lebbeus is a genus of shrimp in the family thoridae .

it includes a species whose name was auctioned in 2009 to raise funds for conservation ; luc longley won with a bid of a$ 3,600 , and named the shrimp lebbeus clarehanna .

the following species are included : lebbeus acudactylus jensen , 2006 lebbeus africanus fransen , 1997 lebbeus antarcticus ( hale , 1941 ) lebbeus balssi hayashi , 1992 lebbeus bidentatus zarenkov , 1976 lebbeus brandti ( bražnikov , 1907 ) lebbeus carinatus zarenkov , 1976 lebbeus catalepsis jensen , 1987 lebbeus clarehannah mccallum & poore , 2010 lebbeus comanthi hayashi & okuno , 1997 lebbeus compressus holthuis , 1947a lebbeus cristagalli mccallum & poore , 2010 lebbeus cristatus ahyong , 2010 lebbeus curvirostris zarenkov , 1976 lebbeus elegans komai , hayashi & kohtsuka , 2004 lebbeus eludus jensen , 2006 lebbeus fasciatus ( kobyakova , 1936 ) lebbeus grandimanus ( bražnikov , 1907 ) lebbeus groenlandicus ( j. c. fabricius , 1775 ) lebbeus heterochaelus ( kobyakova , 1936 ) lebbeus indicus holthuis , 1947a lebbeus kuboi hayashi , 1992 lebbeus laevirostris crosnier , 1999 lebbeus lagunae ( schmitt , 1921 ) lebbeus laurentae wicksten , 2010 lebbeus longidactylus ( kobyakova , 1936 ) lebbeus longipes ( kobyakova , 1936 ) lebbeus manus komai & collins , 2009 lebbeus microceros ( krøyer , 1841 ) lebbeus miyakei hayashi , 1992 lebbeus mundus jensen , 2006 lebbeus nudirostris komai & takeda , 2004 lebbeys quadratus chan & komai , 2017 lebbeus polaris ( sabine , 1824 ) lebbeus polyacanthus komai , hayashi & kohtsuka , 2004 lebbeus profundus ( rathbun , 1906 ) lebbeus rubrodentatus bruce , 2010 lebbeus saldanhae ( barnard , 1947 ) lebbeus schrencki ( bražnikov , 1907 ) lebbeus scrippsi wicksten & g. méndez , 1982 lebbeus similior komai & komatsu , 2009 lebbeus speciosus ( urita , 1942 ) lebbeus spinirostris ( kobyakova , 1936 ) lebbeus splendidus wicksten & g. méndez , 1982 lebbeus spongiaris komai , 2001 lebbeus tosaensis hanamura & abe , 2003 lebbeus unalaskensis ( rathbun , 1902 ) lebbeus ushakovi ( kobyakova , 1936 ) lebbeus vicinus ( rathbun , 1902a ) lebbeus vinogradowi zarenkov , 1960 lebbeus virentova nye et al. , 2012 lebbeus washingtonianus ( rathbun , 1902 ) lebbeus wera ahyong , 2009 lebbeus yaldwyni kensley , tranter & griffin , 1987

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lebbeus woods , architect is organized by the san francisco museum of modern art .
news : experimental architect and artist lebbeus woods has died at the age of 72 . more
lebbeus woods – i salute you . neil spiller professor of architecture at the university of greenwich
lebbeus woods , the cult experimental american architect , died on tuesday in new york , aged 72 .
we’re grateful you’ve shared these with us , lebbeus . an alternate reality slowly rises . thank you .
lebbeus woods , unified urban field , from the series centricity [ no . 37 ] , 1987 ; graphite on paper ; collection sfmoma , purchase through a gift of ned and catherine topham and the accessions committee fund ; estate of lebbeus woods
berlin ' s tchoban foundation museum for architectural drawing is showing an exhibition of futuristic sketches by late experimental architect lebbeus woods . more
following the sad news that experimental architect and artist lebbeus woods passed away last week , here ' s a look back at some of his early drawing projects from the 1980s . more
lebbeus woods was born on may 31 , 1940 , in lansing , mich . his father , an engineer in the military , died when he was a teenager . his survivors include his wife , aleksandra wagner ; their daughter , victoria ; and a son , lebbeus , and daughter , angela bechtel woods , both from a previous marriage , and seven grandchildren .
lebbeus was a larger than life character . thoughtful curmudgeon , incredible visionary and one of the last great draughtsmen . if intrigued , woods always made time to get involved in challenging discourse .
berlin free - zone 3 - 2 ,  a 1990 proposal by lebbeus woods for an abandoned government building in reunified berlin . the structure , more theoretical than practical , has no assigned purpose .
lebbeus woods , an architect whose works were rarely built but who influenced colleagues and students with defiantly imaginative drawings and installations that questioned convention and commercialism , died on tuesday in manhattan . he was 72 .
exactly four years ago lebbeus woods sat at my dining table in ithaca , new york , celebrating his lecture for the architecture of disbelief symposium . it ' s in a state of disbelief that i write from the same spot today .
in word and deed , lebbeus reminded colleagues and students that drawing was the highest form and clearest expression of architecture . to watch his hand draft was to watch his mind at work . his lines were vectors , lines with direction and purpose , lines that danced . in an age of digitally powered representation , he powerfully communicated with ink and graphite . yet he was never old school ; no one took the future more seriously than lebbeus woods . over a glass of grey goose and pineapple juice , lebbeus challenged his friends time and again to stay smart , savvy and creatively supple . his humour was dark , his voice booming and his eyes always bright . mark morris professor of architecture at cornell university
dear god lebbeus ! i remember you verbally describing these to me ( decades ago ) – and i was rapt . i cannot believe i am actually looking at the drawings ! ! ! ! ! ! ! omg ! ! ! !
the first and only built project by the late experimental architect lebbeus woods is the light pavilion , one of of three large - scale installations at steven holl ' s recently completed sliced porosity block in chengdu , china ( + slideshow ) . more
i met lebbeus in february 1977 . i arrived at leb ' s small loft in tribeca to find him standing bent over an enormous black and white drawing of a piranese - like urban vision . his cigarette had a long grey ash that was about to drop as he greeted me briefly and turned to show me the amazing drawing . lebbeus and i began to meet every couple of weeks at a diner that served
all - you - can - eat - for - a - dollar
bean soup . our ongoing philosophical discussions led to our sharing reviews in the design studios we were teaching . in 1977 , i began work on a project titled bronx gymnasium - bridge that would become the first issue of pamphlet architecture . lebbeus made the third issue with the project einstein ' s tomb . it was an amazing vision for a tomb about albert einstein – a strange architecture that would travel on a beam of light around the earth . today , i imagine that tomb is occupied by the spirit of lebbeus .
the project’s presentation in lebbeus woods , architect is typical of the sfmoma show : multiple drawings showcase the progression of woods’ idea in bold black and white , while an aluminum model shows what the timeless memorial might have looked like had it actually been built .
[ … ] woods and alien 3 posted by seanon february – 18 – 2009 i love that lebbeus woods has a blog . a recent post provides a peek into his imagined world for alien 3 under the direction of vincent ward , before [ … ]
lebbeus was one of the last of a generation of visionaries who dedicated a life in architecture to drawing an alternative world , one important for the present and the future . his singular mind and hand will be deeply missed . peter eisenman architect and professor of architecture at yale university
to sum up lebbeus ' s contribution to architectural discourse and his undeniable influence on my work , and that of many of my peers , in the preceding few paragraphs is crude in the extreme . suffice to say , there will be many more thoughts on the man who lit up the imagination with images so extraordinary , so liberating and so life affirming . and it is this above anything else i will remember about lebbeus – his life - affirming light ; his belief in the power of architecture and his bluff irritation with those he felt abused it .
instead of working with construction and engineering firms , woods dreamed up provocative creations that weren’t bound by the rules of society or even nature , according to joseph becker and jennifer dunlop fletcher , co - curators of a new exhibit at the san francisco museum of modern art titled lebbeus woods , architect .
the minorite abbey of arceon , which lebbeus woods was tasked to illuminate , represents — as subtly orchestrated by vincent — the human potential for good , and the psychosexual malice of the alien represents the human potential for good’s opposite . this elevates the story beyond mere survival into the philosophical feast of choice .
