tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74180119182216517222011-04-21T15:31:47.304-07:00ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-62621577610534510972009-03-14T20:12:00.001-07:002009-03-14T20:41:39.647-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sbx46hO1DVI/AAAAAAAAApY/IRgcDfZtasQ/s1600-h/FINAL+POSTER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313254607138655570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sbx46hO1DVI/AAAAAAAAApY/IRgcDfZtasQ/s400/FINAL+POSTER.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-6262157761053451097?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-51708573809319303532009-02-25T18:17:00.001-08:002009-03-14T20:43:21.397-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sax_fqQfi8I/AAAAAAAAApQ/tIHvDyepick/s1600-h/PIER-2-EDIT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308758242659109826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sax_fqQfi8I/AAAAAAAAApQ/tIHvDyepick/s400/PIER-2-EDIT.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sax_bS1SQQI/AAAAAAAAApI/jL7yuvjkwp8/s1600-h/BEACH-5-EDIT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308758167651500290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sax_bS1SQQI/AAAAAAAAApI/jL7yuvjkwp8/s400/BEACH-5-EDIT.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaX7yeyfa8I/AAAAAAAAAoQ/L1rBuR0vv6k/s400/a.jpg" /><br /></div><div><br /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaX78rvfJ-I/AAAAAAAAAog/jD2F5yb8HAo/s400/TOP+VARIATIONS.jpg" /> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-5170857380931930353?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-54710516971095606862009-02-25T12:04:00.000-08:002009-02-26T16:04:20.113-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sact9E3XgUI/AAAAAAAAAo4/3o2NHSyWQ08/s1600-h/THE+VIA+LUNA+SPACE+ELEVATOR-2.jpeg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307261213180657986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 369px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/Sact9E3XgUI/AAAAAAAAAo4/3o2NHSyWQ08/s400/THE+VIA+LUNA+SPACE+ELEVATOR-2.jpeg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SactvO9h9LI/AAAAAAAAAow/OnzY67qX8V8/s1600-h/PROGRAM-UPDATED.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307260975372694706" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 259px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SactvO9h9LI/AAAAAAAAAow/OnzY67qX8V8/s400/PROGRAM-UPDATED.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-5471051697109560686?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-59735763838362097952009-02-20T15:03:00.000-08:002009-03-14T20:48:10.819-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ85mvpO8lI/AAAAAAAAAmI/PR_n4YPkkdA/s1600-h/EXT-PERSPECTIVE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305022223852958290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ85mvpO8lI/AAAAAAAAAmI/PR_n4YPkkdA/s400/EXT-PERSPECTIVE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ87QpAb3WI/AAAAAAAAAmY/T2DOZekOudU/s1600-h/EXT-PER-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305024043137359202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ87QpAb3WI/AAAAAAAAAmY/T2DOZekOudU/s400/EXT-PER-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ84sAa2GWI/AAAAAAAAAlg/Nsz_HcIAdAQ/s400/EXT-PER-3.jpg" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ84sY_v0oI/AAAAAAAAAlo/wXT63HTmNAY/s400/EXT-TOP.jpg" /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ84sgNiOWI/AAAAAAAAAlw/QULlN4OhFJ8/s400/EXT-FRONT.jpg" /><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ84ssnnoxI/AAAAAAAAAmA/8PZgeFCZnck/s400/EXT-BACK.jpg" /><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SZ84stHFsGI/AAAAAAAAAl4/zzjOki9mT_s/s400/EXT-SIDE.jpg" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-5973576383836209795?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-16521088235483900282009-02-11T10:18:00.000-08:002009-02-11T13:00:41.376-08:00CLICK <a href="http://www.csupomona.edu/~jimenez1/THE%20VIA%20LUNA.pdf">HERE</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-1652108823548390028?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-29256423930200492072009-01-28T16:07:00.001-08:002009-02-11T10:16:20.038-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">THIS IS A SERIES OF SHOTS OF MY INITIAL MODEL BASED ON THE IDEAS AND CONCEPTS DESCRIBED BELOW...