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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater was designed to emulate the site's existing natural features. Contextual architecture, also known as Contextualism is a philosophical approach in architectural theory that refers to the designing of a structure in response to the literal and abstract characteristics of the environment in which it is built.
Poulaphouca Reservoir, officially Pollaphuca (from Irish Poll a' Phúca, meaning 'the Púca's hole'), [1] [2] is an active reservoir (for both water supply and electricity generation) and area of wild bird conservation in west County Wicklow, Ireland named after the Poulaphouca waterfall on its south-western end where the water exits the lake.
Contextualism, also known as epistemic contextualism, is a family of views in philosophy which emphasize the context in which an action, utterance, or expression occurs. Proponents of contextualism argue that, in some important respect, the action, utterance, or expression can only be understood relative to that context. [ 1 ]
The watershed includes a series of 14 lakes and interconnecting rivers. From the uppermost lake in the chain, Beals Lake in Echo Township, Antrim County, the water flows 55 miles (89 km) and drops 40 feet (12 m) in elevation. It has over 200 miles (320 km) of shoreline and almost 60 square miles (160 km 2) of water surface. [1] [2]
Findings from landscape limnology research are contributing to many facets of aquatic ecosystem research, management, and conservation. Landscape limnology is especially relevant for geographical areas with thousands of ecosystems (i.e. lake-rich regions of the world), in situations with a range of human disturbances, or when considering lakes, streams, and wetlands that are connected to other ...
Tsala Apopka Lake is composed of a number of lakes, swamps and marshes interspersed with islands, with a total open water surface area of about 19,111 acres (77.34 km 2). It is spread through an area of about 63,000 acres (250 km 2 ), bounded by State Road 200 to the north, State Road 48 to the south, the Withlacoochee River to the east, and US ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to epistemology: . Epistemology (aka theory of knowledge) – branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge. [1]
There is a water level control dam between Hunt and Cherry Lakes. Lakes Lucy and Emma are surrounded by rural development and sandy hills. Lucy is around 10 feet (3.0 m) in depth [17] while Emma is deeper at 14 feet. [18] Heart Lake is separated from the Palatlakaha River by a dike with a water level control dam in it.