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Creating conditions of comfort to overcome the difficulties of the closed, noisy and completely buried working environment, constituted for architects, the biggest problem in the design of underground plants. Miranda's, in a cave, 80m long, 19.6m wide and 42.7m high, is particularly interesting due to the treatment of the ceiling, walls and the way the pillars articulate in their supporting function of the crane . The Comando building, of Discharge and Parque de Linhas, are located on the right bank, on an artificial platform, crowning a spur of rock that gives the tight curved shape of the river. Designed according to a volumetric scheme articulated in two bodies of controlled geometry, they are interconnected through a set of transparencies that allows the immediate location of the accesses and the visual projection to the exterior of the building. Access to the underground power station is through a 9m diameter and 63m deep well.
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Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights. In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states. Text by Steve Smith.