</span></span><br /><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYD0BoYXXuI/AAAAAAAAAkw/z0ub_8s7zGY/s400/5.jpg" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDz5UlU2WI/AAAAAAAAAko/NYS4_8L-aWw/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDz5UlU2WI/AAAAAAAAAko/NYS4_8L-aWw/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501327891061090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzwBp21ZI/AAAAAAAAAkg/s7vTXokFsMQ/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzwBp21ZI/AAAAAAAAAkg/s7vTXokFsMQ/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501168190969234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzn5xvfkI/AAAAAAAAAkY/QY9khp9r5KM/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzn5xvfkI/AAAAAAAAAkY/QY9khp9r5KM/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296501028637605442" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzicaETnI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/9kZIqKWzPHc/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzicaETnI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/9kZIqKWzPHc/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296500934854332018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzfNrwVEI/AAAAAAAAAkI/C2HpBsUlj0s/s1600-h/0.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzfNrwVEI/AAAAAAAAAkI/C2HpBsUlj0s/s400/0.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296500879362380866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYDzWuBQRKI/AAAAAAAAAkA/vnEGrJdjXko/s1600-h/5.jpg"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-2925642393020049207?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-38878710966728556582009-01-21T14:14:00.001-08:002009-02-25T00:06:14.441-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">FOLLOWING THE TENSILE STRUCTURE OF A SPIDER WEB, AND MASKING THAT ELEMENT OVER THE NATURAL PROPERTIES OF A SPIDER'S BUOYANCY ON WATER, THE VIA LUNA SPACE ELEVATOR WILL SEEK TO IMPLEMENT THIS GENERAL PROGRAMMATIC SET-UP:</span> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SX_wifWxE2I/AAAAAAAAAiw/y1t_Kh8w3ks/s1600-h/THE+VIA+LUNA+SPACE+ELEVATOR.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296216162134201186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 375px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SX_wifWxE2I/AAAAAAAAAiw/y1t_Kh8w3ks/s400/THE+VIA+LUNA+SPACE+ELEVATOR.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">PERSPECTIVE</span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0)"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXewDrZ11vI/AAAAAAAAAfs/YVBWDv-VeN0/s1600-h/PER-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293893464234514162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXewDrZ11vI/AAAAAAAAAfs/YVBWDv-VeN0/s400/PER-1.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"> <br /></span> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="COLOR: rgb(85,26,139); TEXT-DECORATION: underline"> <br /></span> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">TOP</span> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYALS36v1uI/AAAAAAAAAi4/A-UmuSCB7-I/s1600-h/TOP.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296245580663609058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYALS36v1uI/AAAAAAAAAi4/A-UmuSCB7-I/s400/TOP.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">FRONT </span> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYALmyYKunI/AAAAAAAAAjA/yv_nUcNiO80/s1600-h/FRONT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296245922773777010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYALmyYKunI/AAAAAAAAAjA/yv_nUcNiO80/s400/FRONT.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span> <br /> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">SIDE</span> </span> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXeoYepk-dI/AAAAAAAAAfM/A61aH9W6RSo/s1600-h/SIDE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293885025495087570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXeoYepk-dI/AAAAAAAAAfM/A61aH9W6RSo/s400/SIDE.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXeemLj8cbI/AAAAAAAAAek/mKXmI2mb9GQ/s1600-h/SIDE.jpg"> <br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXeemLj8cbI/AAAAAAAAAek/mKXmI2mb9GQ/s1600-h/SIDE.jpg"></a> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-3887871096672855658?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-57961224860753097992009-01-21T14:00:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:33:50.730-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SHIP THAT RELIES ON BALLAST TANKS</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaUACf926SI/AAAAAAAAAnY/uzSmT_fWv90/s1600-h/HOLLOW-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306647778866686242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaUACf926SI/AAAAAAAAAnY/uzSmT_fWv90/s400/HOLLOW-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SPIDER WAM-V (Wave Adaptive Modular-Vessel)</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaT_g2L9HJI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/L-wr7LMKPHQ/s1600-h/spider-ship02.