[ … ] alien past by lebbeus woods ( via b & sup2 ; ) : this movie would have been far more interesting . then again , i said that when i heard about the alternate william gibson script as well . ( tagged : design science scifi art fiction architecture illustration film ) [ … ]
it ' s a tremendous loss . lebbeus was a very close friend and great architect . his visionary work explored the fantastic potential and dynamism of space with radical proposals and powerful drawings that were extremely influential . his light pavilion in chengdu will be testament that our profession has lost a great voice . zaha hadid architect
i write this still reeling from the shock of lebbeus ' death , although many of us knew our friend was unlikely to be with us for much longer . i have known him over 20 years . his encouragement and enjoyment of my work has often been a much - needed balm to my own day - to - day creative struggle . lebbeus was an architects ' architect , seldom built , a huge inspiration to students and those of us who still cling to the idea that architecture can change society . he leaves us a lifetime of drawings – drawings of other worlds , worlds haunted with benevolent enigmas . he also leaves the best architects in the world memories of conversations , thoughtful prompts and happy meetings . let us not ever deny that lebbeus was and is one of the most talented creators and illustrators of architecture ever . he could effortlessly match the greats from other centuries such as ledoux , boulee and piranesi . he was a virtuoso , a master .
the freedom of spirit in architecture that lebbeus woods embodied carried a rare idealism . lebbeus had very passionate beliefs and a deep philosophical commitment to architecture . his designs were politically charged fields of reality that he created . in 2007 , when i first received the commission to realise a 3m sq ft urban project in chengdu , china , i began studies to shape a new public space . the building fabric would not strive for iconic objects , but rather a simple architecture sliced by sunlight shaped space .
buildings within buildings
are cut into this fabric , sitting in gaps that are 8 - 10 storeys in the air . i invited leb to do one .
he envisioned underground cities , floating buildings and an eternal space tomb for albert einstein worthy of the great physicist’s expansive intellect . with such grand designs , perhaps it’s not too surprising that the late lebbeus woods , one of the most influential conceptual architects ever to walk the earth , had only one of his wildly imaginative designs become a permanent structure .
this work merges art and architecture as they have merged in the past and are merging in the future . next week , i will travel to chengdu , walk into his light pavilion , stand suspended on steel rods and imagine lebbeus ' s tomb has been launched – on a beam of light . steven holl architect and professor of architecture at columbia university
“lebbeus imagined a more fitting tribute to the mind of the man , ” becker said , “and so designed this monument — this cross - shaped monument with these different elements that would actually travel on a beam of light into the universe and perhaps back , and perhaps out and back again forever , dealing with issues of relativity in the monument itself . ”
[ … ] so at some point in 1990 , alien 3 , was in the hands of vincent ward , director of what dreams may come . from what i’ve read it seems that the setting was to be a church colony , floating about in space . designing this world was artist / architect lebbeus woods . scans of his design for said floating colony reside here . [ … ]
i distinctly remember meeting lebbeus woods a couple of decades ago at an architecture forum at the royal academy when i was working first - time around at architectural design as one of the most junior of assistant editors for andreas papadakis . lebbeus was a very charismatic man in his prime . we were publishing a monograph on his work anarchitecture : architecture is a political act ( 1992 ) , which contains some of his most potent images . most of the academy staff then were under 25 and lebbeus was as happy to chat with us , probably more so , than with the other dignitaries at the ra . looking back at woods ' drawings now contained in that monograph – projects such as the zagreb free zone and berlin free zone – the rawness of their dystopian vision is no less extraordinary . he seemed to both capture the visionary qualities of deconstruction while anticipating the all - engrossing preoccupation with cybernetics . for many decades , his images and his teaching have continued to fuel the imagination and aesthetic bite of architects and students alike . he will be sadly missed , but i have no doubt that he will remain a touchstone as one of the greatest paper architects . helen castle editor , architectural design
lebbeus ' s pavilion , constructed of huge beams of light , can be entered at several levels . walking on sheets of glass suspended by steel rods , the view is infinitely multiplied via the polished stainless steel lining the four - storey gap in the building it occupies . it is a brilliant and engaging architecture . an experience there , especially at night , seems to dissolve the view of the city beyond .
around the end of the 1980s lebbeus woods was just one of a number of radical architects making their name through the production of imaginary projects ; elaborate drawings and paintings occupying a milieu somewhere between fine art and architecture , which allowed many to interrogate the conventions of their discipline . open a book on the experimental architecture of that period and woods ' heartfelt and haunting drawings regarding the siege of sarajevo share space with early works from the likes of daniel libeskind and zaha hadid . but unlike so many of that generation who eventually made the career transition from avant - garde upstarts to global superstars , lebbeus woods never got rich by building rubbish . in recent years , his blog was a fascinating , unpretentious investigation into the same ideas that had driven his earlier visions : history and memory , destruction and healing . douglas murphy architecture critic
during the early 90s lebbeus was the only visionary architect to use his huge talents to try and posit a future for the war - torn cities of eastern europe in the throes of the bosnian / serbian war . he seemed drawn to areas of trauma and created architectures that turned the incredible forces of politics , nature and human creativity into architecturally benevolent opportunities – his work included proposals for havana and the pre - 1989 , truncated berlin .
without lebbeus , the world of architecture will be immeasurably poorer . he was on the side of architecture rather than building , the lifelong student rather than the architect . he reminded us that to believe in the existence of architecture you need to feel it . elaborate drawings of found spaces full of whirring sticks and lines of energy were genuine attempts to materialise the experience of space . who else could do this ? nobody ! nigel coates architect and designer
lebbeus generously contributed to studios and seminars at cornell architecture ' s graduate summer school in manhattan , where he encouraged a conversation about the role of education and the state of the discipline . he inspired strong work not by enforcing methodologies , but by encouraging diverse responses to a design problem so carefully choreographed and artfully paced that students were shocked how far they came in a span of weeks . it was a pleasure and privilege to teach with him .
my area of research focuses on scale models . when lebbeus occasionally worked with models , they were fraught with the demands of the drawings that inspired them . shifting from two to three dimensions was never quick or easy ; it was a mystical experience . his models were dense and delicate , a nightmare for archivists and a gift to all who caught a glimpse of them . i see his recent work , the light pavilion done in collaboration with christoph a kumpusch , as a superlative model , a drawing in deep space and a fitting coda .
in fact , only one of the nearly 200 fascinating drawings and other works on display in lebbeus woods , architect was ever meant to be built , said dunlop fletcher . instead of the archetypical architect’s detailed plans and models , carefully calibrated to produce a road map to a finished structure , woods’ drawings are whimsical and thought - provoking , with radical new ideas being the intended result of his efforts . “no project is fully designed , ” she said . “this is intentional — woods allows the viewer to complete the project in his or her mind . ”
i agree it’s unfortunately true that movie studios rarely see the benefit in hiring architects to do design work for their sets . there are a very few architects in the business ( eric hanson comes to mind , working on features from 5th element to spider man ) , but not many . the irony is that many of the art directors that are employed by the studios and the gaming industry derive their inspiration directly from architects . i spoke with viktor antonov ( at the time he was with valve ) a few years ago at siggraph after he gave a preview of his work on half life 2 and he directly cited your work [ lebbeus ] as inspiration in his process .
i first saw his work by chance in the mid - 80s , a big exhibition ( with a related book , origins , still one of my cherished possessions ) at the architectural association in bedford square . i was mesmerised by his depictions of a world parallel to ours , of frock - coated cybernetists experimenting with geometries – at once cosmically phenomenological and just a tad mad max , but never with evil intent . it changed my life . i ' m happy to say i ' ve told that to lebbeus – in front of about 400 people and from the pulpit in the sage chapel at cornell . that 2008 visit to cornell was the last time i saw him , but we kept in touch regularly .
lebbeus woods was a frequent visitor to the bartlett school of architecture in the 90s when we were recent graduates beginning our teaching careers . not only were we lucky enough to find a seat at his packed - out lectures but we were also fortunate enough to have him crit our own work . his virtuoso drawings and exaggerated tectonic aesthetic were hugely influential . we could only dream that our architecture should embody such furious passion , where the viewer is drawn in by the intensity of line to an immersive complexity of surfaces and allusions , a leaping , gravity - defying architecture . his legacy could be seen for many years in student preoccupations with parasitic architecture , science fiction and scenographic landscapes . his architectural language continues to be re - articulated 20 years later . mark smout and laura allen architects and tutors at the bartlett , ucl
architect lebbeus woods ( 1940 - 2012 ) dedicated his career to probing architecture ' s potential to transform the individual and the collective . his visionary drawings depict places of free thought , sometimes in identifiable locations destroyed by war or natural disaster , but often in future cities . woods , who sadly passed away last year as planning for this exhibition was under way , had an enormous influence on the field of architecture over the past three decades , and yet the built structures to his name are few . the extensive drawings and models on view present an original perspective on the built environment — one that holds high regard for humanity ' s ability to resist , respond , and create in adverse conditions .
