 756 dwellings; three 17-storey blocks containing 378 dwellings; four 17-storey blocks containing 504 dwellings; two 17-storey blocks containing 249 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Image detail: View of Norfolk Park Original Commissioning Authority: Sheffield County Borough Council; Image taken: 1987;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Northampton Central Area redevelopment, s8-26.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: one 10-storey block containing 39 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): St Katherine's Court; Image detail: nan Original Commissioning Authority: Northampton County Borough Council; Image taken: 1970;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Sheffield City Hanover and Claywood, n19-21.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: H: one 16-storey block containing 126 dwellings; C: three 17-storey blocks containing 380 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): H: Hanover House; C: Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Image detail: View of Hanover House Original Commissioning Authority: Sheffield County Borough Council; Image taken: 1987;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Glasgow City Red Road, glw6-07.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: six 31-storey blocks containing 720 dwellings; two 27-storey blocks containing 606 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): 93 Petershill Drive; 63 Petershill Drive; 33 Petershill Drive; 21 Birnie Court; 153 Petershill Drive; 123 Petershill Drive; 10 Red Road Court; 10 Petershill Court; Image detail: View of Red Road block Original Commissioning Authority: Corporation of the City of Glasgow; Image taken: 1987;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tensile properties of 3D projected 4-polytopes: a new class of mechanical metamaterial
No full textThis data set includes raw data with explantory text and diagrams for the engrXiv preprint, "Tensile properties of 3D projected 4-polytopes: a new class of mechanical metamaterial" by Gabrielis Cerniauskas and Parvez Alam (https://doi.org/10.31224/2850). The abstract for this paper is as follows: In this paper, we explore the mechanical behavior of a new class of mechanical metamaterials based on the 3D projections of 4-dimensional geometries (4-polytopes) subjected to loading in tension. We demonstrate that the specific properties of mechanical metamaterials can be enhanced by more than 4-fold when optimized within a framework powered by an evolutionary algorithm. Optimized metamaterial structures were manufactured using the low-force stereolithography prototyping technique and mechanically tested in tension. The experimental results show that the best-performing metamaterial structure, the 8-cell (tesseract), has specific yield strength and specific stiffness values in a similar range to those of hexagonal honeycombs tested out-of-plane. Nevertheless, the 8-cell structures are also cubically symmetrical and have the same mechanical properties in three orthogonal axes. The effect of structure is quantified by comparing the tensile strength against the Young’s modulus of bulk solid material. We find that the final value of the 8-cell structures exceeds that of the hexagonal honeycomb by 76%. The 5-cell (pentatope) and 16-cell (orthoplex) metamaterials are shown to be more effective in bearing tensile loads than the gyroid structures, while the 24-cell (octaplex) structures exhibit the lowest ratio and possess the least optimal structure-properties relationships. The findings presented in this paper showcase the importance of macro-scale architecture and highlight the potential of 3D projections of 4-polytopes as the basis for a new class of mechanical metamaterials.This data set includes raw data with explantory text and diagrams for the engrXiv preprint, "Compressive properties of parametrically optimised mechanical metamaterials based on 3D projections of 4D geometries" by Gabrielis Cerniauskas and Parvez Alam (https://doi.org/10.31224/2796).
Files include:
Tension_Simulation_data.XLSX - this file contains stress-strain data for the 3D projected 4-polytope (tensile) simulations, and further information on their apparent and relative densities as computed.
Tension_Experimental_data.XLSX - this file contains stress-strain data for the 3D projected 4-polytope (tensile) experiments, and further information on their apparent and relative densities as measured.
PNG files showing the evolution of 3D projected 4-polytope for 5, 8, 16 and 24 cell metamaterial structures, specifically:
5cellOpt-0-100percentTension.PNG
8cellOpt-0-100percentTension.PNG
16cellOpt-0-100percentTension.PNG
24cellOpt-0-100percentTension.PNG
PNG files describing the sample parameters in diagramatic and tabular form of 3D projected 4-polytope for 5, 8, 16 and 24 cell metamaterial structures, specifically:
Sample-parameters.PNG
Sample-parameters-Table.PNG
Excel files containing raw optimisation data from genetic algorithms of 3D projected 4-polytope detailing geometries for 5, 8, 16 and 24 cell metamaterial structures, specifically:
5cellOptDataTension.XLSX
8cellOptDataTension.XLSX
16cellOptDataTension.XLSX
24cellOptDataTension.XLS
Tower Blocks UK: Southwark London Princess Court, l39-11.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: one 7-storey block containing 11 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): Princess Court; Image detail: View of Princess Court Original Commissioning Authority: nan; Image taken: 1988;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Lewisham London Heston Street, l30-13.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: one 16-storey block containing 60 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): Pitman House; Image detail: View of Pitman House Original Commissioning Authority: London County Council; Image taken: 1988;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built
Tower Blocks UK: Wirral Old Bidston Road, n2-06.jpg
No full textMulti-storey block details: one 14-storey block containing 83 dwellings; Multi-storey block name(s): Neston Gardens; Image detail: View of Neston Gardens Original Commissioning Authority: Birkenhead County Borough Council; Image taken: 1987;Context: Tower Block UK is a project supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, bringing together public engagement and an openly-licensed image archive in an attempt to emphasise the social and architectural importance of tower blocks, and to frame multi-storey social housing as a coherent and accessible nationwide heritage. The Tower Block UK image archive is a searchable database of around 4,000 images of every multi-storey social housing development built in the UK. The photographs were largely taken in the 1980s by Miles Glendinning and are made available here for public use. As many of the blocks documented and photographed have since been demolished, the archive functions in part as a repository of information on an important aspect of UK heritage that is now vanishing. The archive itself catalogues multi-storey blocks as part of the developments within which they were initially commissioned and built. It gives details of notable dates, such as when local authorities approved the developments and when construction began or finished. Alongside this, the archive provides information on the local authorities, architects, and other agents involved in the processes of commissioning, designing, and constructing mass social housing. While the most historically 'accurate' identification labels in the database are the original overall development or project names, the archive also contains details of the individual blocks built