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306647200715840658" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaT_g2L9HJI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/L-wr7LMKPHQ/s400/spider-ship02.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;">FOSTER CONCEPTS</span><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYASDI6DtQI/AAAAAAAAAj4/QiRzeqCX9Bo/s1600-h/LONDON+FESTIVAL.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296253006927607042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYASDI6DtQI/AAAAAAAAAj4/QiRzeqCX9Bo/s400/LONDON+FESTIVAL.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAO2GoU6_I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Nhexz0BUbTY/s1600-h/KHAN+SHATYRY+ENT+CEN+FOSTER-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296249484443184114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAO2GoU6_I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/Nhexz0BUbTY/s400/KHAN+SHATYRY+ENT+CEN+FOSTER-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAOla8TyUI/AAAAAAAAAjI/DrKrRrmyqT8/s1600-h/KHAN+SHATYRY+ENT+CEN+FOSTER-1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296249197837928770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 255px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAOla8TyUI/AAAAAAAAAjI/DrKrRrmyqT8/s400/KHAN+SHATYRY+ENT+CEN+FOSTER-1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">TENSILE DIAGRAMS-1</span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2k-5znI/AAAAAAAAAjY/CC1gy_pjnjQ/s1600-h/surface.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2k-5znI/AAAAAAAAAjY/CC1gy_pjnjQ/s1600-h/surface.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2k-5znI/AAAAAAAAAjY/CC1gy_pjnjQ/s1600-h/surface.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2k-5znI/AAAAAAAAAjY/CC1gy_pjnjQ/s1600-h/surface.jpg"></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2k-5znI/AAAAAAAAAjY/CC1gy_pjnjQ/s1600-h/surface.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296250592102567538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 311px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2k-5znI/AAAAAAAAAjY/CC1gy_pjnjQ/s400/surface.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">TENSILE DIAGRAMS-2</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2rt8KqI/AAAAAAAAAjg/LSD1BLaa79c/s1600-h/humped-.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296250593910467234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2rt8KqI/AAAAAAAAAjg/LSD1BLaa79c/s400/humped-.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">TENSILE ANALYSIS<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2gAPlzI/AAAAAAAAAjo/z_lFjDNACfw/s1600-h/spider1-m.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296250590766012210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 168px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SYAP2gAPlzI/AAAAAAAAAjo/z_lFjDNACfw/s400/spider1-m.jpg" border="0" /></a> ON WEB STRUCTURE</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-5796122486075309799?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-21289282465181636012009-01-16T15:36:00.001-08:002009-02-24T23:42:19.234-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">THE VIA LUNA'S CONCEPT DERIVES OFF THE PROPERTIES OF A SPIDER'S BUOYANCY, AND THE FORM OF A SPIDER'S WEB. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXEbMQ40xsI/AAAAAAAAAd0/1LyF16ykUSk/s1600-h/spiderweb1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5292040934642730690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: pointer; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXEbMQ40xsI/AAAAAAAAAd0/1LyF16ykUSk/s400/spiderweb1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXEaRqzo_LI/AAAAAAAAAdM/QM2IpSLkblw/s400/SPIDER.JPG" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-2128928246518163601?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-91303590572890091102009-01-16T11:39:00.000-08:002009-02-25T00:09:08.661-08:00<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">FURTHER STUDY...</span><br /></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTwd7B8FSI/AAAAAAAAAnA/dfyDCoN5BKw/s1600-h/SPIDER-3-WHOLE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306630657801983266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTwd7B8FSI/AAAAAAAAAnA/dfyDCoN5BKw/s400/SPIDER-3-WHOLE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">THE WEB-LIKE FORM MASKS THE CORE, THUS FORMING A DOUBLE-SKIN THAT WILL BE EXPLOITED AND UTILIZED FOR SELF-SUSTAINABILITY </span></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTvWunvTXI/AAAAAAAAAm4/KadNuzmyaxs/s1600-h/SPIDER-2-WHOLE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306629434700156274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTvWunvTXI/AAAAAAAAAm4/KadNuzmyaxs/s400/SPIDER-2-WHOLE.