maybe i can show what could happen if we lived by a different set of rules ,
he once said . sfmoma has collected woods ' s work since the mid - 1990s , amassing the broadest collection of his work anywhere ; the exhibition will feature these holdings , as well as a selection of loans from institutional and private collections .
lebbeus was a man of many gifts . he was an incisive , razor - sharp thinker , who sought out the flash points of political and social conflict and made them the bricks and mortar of his architecture . he was the most talented draughtsman of his generation – more than drawings , parallel universes flowed from his pencil . but his rarest gift – one that he cultivated throughout his life – was his generous , absorbent and humble mind . he didn ' t just teach ; he never stopped learning . he was happiest with a crowd of young people around him , deep in conversation , every generational barrier cast aside : happiest not because they worshipped him as a hero , but because new worlds were unfolding in front of him . when we invited him to take part in postopolis nyc , the first of a series of bloggers summits organized with geoff manaugh at storefront gallery , he was so excited by the possibilities of the web that when he returned home he set up his own blog . the conversation that began that afternoon in storefront will continue long after the sad day of his passing . joseph grima editor , domus magazine
if , like me , you were a student of architecture in the early 1990s , you would have almost certainly possessed within your file of inspiration , along with italo calvino ' s invisible cities and douglas darden ' s condemned building , a book by lebbeus woods . i would pore over his drawings for hours , my mind inhabiting their post - apocalyptic , post - diluvian – post - human even – spaces . they formed a storyboard for an imaginary steampunk film , very rarely depicting any human presence , giving the impression that something had happened there – possibly something terrible – and it was the readers ' challenge to construct their own narrative of exactly what . this was a pre - computer rendering world of the imagination , architecture with a capital ' a ' , a more serious manifestation of archigram , challenging the world we inhabit through the power of the drawing , suggesting propositions we dare not imagine ourselves . woods showed that all you needed to be a great architect was a sheet of cartridge paper , a set of faber - castells or rotrings and a talent for imagining other worlds . the first two were easily purchased from your nearest stationer , but the last remains the preserve of the few original unique poetic talents of architecture . woods was without doubt one of the greatest . steve parnell architectural historian
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1995 ; graphite and pastel on paper ; 14 . 5 inches by 23 inches by 0 . 75 inches ; collection sfmoma .
exhibit at the san francisco museum of modern art , stand behind one of the conceptual artist ' s works . photo : alex washburn / wired .
, 1987 ; graphite on paper ; 23 inches by 24 inches ; collection sfmoma .
, 1996 ; chipboard , wood , paper ; photo : wolfgang woessner , courtesy austrian museum of applied arts / contemporary art ( mak ) .
[ no . 37 ] , 1987 ; graphite on paper ; 24 inches by 23 inches ; collection sfmoma .
, 1999 ; ink on paper ; 8 . 5 inches by 11 inches ; collection sfmoma .
, 1999 ; plastic models and 10 sketches ; 11 inches by 8 . 5 inches ; collection sfmoma . photo : ben blackwell .
, 2006 ; crayon and acrylic on linen ; 74 inches by 120 inches ; collection sfmoma .
, 1988 ; graphite on paper ; 24 inches by 22 inches ; collection sfmoma .
“it was almost a badge of honor to never have anything built , because you were not a victim of the client , ” becker told wired during a preview of the fascinating show , which opens saturday and runs through june 2 . while not a full retrospective of woods’ career , the exhibit shows off three decades of his work in the form of drawings , paintings , models and sketchbooks filled with bold ideas , raw concepts and cryptic inscriptions . ( see several examples of woods’ work in the gallery above . )
as the curators discussed woods’ work and his impact on the world of architecture , they talked of a brilliant mind consumed with disruption , with confronting the boring , repetitive spaces humans have become accustomed to living in by challenging the “omnipresence of the cartesian grid . ” woods’ fantastic visions included buildings designed for seismic hot zones that might move in response to earthquakes , or a sprawling city that would exist underneath a divided berlin , providing a sort of subterranean salon where individuals from the east and west might mingle , free from the conflicting ideologies of their governments .
“he was very focused , i think , in all of his work , in what he said was ‘architecture for its own sake , ' ” becker said . “not architecture for clients , not architecture that is diluted , and not architecture that really had to be held up against certain primary factors , including gravity or government . ”
woods found his place in the conceptual architecture movement that sprang from the 1960s and ’70s , when firms like superstudio and archigram presented a radical peek into a possible — if improbable — future . casting a skeptical eye on the way humans lived in cities , these conceptual architects were more interested in raising questions than in crafting blueprints for buildings that would actually be built of concrete , steel and glass .
woods’ ideas started in his sketchbooks , which he crammed with detailed drawings . “he was extremely gifted with the pen , ” said becker , adding that many of the pieces are notated in a strange hybrid language that could be part latin , part invented . the curators likened it to a kind of code that connected the conceptual fragments that run through woods’ highly theoretical work .
“it could mean something , it could be that he’s creating almost these fictional artifacts of these supporting elements to engage with the larger drawings that he would do later , ” becker said . “they’re almost da vinci - like in their illegibility . ”
other questions remain about just what , exactly , woods was up to with when he took pencil to paper . take , for instance , a piece called aero - livinglab , from his centricity series from the late 1980s , in which the architect was “essentially creating a utopian city” with “its own set of rules , ” according to becker . the drawing depicts a floating room that resembles an insect as much as it does some sort of alien zeppelin . just what would the purpose of such a construction be ?
“it could be an inhabitable space , ” becker said . “it could be small , it could be large . often these things don’t have clear scale , but we do know that the point of centricity was to invite a question of ‘what if ? ' ”
an obituary on the architectural record website dubbed woods “ the last of the great paper architects ” and said he “achieved cult - idol status among architects for his post - apocalyptic landscapes of dense lines and plunging perspectives . deconstructivist in the most literal of ways , they were never formalist exercises . instead , they conveyed the architect’s deep reservations as to the nature of contemporary society , and particularly its penchant for violence . he eschewed practice , claiming an interest in architectural ideas rather than the quotidian challenges of commercial building . ”
with a body of work filled with flying structures , space beacons and bizarre post - apocalyptic buildings that look as if an alien mothership had crashed into them , it’s only natural that woods’ work drew comparisons to science fiction . woods designed a set for alien 3 , drawing comparisons to swiss surrealist artist h . r . giger , but the whole thing got scrapped when directors changed on the production , becker said .
one of woods’ drawings — neomechanical tower ( upper ) chamber , which depicts an elevated chair in a creepy , decaying industrial environment — found its way into terry gilliam’s 1995 sci - fi movie , 12 monkeys . woods filed a lawsuit claiming an interrogation room seen on - screen was an unauthorized reproduction of his work , and won a six - figure settlement . “essentially , they just ripped this drawing off , ” becker said .
still , woods , who founded the research institute for experimental architecture in 1988 and taught for many years at manhattan’s revered arts institution cooper union , did not see himself as a sci - fi concept artist , according to dunlop fletcher , who said the master draftsman’s works “come from a place of really understanding the current built environment , as opposed to a complete fantasy . he seemed to be very hesitant to be kind of thrown into that realm of fantasy architecture . ”
woods said as much when he spoke with the new york times in 2008 . “ i’m not interested in living in a fantasy world , ” he said . “all my work is still meant to evoke real architectural spaces . but what interests me is what the world would be like if we were free of conventional limits . maybe i can show what could happen if we lived by a different set of rules . ”
the exhibit was not supposed to cover so much territory . becker and dunlop fletcher had been collaborating with the architect for months , meeting in his lower manhattan studio to discuss his work and planning to include a new installation in the exhibit . when the 72 - year - old woods died unexpectedly in his sleep as hurricane sandy swamped new york city on oct . 30 , the news came as a shock to the curators .
“it was actually very kind of eerie and bizarre , because a lot of his work deals with ideas of chaos and , you know , even climactic events or geological events , ” becker said . “and for him to pass away the night that superstorm sandy hit new york , it was almost like it had to be that way . ”
after woods’ death , the curators decided to expand the exhibit to include more pieces from throughout the late architect’s career . both were drawn to one of his earliest works , the einstein tomb project , done for steven holl and william stout’s pamphlet architecture series . woods proposed a kinetic space tombstone for the great thinker , whose cremated remains had been scattered in the atlantic ocean .
and speaking of things actually being built , what about that structure in china , the only example of woods’ work ever to be constructed ? neither becker nor dunlop fletcher have seen it , but they described it vividly . the light pavilion is embedded within a massive building designed by woods’ collaborator and friend , stephen holl . glass walkways and stairs allow the visitor to stroll through the gigantic plastic shafts and metal rods that comprise the structure , while the sides , ground and ceiling are covered in mirrored material .
while both of the curators said they would love to see light pavilion , which woods designed with his colleague christoph a . kumpusch , becker then expressed the slightest of reservations , based entirely upon his respect for a life’s work that leaped from a deep mind to the printed page but — aside from audacious art installations like the storm and the fall — never before into the “real” world .
“being that the entire career of this guy was based in the unbuilt , ” becker said , “i’m afraid of going there , you know , because it could be that he had to give over a lot of his control to somebody else to build it… . so i’m a little wary . ”
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born in michigan in 1940 , he worked for eero saarinen in the 1960s , but became best known for his conceptual work , which explored a kind of architecture
that gives us the opportunity to experience a type of space we haven ' t experienced before
, through a vast body of intricate drawings and models .
dynamic compositions of splintered surfaces and twisted wiry forms , his fantastical scenes depicted alternative worlds , glimpses into a parallel universe writhing beneath the earth ' s crust .
his dystopian visions were often set in disaster stricken cities – from sarajevo to zagreb , havana to new york – and often adopted an almost medical metaphor , faceted accretions acting as
scabs
over the
wounds
of a building damaged by war and natural catastrophe .
architecture should be judged not only by the problems it solves ,
said woods ,
but by the problems it creates .
beyond inspiring a whole generation of architects , he also lent his talents to hollywood , working briefly as the conceptual architect of vincent ward ' s ill - fated alien iii – abandoned in favour of david fincher ' s much more successful alien 3 , which woods later described as having
unremarkable sets
and
unrelenting grimness .
woods ' only built project was completed this year , the light pavilion within a vast complex of towers in chengdu by steven holl – who explains more about the project below , along with a series of reflections from architects and academics , writers and critics who have been inspired by his work over the years .
he was the first well - known architect to reach out to architecture for humanity . not only generous with his time and well thought out critique , but a quiet optimist always challenging the status quo . cameron sinclair co - founder , architecture for humanity
as he became older , his architecture experimented with the archetypal preoccupations of architecture , the angle , the multiple and the mediation of sky and land .
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his death was confirmed by a longtime colleague , the architect steven holl . details were not immediately available .
in an era when many architecture stars earned healthy commissions designing high - rise condominiums or corporate headquarters , mr . woods conceived of a radically different environment , one intended for a world in conflict .
he conceived a post - earthquake san francisco that emphasized its seismic vulnerability . he flew to sarajevo in the 1990s and proposed a postwar city in which destruction and resurgence coexisted . he imagined a future for lower manhattan in which dams would hold back the hudson and east rivers to create a vast gorge around the island , exposing its rock foundation .
“it’s about the relationship of the relatively small human scratchings on the surface of the earth compared to the earth itself , ” mr . woods said of his manhattan drawing in an interview several years ago with the architectural web site building blog . “i think that comes across in the drawing . it’s not geologically correct , i’m sure , but the idea is there . ”
mr . woods’s work was often described as fantasy and compared to science - fiction imagery . but he made clear that while he may not have expected his designs to be built , he wished they would be — and believed they could be .
“i’m not interested in living in a fantasy world , ” mr . woods told the new york times in 2008 . “all my work is still meant to evoke real architectural spaces . but what interests me is what the world would be like if we were free of conventional limits . maybe i can show what could happen if we lived by a different set of rules . ”
he spread his message from many platforms . he was a professor at cooper union , spoke at symposiums around the world and built sprawling temporary installations in austria , italy , southern california and elsewhere . he also wrote a well - read blog .
earlier this year , in a post explaining why he chose to become an architect , he said winning commissions was not a major motivation .
“the arts have not been merely ornamental , but central to people’s struggle to ‘find themselves’ in a world without clarity , or certainty , or meaning , ” he wrote .
mr . woods often criticized what he saw as a complacent and distracted status quo in his field . but his colleagues said his commitment to creating an alternative showed that he had hope .
“if he really felt as cynical and skeptical as he sometimes would say , then why the hell draw this stuff ? ” eric owen moss , an architect and longtime friend , said in an interview on wednesday . “there’s an incredible amount of power just in the draftsmanship . he’s like durer — you know , woodcuts , 15th - century stuff . there’s content — intellectual content , social content , artistic content , political content — but the very act of making these sort of remarkable things and his drawing capacity made a kind of new language . ”
christoph a . kumpusch , a longtime friend and colleague who , like mr . woods , taught at the cooper union in new york , said mr . woods “wanted life and architecture to be a challenge” and “always wanted us to feel a little uncomfortable in order to make things change . ”
mr . kumpusch collaborated with mr . woods on the only permanent structure he built , a pavilion for a housing complex in chengdu , china , designed by mr . holl . called the light pavilion , and completed in october , the pavilion is reached by several glass and steel bridges and ramps .
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an exhibition of work by mr . woods will be on display at the san francisco museum of modern art beginning in february .
“outside - the - box” thinking has become a cliché used in advertising , corporate strategy and politics , mr . moss said , but mr . woods took it to another level .
“there’s another box , and he’s outside it , ” he said , “he’s outside all the boxes . ”
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in the early 1990s this irreverent new york architect produced a series of dark and moody renderings that made him a cult figure among students and academics . foreboding images of bombed - out cities populated by strange , parasitic structures , they seemed to portray a world in a perpetual state of war , one in which the architect’s task was to create safe houses for society’s outcasts .
architecture is big business today . while most of his friends and colleagues have abandoned their imaginary cities to chase lucrative commissions , mr . woods has shown little interest in building . instead he continues to work at a small drafting table in a corner of his downtown apartment , a solitary , monklike figure churning out increasingly abstract architectural fantasies , several of which are on view in the “dreamland” show at the museum of modern art .
some question the wisdom of his choices . ( they certainly haven’t made him a rich man . ) but that he now stands virtually alone underscores a disturbing shift in the architectural profession during the past decade or so . by abandoning fantasy for the more pragmatic aspects of building , the profession has lost some of its capacity for self - criticism , not to mention one of its most valuable imaginative tools .
not so long ago many of the world’s greatest architectural talents behaved as though the actual construction of buildings was beneath them . during the 1960s firms like superstudio in florence , italy , and archigram in london were designing urban visions intended to shake up the status quo . these projects — walking , mechanized cities and mirrored megastructures that extended over mountain ranges and across deserts — were stinging attacks on a professional mainstream that avant - garde architects believed lacked imaginative energy .
when i was an architecture student in new york in the early 1990s , the architects my peers and i admired most were famous for losing competitions , not winning them . for us it simply meant that their work was too radical , too bold for the cultural establishment .
this was not just youthful idealism . free of mundane professional considerations like budgets , clients and zoning laws , these architects were able to produce works that were aesthetically inventive and piercing social commentaries . and their designs were wildly influential , closely studied by younger architects who sought to apply their ideas in the real world .
mr . woodss drawing war and architecture 2 - 2 ( 1993 ) , provoked by the war in bosnia .
mr . woods , now 68 , was a regular fixture of that scene . in the early 1990s he published a stunning series of renderings that explored the intersection of architecture and violence . the first of these , the berlin free - zone project , designed soon after the fall of the berlin wall , was conceived as an illustration of how periods of social upheaval are also opportunities for creative freedom .
aggressive machinelike structures — their steel exteriors resembling military debris — are implanted in the abandoned ruins of buildings that flank the wall’s former death zone . cramped and oddly shaped , the interiors were designed to be difficult to inhabit — a strategy for screening out the typical bourgeois . ( “you can’t bring your old habits here , ” he warned . “if you want to participate , you will have to reinvent yourself . ” )
some critics condemned the design for its coldblooded imagery . but it also turned cold - war modernism on its head . in the 1950s american architects were striving to retool wartime military production for the construction of a peacetime paradise . one result was the mind - numbing conformity of suburban subdivisions . mr . woods , by comparison , has never been so utopian . in his drawings society seems to be coming apart at the seams . his glistening pods , armored against the surrounding mayhem , are intended as sanctuaries for society’s most vulnerable : outcasts , rebels , heretics and dreamers .
this vision reached its extreme in a series of renderings he created in 1993 in response to the war in bosnia . inspired by sci - fi comics and full of writhing cables , crumbling buildings and flying shards of steel , these drawings seem to mock the old modernist faith in a utopian future . their dark , moody atmosphere suggests a world in a constant struggle for survival .
things began to change , however , at the end of the last millennium . high - end architecture was suddenly a valuable commodity . architects like daniel libeskind and rem koolhaas , once relegated to the halls of academia , were suddenly struggling to handle an abundance of new commissions coming not only from elite cultural institutions but also from mainstream developers and wealthy corporations .
mr . woods , a large , burly man who still likes an occasional cigarette , doesn’t try to hide his disdain for this new reality . “big corporations today want to present themselves as benefactors of the human race , ” he told me recently , summing up the current state of affairs . “exxonmobil runs ads about the ecology now . and architecture is part of this . it’s a business . ”
it’s hard to disagree with the main thrust of his argument : that architecture has always needed a place that is wholly free of self - censorship , and that this place does not exist in the often - contentious exchange between architect and client . most of us remember , for example , what happened to mr . koolhaas in the 1997 competition for a major expansion to the museum of modern art . choosing to ignore the museum’s internal politics , he indiscreetly highlighted the museum’s corporate agenda in his design . an enraged moma board instantly dropped him .