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">THE "CONCEPT" SKETCH</span><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTuI4yK6ZI/AAAAAAAAAmw/4rwRtXqKWOs/s1600-h/SPIDER-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306628097398466962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 174px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTuI4yK6ZI/AAAAAAAAAmw/4rwRtXqKWOs/s400/SPIDER-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">SPIDER LIKE FORM THAT IS BUOYANT ON INVERTED WEB AND LEGS, HAS A TENSILE-LIKE CORE ON TOP.</span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTrf_fRNZI/AAAAAAAAAmo/asikV9p3ywo/s1600-h/SPIDER-0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306625195800343954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SaTrf_fRNZI/AAAAAAAAAmo/asikV9p3ywo/s400/SPIDER-0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span></div><div><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"></span> </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">A SERIES OF SPIDER-LIKE LEG STRUCTURES THAT WOULD CREATE THE CORE; WITHIN WHICH THE PROGRAM WOULD BE HOUSED IN.</span><br /><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXEZjs9cxCI/AAAAAAAAAc8/Rk5Mg1WmQaA/s400/SPIDER.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="font-size:85%;">SPIRAL TOWER THAT WOULD ARISE FROM A PERIMETER BASE THAT WOULD BE MOVED BY GIANT TURBINES THAT WOULD ALSO SERVE TO GENERATE ENERGY.</span></span></span></div><div><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXEZteHe5SI/AAAAAAAAAdE/Z6kKmwTqP-0/s400/TOWER.jpg" /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">"OCEANIA" IS A CONCEPT THAT WOULD HARNESS ENERGY THROUGH TIDAL STREAM GENERATORS. ALTHOUGH THE DESIGN IS ANCHORED, IT COULD VERY WELL FLOAT ONTO THE OCEAN AND THUS USE THE GENERATORS TO MOVE AROUND.</span><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXdoodNfOeI/AAAAAAAAAeM/E7XDSpmPjRI/s400/OCEANICA.jpg" /><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">"THE WATER SPIRE" DERIVES OFF THE IDEA THAT A SPIRE CITY WOULD ACT AS A PIERE. THIS SPIRE CITY WOULD BE ABLE TO DETACH FROM ITS BRIDGE COUNTERPART AND FLOAT ONTO THE OCEAN.</span><br /></div><div><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXDi3KkpCjI/AAAAAAAAAcs/QOSPk4wD6y0/s400/THE+WATER+SPIRE.jpg" /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-9130359057289009110?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-81494843521787341462009-01-07T12:42:00.001-08:002009-01-28T00:22:47.994-08:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;">A FEW VISUALIZATIONS FROM THE WEB....</span><br /><br /><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SWflpaeKTqI/AAAAAAAAAZw/wlU8qyl8noE/s400/3.jpg" /><br /></div><div><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SWfl0RlSfHI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/97lrE3ZDU3c/s400/2.JPG" /><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SWfmSyyNvxI/AAAAAAAAAaA/qNw3gwN4Jgo/s400/4.JPG" /><br /></div><div><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SWfmdWkTgVI/AAAAAAAAAaI/-5mYj397ZkY/s400/1.JPG" /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-8149484352178734146?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7418011918221651722.post-23120805795432822782009-01-06T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-24T22:38:11.934-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXf3Wvxs5SI/AAAAAAAAAgk/YYQdACA0P3E/s1600-h/Aurora-EDIT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293971857151419682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXf3Wvxs5SI/AAAAAAAAAgk/YYQdACA0P3E/s400/Aurora-EDIT.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tV5K54qtS-k/SXfz6o5MVyI/AAAAAAAAAgM/sKaUUpt6aG0/s1600-h/earth-moon.jpg"><br /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">AS THE MAJOR BOULEVARDS AND AVENUES OF THE METROPOLITAN CENTERS INTERCONNECT NODES AND CREATE THE MAIN VEINS OF A MUCH LARGER WEB. THE VIA LUNA WILL DO JUST THAT, BUT IN ITS OWN RIGHT. THE VIA LUNA SPACE ELEVATOR WILL BE THE ROUTE THAT WILL CONNECT EARTH AND OUTER SPACE. IT WILL NOT ONLY FURTHER SPACE EXPLORATION BUT IT WILL FACILITATE THE COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE TRAVEL. CONCEPTUALLY, THE VIA LUNA WILL RECIPROCATE WHAT LES CHAMPS ELYSEE IS TO PARIS, AN URBAN ARTERY THAT LEADS YOU THROUGH ICONIC URBAN FEATURES. HOWEVER, THE VIA LUNA WILL TAKE YOU BEYOND ANY ICON EVER SEEN....IT WILL TAKE YOU TO SPACE ITSELF.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7418011918221651722-2312080579543282278?l=thevialuna.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>ALEX JIMENEZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13516057873686086638noreply@blogger.com1