mandela 's nudibranch , mandelia mirocornata , is a species of sea slug , a dorid nudibranch .

it is a marine gastropod mollusc , the only member of the genus mandelia and the family mandeliidae .

the genus and family name honor nelson mandela , the former president of south africa .

mandela ' s nudibranch

let ' s do some zoology ! - mandela’s nudibranch ( mandelia mirocornata ) the . . .
in 2002 ; the paravanda nelson mandela orchid , named in 1997 ; and the beautiful strelitzia reginae mandela’s gold , named in 1996 .
mandela’s former wife winnie has not been left out – in 1983 , the new york city square in front of south africa ' s un mission became the nelson and winnie mandela plaza .
mandela’s nudibranch is a species of sea slug found off the coast of south africa . the genus was named in 1999 by marine biologists angel vladés and terry gosliner , in honour of peacemaker and former south african president nelson mandela .
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the slug site . this is the site for nudibranch enthusiasts . lots of images .
with the help of the nelson mandela centre of memory , we bring you a far from exhaustive list of some of the places where mandela’s name can be found .
in south africa citizens are used to driving down nelson mandela boulevard in tshwane , wandering through nelson mandela square in sandton , crossing the nelson mandela bridge in johannesburg , attending the nelson mandela metropolitan university in port elizabeth , living in the nelson mandela residential hall at rhodes university , visiting the nelson mandela museum in the eastern cape , trekking the madiba heritage trail in the eastern cape , or holidaying at the swanky mandela rhodes place in cape town .
the magnificent strelitzia reginae
mandela ' s gold
is seen here in abundance in the kirstenbosch national botanical garden .
a few of them are the ecole nelson mandela , in bamako , mali , the mandela children ' s learning school in compton , us , and the mandela institute for human rights in the palestinian national authority area , jerusalem , israel . students at the
today taxon of the day demonstrates how one country’s natural high is another country’s controlled substance . catha edulis
the etymology of nudibranch is from the latin nudus , naked , and the greek brankhia meaning gills .
…a species of discodoridid nudibranch named after the dark dotted spots it posses along its mantle , the dotted nudibranch is known to occur in the red sea and in the indian ocean along the eastern coast of africa and inward . like other species of nudibranchs , the dotted nudibranch is commonly associated with and feeds on a variety of sessile invertebrates .
the uk has several versions of mandela close and mandela way respectively , and there is a mandela highway leading into kingston , jamaica . not to be outdone , the authorities in dar es salaam , tanzania , have established the grandly - designated nelson mandela highway road , and there are mandela roads , places , paths , parkways , interchanges , links , courts and streets all around the world .
dakar in senegal boasts the avenue nelson mandela , and there are more mandela avenues in glamorgan , harlow and falkirk , uk ; georgetown , guyana ; and schrijndel , netherlands , as well as a mandela road in culemborg , netherlands , and uyo , nigeria .
and just as bloemfontein residents have their nelson mandela drive , so do the people of castries , st lucia , in the caribbean . in paris , france , pedestrians can stroll along the avenue du president nelson mandela in arcueil , located in the city’s southern suburbs , while there is a nelson mandela boulevard in caracas , venezuela .
educational centre in a lama , spain , the nelson mandela state international school in berlin , germany , the mandela supplementary school in london , uk , and the nelson mandela centre for peace and conflict resolution in new delhi , india , study under the gaze of one of the world’s most ardent champions for the education of youth .
in italy , there is a municipality or comune named mandela , situated in the province of rome , about 40km northeast of the italian capital . a few cities have named stadiums after mandela – besides the nelson mandela multipurpose stadium in port elizabeth , there’s one in port louis , mauritius ; in kampala , uganda ; and in torrevieja , spain .
in a survey , the nelson mandela foundation found that 66 streets ; 36 buildings or halls ; 21 stadiums , garden squares and parks ; and 26 schools and education institutions around the world have been named after the former statesman . these include the nelson mandela ornamental garden in yorkshire , uk ; nelson mandela platz in germany ; and the nelson mandela bay municipality in eastern cape .
a mandela scholarship fund administered by leiden university in the netherlands offers african postgraduate students the chance to study for a year at the university . the mandela rhodes foundation supports the development of leadership capacity in africa .
…a colorful species of polycerid nudibranch , that is known to occur in and around the red sea and adjacent areas . n . megalocera is a fairly large species , growing up to 45 mm in length . like other species of nudibranch n . megalocera is predatory in nature , feeding mainly on colonial ascidians .
for those who want to do their own long walk while remembering the elder statesman , the madiba hiking trail in the eastern cape passes through his home town of qunu . the mandela garden in leeds , uk , as well as the nelson mandela ornamental garden in kingston - upon - hull , yorkshire , uk , the nelson mandela park in montreal , canada , and mandela park in hoorn , netherlands , offer a chance for peaceful contemplation .
, a large group of soft - bodied , marine gastropod molluscs referred to commonly as nudibranchs . nudibranchs are then divided into further sub - groups , one being the dorid nudibranch , of which this species belongs . dorid nudibranch are recognised in part by the plume - like gills surrounding the anus on the upper side of the body .
you can even wine and dine in his presence by proxy , at the café mandela in copenhagen , denmark , the mandela bar at bristol university , or madiba restaurant in new york , which has served up peace and love since 1999 .
from a racehorse in australia and a kind of sea slug in the pacific to university halls in britain and an obscure landfill site in guyana , nelson mandela ' s name has been given to hundreds of things around the world .
some unusual offerings include a landfill site in georgetown , guyana , an apartment block in the long - running british television sitcom only fools and horses , called nelson mandela house , and a fundamental nuclear particle discovered at leeds university in 1973 and named the mandela particle .
mandela’s passionate belief in education is reflected in a long list of schools , scholarships , programmes , awards , libraries , centres , chairs , bursaries and funds – not just in south africa or even the continent , but far beyond .
wits university bestowed an honorary doctorate on nelson mandela on 6 september 1991 - but the institution is not the first to honour him thus .
it’s not only south africa that has a penchant for naming things after former president nelson mandela – there are numerous streets , bridges , educational institutions , buildings , organisms , flowers , statues and monuments around the world that bear his name .
klipfish on reef at steenbras deep , gordon ' s bay , south africa . photo by kate jonker .
the australian high commission in south africa awards 20 australia mandela scholarships annually , given to academic staff who wish to study for their masters’ degrees at australian institutions . at the university of michigan , the dubois - mandela - rodney postdoctoral fellowship is given to scholars studying africa or the african diaspora .
gordon’s bay is cape town’s hidden gem . with its richly diverse , colourful marine life and incredible underwater topography , gordon’s bay diving is very different to that offered along the western side of false bay . it is a must - visit for underwater photographers , particularly macro photographers who enjoy critter hunting . being easily accessible and within close proximity to cape town , gordon’s bay should be on the itinerary of all divers visiting cape town .
accommodation . lodging in gordon’s bay is plentiful and there is something to suit every budget . it is advisable to book accommodation in advance as gordon’s bay is a popular holiday destination during the months of october to may .
needless to say , mandela himself has been the recipient of numerous awards , honorary degrees , life memberships , civic honours , freedoms of towns and cities , and various other accolades . according to the mandela centre of memory , the statesman has collected more than 1 100 of these honours over the years .
visitors who enjoy shopping can spend time browsing the “touristy” shops along the gordon’s bay beach front and those looking for some proper retail therapy can pop into somerset mall , a short 15 - minute drive from gordon’s bay . ■
mandelia mirocornata ( mandeliidae ) , named after nelson mandela . [ photo kindly supplied by ángel valdés and terry gosliner , california academy of sciences - copyright ]
but in purmerend , zoetermeer and arnhem , all in the netherlands , residents there have their own mandela bridges , as do the people of utrecht , belgium .
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so i found this today and my first thought was caddisfly but that’s definitely wrong . any ideas ? found in upstate ny
often known as the “ speckled triopha ” , t . maculata is a colorful species of polycerid nudibranch which inhabits the eastern pacific ocean . ranging from vancouver , canada south to baja california , mexico . it is also known to occur in japan . like other species of nudibranch , t . maculata is predatory , feeding on a range of bryozoan species . t . maculata is quite variable in color , with two distinct color morphs occurring , one yellow / red / brown and another a striking black and white spotted morph .
… . is a species of dorid nudibranch that is found throughout the western indo - pacific , and is most common in the maldives , the philippines and indonesia . like other members of nembrotha n . yonowae feeds mostly on sessile invertebrates , and has an affinity for colonial ascidians .
kanobi ' s wall — the northern pinnacles of the reef behind ( to the north ) star wall . marked by a half tide rock .
stone dog . fantastic for macro photographers , this is home to the rare protea dorid and one of the very few places that this elusive little nudibranch can be spotted . small chinese klipfish and blennies hide amongst the cracks and little puffadder shysharks can be seen patrolling the reef for food .
due to its distance from shore , the marine life is very different here . game fish such as yellowtail amberjack and cape salmon can be seen swimming by and eagle rays , leopard and pyjama catsharks are often encountered by divers . the smaller marine life is also incredibly diverse and includes sea spiders and interesting nudibranchs such as uniquely patterned variable dorids , ghost nudibranchs and mandela’s nudibranchs . cuttlefish and octopus are plentiful as are the beautiful basket stars that make their home on the reef’s many sinuous sea fans .
getting there . gordon’s bay is a short 50 - minute drive from the centre of cape town , straight down the main highway , the n2 .
we are going as big as possible for today ' s taxon of the day with an entry on the world ' s largest land mammal . loxodonta africana ( blumenbach , 1797 ) or african elephant is not only one of the most significant and well know mammals on earth but also until relatively recently ,
for to be free is not merely to cast off one ' s chains , but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others .
nembrotha yonowae is similar in appearance to nembrotha cristata , but is different in coloration . like n . cristata n . yonowae’s coloration is aposematic warning predators of its toxicity .
gordon’s bay is a sleepy seaside village in south africa , nestled in the northeastern corner of false bay , where the majestic hottentots holland mountain range dips its toes into the ocean . a quick 50 - minute drive from cape town , gordon’s bay is surrounded by mountains and natural vegetation and the vibrant beauty of the countryside is mirrored beneath the waves .
cape town diving is very seasonal and where you dive will depend on what time of year you visit . sea conditions are affected by the prevailing winds . the south - easterly wind blows from october to may , clearing the water along the gordon’s bay side of false bay , bringing great diving conditions . from june to september , the north - westerly winds blow and diving in gordon’s bay is not usually possible as conditions are too rough and the visibility drops . the best time to visit gordon’s bay is therefore from october to may .
topside activities . gordon’s bay is easily accessible and centrally located for visits to the magnificent cape winelands , surrounding sparkling white beaches and the beautiful nature reserves and hiking trails close by .
as there is only one dive centre in gordon’s bay , the dive sites are pristine and well preserved , giving divers an opportunity to experience unspoilt cape town diving at its very best .
the catalogue of life ' s dynamic checklist is a monthly updated online taxonomic resource supplying existing and new species names as and when they are published by taxonomists and updated by the relevant species database curator .
reef to the north of the wall — the reef is continuous above 18m to kanobi ' s wall to the north , with a number of high pinnacles , some of which are shown on the map .
this south african genus is named mandelia to honor nelson mandela , who led the struggle for a multiracial government in south africa . the specific name is derived from the latin mirus ( odd ) and cornus ( horn ) in reference to the peculiar shape of the rhinophores of this species .
gordon’s bay is the only town in south africa that sports two working harbours—the quaint and rustic old harbour , which is home to south africa’s naval officer training college and the gordon’s bay nsri ; and the newer harbour at harbour island , where the dive boats launch from . most dive sites are situated between 10 and 40 minutes from harbour island . as most of the reefs are close to shore , the scenery of the mountains and rugged coastline to and from the dive sites is breath - taking . divers will often encounter dolphins , seals and whales along the way , making the ride out to the dive sites almost as exciting as the dive itself .
i spotted this little caterpillar on a lawn chair at my college in sewanee , tennessee . i’m not sure what kind it is or what it will be later in it’s life . do you know what this is ?
there are many activities to keep non - divers and families entertained . the sandy main beach in gordon’s bay is very shallow and wave - free , providing safe swimming and paddling for small children . the neighbouring seaside village of strand is 10 minutes away and has a beautiful long , sandy beach with great waves for surfers of all levels . other water sports on offer in gordon’s bay include kayaking and standup paddleboarding , ocean safaris and sunset cruises .
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on the west side the reef is divided by deep gullies or gaps running from west to east , and eventually continues as far as the east side of kanobi ' s reef . this part of the reef is virtually unknown .
today’s entry for taxon of the day has again been chosen for its prominence on the i4life homepage . the catalogue of life is built on the collective knowledge of taxonomic specialists worldwide . there are still taxon gaps that need to be filled because either there are not the specialists in those areas to fill them , or the specialists that there are , are not creating electronic checklists . however , this is not the case for the group from which today’s entry belongs .
eating out . the many restaurants in gordon’s bay offer a wide variety of cuisine—from pizzas , pasta , steaks , burgers , seafood , sushi , vegan , vegetarian and everything in between . there are a number of restaurants at both harbours where guests can sit outside , enjoy beautiful ocean views and watch the world go by . many of the restaurants are family friendly and there is a local spur on the gordon’s bay beach front that has a special games area for children .
large schools of silver fish swarm around the tops of the pinnacles , comical horned blennies grin out from cracks in the reef , huge bull klipfish stare superciliously at divers and cute little klipfish peer expectantly up at photographers . nudibranch life is outstanding , with swarms of frilled nudibranchs that congregate to breed and eat on the multi - coloured sea fans . tiny candy , white - edged and purple lady nudibranchs are found atop the pinnacles and orange and blue gasflames the size of dinner plates can be seen chomping their way across the reefs .
valdés & gosliner , 1999 is a species of sea slug in the monotypic family mandeliidae . the family was named in honour of mandela by the marine biologists , angel vlades and terry gosliner who discovered it . the species is so far thought to be endemic to south africa as it has only been found around the southern african coast from the cape peninsula to port elizabeth .
hey there ! name’s erick and i’m from puerto rico . i found this guy hitching a ride with me a month ago and took a picture of him . the bright green color really caught my attention . never seen one of these before around here . think you could help ?
hi , this is one of the soldier flies ( stratiomyidae ) . i don’t have much experience with caribbean insects either : s so i’m not 100 % on this , but this guy looks similar to odontomyia cincta a species that occurs in north america . so this guy may be related .
the name
star walls
was probably chosen with reference to the adjacent site
kanobi ' s wall
, as an allusion to the movie series
star wars
, and to the vertical granite cliff face that constitutes the main feature of the site . the site was discovered and named by blueflash charters in 2006 .
this base of vibrant life provides a safe and thriving habitat for the multitude of vertebrates and invertebrates that inhabit the reef . from colourful nudibranchs in all shapes and sizes , to crazily decorated spider crabs , hard - to - spot cuttlefish and octopus with their ever - changing textures and colours to small catsharks and reef fish—there is so much to see . gordon’s bay is a haven for macro photographers , and the variety and number of nudibranchs on any one dive is astounding . larger visitors to the reefs include huge short - tail stingrays , sevengill cow sharks and gully sharks , cape clawless otters , dolphins , bryde’s whales and many playful cape fur seals , which often follow divers around underwater .
it is regarded as something of an honour to have a species of organism named after you . to have a genus named after you is even more of an honour because new genera are less often named than new species . however , an even greater honour is to have a family named after you because new families are rarely created . valdés & gosliner ( 1999 ) honoured nelson mandela by naming a genus and family of seaslug ( mollusca : nudibranchia ) after him . in their words :
the east branch of the gully opens up as it continues north . eventually if you remain at 18m you will get to the east side of kanobi ' s reef , passing several high pinnacles on the way , and if you go deeper and further east roughly opposite the second pinnacle , you may find the m & m cave , which is slightly deeper .
sponges are mostly filter feeders ( although a few are also predators ) passing large volumes of water through their bodies . water enters through multiple small pores called ostia , flows through canals to a spacious chamber , and finally exits through large opening called osculum . sponges have no specialized organs , no nerve system or muscles . it’s no wonder aristotle and naturalists thought they were plants until the 19th century when it was proven that they are actually animals .
its legal status varies from country to country , banned in north america and in an increasing number of european countries including recently the netherlands , it is still licit in the uk . an active debate has been going on for years as to its health and social impacts on those communities where usage is high , but the uk government’s official drugs advisory body published a review just this february stating there was still insufficient evidence to support that it was harmful to health .
water temperature in gordon’s bay can change daily and is affected by the tides and the water coming into false bay . temperatures usually range between 15°c and 19°c in summer , with the odd drop to 13°c . divers are advised to wear either a 5mm wetsuit and hooded chicken vest or a 7mm wetsuit with a hoodie . many local divers also dive with semi - dry or drysuits . gloves , a hoodie and booties are also a must in order to stay warm .
some interesting species live in our neighbourhoods and remain unnoticed just because their habitats are not very convenient to look at . this can be any place we pass - by every day . stopping for a few minutes in these familiar spaces and taking a second look from a different perspective may lead to small discoveries . freshwater sponges are a case in point as today’s taxon of the day species were observed from a small bridge over the river thames in reading , uk . spongilla lacustris
indigo scuba ( urltoken ) is the only dive centre in gordon’s bay . all their skippers , dive guides and instructors have been diving and exploring the reefs in this area since the 1990s . they have an immense knowledge of the reefs , many of which they have discovered over the years . visiting divers are also able to rent any dive gear they might need from indigo scuba , and as the owners are accomplished underwater photographers themselves , underwater photographers are well looked after .
fed by nutrient - rich waters , the marine life flourishes in gordon’s bay and dive sites are densely covered with colourful soft corals in pinks , oranges , greens and purples . sinuous , palmate and whip fans sway gently in the ever - changing tide , and yellow , pink , purple and orange sponges adorn the rocks . vibrant starfish , anemones , feather stars and sea urchins add to the riot of colours , and beautiful pink and orange noble corals can be found proudly standing guard on the deeper reefs .
hi , this is a grasshopper , to be more specific it is one of the band - winged grasshoppers ( oedipodinae ) a really diverse group with many species occurring in the us . to be even more specific this guy looks like the marbled grasshopper ( spharagemon marmorata ) . but it could also be the longhorn band - wing grasshopper ( psinidia fenestralis ) . the antennae don’t look overly long and from what i can see of the hind tibiae they look reddish so i’m strongly leaning towards s . marmorata .
…a common species of estrildid finch ( estrildid ) that is native to central africa , where it occurs in angola , burundi , cameroon , the republic of congo , the democratic republic of the congo , equatorial guinea , gabon , kenya , rwanda and uganda . black - headed waxbills typically inhabit forest clearings and various grassy areas where they will feed on grass seeds and insects ( typically ants and termites ) . the subspecies that occurs in the eastern part of the range of e . atricapilla , e . a . kandti , is sometimes treated as a separate species called kandt’s waxbill .
it is possible to restrict oneself to depths above 18m if one ' s buoyancy control is good , but most boat operators will probably insist on certification for at least 30m , as the main feature of the site is the wall , and divers who are not certified to 30m are not usually good enough at depth monitoring and buyancy control to dive on a wall . this is unfortunately also often the case with divers with more advanced certification , and anyone who is not both competent and confident of their competence at precise buoyancy control should avoid this site , both for their own safety and for the protection of the more fragile reef organisms .
currents — at times there is a slight current along the wall , which has been known to run opposite to the prevailing south easterly wind . currents may also develop across the wall , over the reef , probably due to local winds , as they are short lived and unpredictable , and progress against the current will be relatively strenuous , but the main strength of the current is usually at the surface and down on the reef it is usually much weaker . it can be quite tricky to pick up divers from the water if the swell picks up during the dive , specially if the wind or current is setting you onto the blinders at kanobi ' s reef to the north . a current of approximately 1km / h setting magnetic south has been measured on a day of light south eaterly to easterly wind , and two days later a north setting current of similar strength , also with a south easterly wind .
mandelia mirocornata has only been recorded along the coast line of the cape peninsula .
oceanlink : nudibranchs provides a well - presented summary of what you are likely to want to know about seaslugs ( nudibranchs ) .
valdés , a . & gosliner , t . m . 1999 . phylogeny of the radula - less dorids ( mollusca , nudibranchia ) , with the description of a new genus and a new family . zoologica scripta 28 : 315 - 360 .
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the dive site coral gardens ( oudekraal ) is a rocky reef at south oudekraal , on the atlantic seaboard of the cape peninsula , near cape town in the western cape province of south africa .
the high biodiversity , stunning colour and spectacular topography make this one of the regions most rewarding dive sites .
this is in a marine protected area ( 2004 ) . a permit is required . the site is within the karbonkelberg restricted zone .
the name
coral gardens
is derived from the large areas of noble coral allopora nobilis which can be found here .
maximum depth is 19m , and you will have to look for this north of the pinnacle . average for the popular areas of the site is about 10m . the maximum depth in the coral gardens bowl is probably about 17m on the sandy bottom patches .
visibility is variable , but on a good day can be in excess of 10m . water colour can be important , as when it is clearer it tends to be more blue . on those days the colour of the reef life will be most apparent . if the water is green , the visibility will generally be less and colours faded .
view of the coral gardens and groot pannekoek from the road . the southern point is in the foreground , with the high rocks just beyond , and groot pannekel in the background .
the landscape both above and below water is dominated by large to very large granite corestone boulders and outcrops . there are lots of overhangs , crevices and small caves , with occasional swim - throughs . there is an air bubble cave under the inner group of high rocks on the south west side , at s33°59 . 242 ' e018°21 . 817 ' , about halfway along the south side of the group , at about 8m depth . the site is identified by a four - lobed rocky promontory and several groups of offshore rocks .
the main landmark is the southern point , which has a cylindrical white trigonometrical survey beacon on top , and which continues to seaward in a north westerly direction as an underwater ridge to beyond groot pannekoek , the huge flat rock several hundred metres to the west . this ridge includes the inshore group known as the high rocks , which is an important landmark , both for finding the pinnacles , and because it marks an area with deep gullies and an air cave . water depth to the south west of the ridge drops fairly rapidly to about 17m , where there are a few sandy patches . to the north east of the ridge the depth is about 10m and there is a moderately dense kelp forest with a few sandy patches on otherwise fairly low profile granite reef . the kelp forest on the south western side of the ridge is more or less restricted to reef shallower than about 10m , and the 9m contour is therefore also the approximate extent of the kelp . the area to the west of groot pannekoek includes shallow reef and usually white water . the south western side of the ridge is generally very rugged profile and good diving .
this is a group of very tall boulders out to the south east of the point , with kelp on top reaching the surface at low tide . the base jumble of low boulders and outcrops round this reef covers a fairly large area , with 4 or 5 high pinnacles close together in a sort of
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pattern , all of much the same height . the top of these pinnacles is at about 5m depth , the sides are mostly near vertical , with narrow gaps between them . there are several deep overhangs and caves at the base of the pinnacles and there are occasional sand patches on the bottom between the rocks at about 16m depth between the pinnacles and the shore to the south , and between the pinnacles and the ridge to the north east .
big boulders with narrow gaps and overhangs and heavy kelp can be found in the area just west and south west of the gap between the point and the high rock group . the reef gets deeper over a short distance to about 12m where there is sand in small patches between moderate sized boulders and outcrops . further west along the shoreline reef , there are some larger sand patches and some huge boulders . this area is not very well explored , and is generally more open than the bowl between the ridge and pinnacles .
further offshore , beyond the pinnacles , are more rocks which reach the surface . these help protect the coral gardens bowl from some of the power of the waves , and this area is usually white water . details are not yet recorded , as it is a long swim to get there , and divers tend to stay with the known area as it is good .
there are reports of a sheer sided pinnacle near the outer blinder , which extends to within about 5m of the surface , and down to about 30m . the position of this reef is not confirmed , but is thought to be at s33°59 ' 7 . 27
, e018°20 ' 30 . 92
based on aerial photography from 2005 which shows a white water at this position . this is about 650m from the entry area and should not be attempted as a shore dive if there is a south easterly ( offshore ) wind forecast .
there is also a reef shown on the sa navy charts at s33°59 . 044 ' , e018°20 . 329 , with a minimum depth given as 18 . 3m and very close to the 30m contour , that may be worth investigating .
geology : corestones of late pre - cambrian granite of the peninsula pluton and white quartz sand .
often at its best during or after south easterly winds ( offshore ) . the swell should be low , and short period , though a bit of white water on the outer reefs is normal . the site is exposed to the south west swell , which will both ruin the visibility and make the access difficult , though to some degree this is dissipated by the reefs south of groot pannekoek . this is a site where good visibility is usually accompanied by cold water . there is usually some surge , and it can be quite strong in the narrow gaps .
the entry and exit area is very well protected , and access is safe when conditions at the bowl are way beyond what you would want to dive in . limiting conditions at this site are visibility and surge in the areas you want to visit , and offshore winds which may make return to shore difficult , or boat access unpleasant .
keep a lookout for times when the south west swell is low with a short period . this will usually be in summer , but in winter there may occasionally be a good day .
limited off street parking with fairly good security , clean , neat toilet facilities , fresh water showers and taps , picnic sites ( no fires permitted ) , shade , seating , garbage cans , a nice little beach and pleasant and protected snorkelling areas for beginners . this is probably the best site in the region for shore facilities , and parks board staff keep it tidy and in good condition .
shore dive : use the table mountain national park oudekraal parking lot off the coast road if there is space . you pay for the parking ( r15 ) but the facilities are good , including clean toilets , picnic areas , shade trees , and showers . security is better than most places . alternative parking is available at the side of the m6 , but the walk is longer .
go down the stairs at the west end of parking lot and straight across the grassy area to the rocks at the westerly cove . there is a bit of a rough clamber over the rocks from the bottom of the path to the entry area which is usually quite a placid spot as it is well sheltered by reefs a few metres out , and heavy kelp , which is easier to negotiate if the tide is high . the long climb down the stairs and the clamber over the rocks require a reasonable level of fitness , but there is fresh water on tap at the top of the stairs and a few litres on your head and suit before the descent will keep you cooler .
the photo shows the entry area at low tide , and the kelp which can be seen to the right of the photo may require some effort to swim through in these conditions . it is easier at high tide when the kelp is about a metre under water .
the site is excellent for invertebrate photography . many of the organisms are small , and macro facilities will be useful . on the other hand , wide angle close - ups can be stunning , and when the visibility is good , good scenic views can be taken .
the entry and exit area at coral gardens is shown here in the foreground .
the flat rock ( groot pannekoek ) is shown to the upper right of the photograph , and the high rocks are the group to the upper left . the cave is under the left - most rock of the high rock group . the group of rocks in the middle distance is exposed at low tide , but may be completely submerged when the tide rises . to get to the coral gardens , enter here and swim out to the left of the central group as far as the near side of the high rocks . dive in the area to the left of this .
there is quite heavy kelp , you may have to work your way around some clumps , especially if the tide is low .
view of the coral gardens and groot pannekoek from the road , showing the route to the start of a dive at coral gardens .
pinnacles : swim to the south east into the coral garden bowl . there is an area of pinnacles rising to within 6m of the surface , with the highest at s33°59 . 270 ' e018°20 . 782 ' at a depth of about 5m at high tide , and large granite boulders scattered around the whole area . you can identify the pinnacles by the kelp which grows on top and reaches the surface at low tide . alternatively take a bearing on the beacon , which should be 110°magmetic , and the high rock should be about 060° . descend on the pinnacle and work your way around the steep walls , narrow gaps , overhangs and caves of this rugged group of rocks . you can return by compass if you have sufficient air .
air cave and high rock group : dive at the inshore end , along the edge of the rocks on the south west side where you may find the air pocket cave , then swim north along the group of boulders and around through the gap to the kelp forest , and return to the entry cove by compass through the kelp .
box jellies : follow the rocks south towards the shore , visiting the narrow gaps and overhangs , then head south west to the deeper water with occasional sand patches between the boulders , where swarms of box jellyfish often congregate .
cold water , strong surge in gulleys and swim - throughs . sea urchins . strong offshore winds may develop over a short time . access to entry / exit point over large boulders may require some scrambling , particularly for those with short legs .
the site requires fitness and good buoyancy control . there are lots of delicate invertebrates which should not be subjected to a battering by the fins and flapping arms of a diver who can not deal with a bit of surge . there is no particular minimum qualification recommended , but this is a site for the reasonably experienced and skilled diver .
the three small coves are very sheltered and quite shallow , and are suitable for beginners to snorkel , if a bit chilly . they are not recommended as scuba training areas .
this is a site where choice of exposure suit is important . the water is cold , the dive is moderately deep and requires a fairly long swim , but there is an energetic walk required before you get in . do not skimp on insulation . if you are fit enough the extra weight needed for a dry suit will be compensated by the warmer dive you will enjoy , specially if the conditions are very calm . make use of the water available at the parking lot to wet your suit before or just after putting it on .
a light is recommended for looking into the many cracks and overhangs , where the invertebrates are particularly colourful when full spectrum light is used to illuminate them . if you have the choice , a wider beam angle is better . a compass is useful for finding the pinnacles , and swimming back under water , and nitrox may be advantageous depending on how long and deep you dive . a dsmb may be used if diving from a boat , but is not essential as this is not an area where you can easily get lost , and there is always the option of swimming to shore in an emergency . an smb is not advised , as it is a hassle in the kelp .
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port louis , mauritius ; new delhi , india ; rio de janeiro , brazil ; the hague , netherlands ; tunis , tunisia – it seems unlikely that any other world icon has so many tributes in so many places .
they include the nobel peace prize in 1993 , which he won jointly with then - president fw de klerk , and an honorary doctorate in liberal arts from chulalongkorn university , bangkok , thailand , in 1997 . he can also add the civil order of the first class from the sultanate of oman ( 1999 ) , the order of the lion of malawi ( 2001 ) , the freedom of the city and county of cardiff , wales ( 1998 ) , and honorary citizenship of canada ( 2001 ) – the first time in history that the honour was given to a living person – to his list , as well as hundreds more .
poems , stamps , aircraft , racehorses , trees , gold coins and medallions named after him or bearing his likeness – there is seemingly no end to the respectful tributes bestowed on this symbol of reconciliation and forgiveness .
this species has an oval , white to brown - coloured body with its upper side covered in rounded nodules and large black spots with white edges . whereas younger specimens are uniformly white . the gills and rhinophores ( nose type things you can see in the top picture ) are large with the later being orange with a white top .
the anus is central to the dorsal side ( see picture below ) and is surrounded by the aforementioned plume - like gills . the species can be up to 7cm in length and reportedly feed on sponges .
has no tongue ( referred to as the radular in gastropods ) and as a result these animals have adapted anatomically to sucking as a feeding mechanism for consuming the sponges .
( meaning horn ) , in reference to the shape of the rhinophores of this species .
taxon of the day likes the symbolic act of naming a family with light and dark colouring after the person that led the struggle for a multi - racial south africa .
celebrates the arrival of a new global species checklist for cactaceae to the catalogue of life dynamic checklist . with over 15 , 000 species the
or river sponge , are the two most reported freshwater sponge species in the uk , although some foreign references suggest a possible 4 - 6 species could inhabit rivers and lakes of the united kingdom .
there are an estimated 8 - 10 , 000 known species of sponges worldwide all classified under the four classes of phylum porifera : calcarea , hexactinellida , demospongia , and homoscleromorpha .
sponges come in an incredible variety of shapes ( eg sheets , mounds , tubes ) , sizes ( 1mm to 1m ) and colours , and mostly live in a marine environment . however , there are over 150 freshwater species worldwide . all of the freshwater species belong to the class demospongia , order haplosclerida . the sponges that can be observed in the thames are actually cosmopolitan species found all around the world representing family spongillidae .
etymology : spongilla lacustris from the latin lacus meaning lake , and ephydatia fluviatilis from the latin fluvius meaning river .
the catalogue of life lists 8 , 401 species of sponge taken from the the world porifera database .
in the monotypic family fouquieriaceae . indigenous to the sonoran desert with a range throughout northern mexico and south west usa it
is a distinctive looking woody , drought tolerant , deciduous plant with thorny , multi wand - like stems . it can quickly grow and shed leaves multiple times in a year depending on the levels of rainfall , but the dense tubular bright red flowers that cluster at the top of each stem , typically appear only in spring and early summer . plants can grow up to 10m high and stem diameters can reach 5cm at the base . hummingbirds are the most photogenic pollinators of this plant although insects and other birds service them too .