Monday, May 17, 2010

Exploratory Study on R9 Trip

This survey is along the route No.9 on East West economic corridor which links Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam together.

Monday, March 29, 2010

Exploratory Study on R3A Trip

The study focuses on an investigation on the R3A economic potential including trade and investment. The exploratory areas cover LuangNamta and Boten in Myanmar, and Bohan, ChiangRung and Kunming in Yunnan (Southwestern China).

Exploratory Study on R3B Trip

The study focuses on an investigation on the R3B economic potential including trade and investment. The exploratory areas cover Tachilek, MuengLa and ChiangThung in Myanmar.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Les Machines de l'île de Nantes

The Machines of the Isle of Nantes

The Machines de l’Ile is a totally unprecedented artistic project. Born from the imaginations of François Delarozière and Pierre Orefice, it is a blend of the invented worlds of Jules Verne, the mechanical universe of Leonardo da Vinci, and the industrial history of Nantes, on the exceptional site of the former shipyards.

The Prototype Branch of the Heron Tree:

It is the preview of the major project of the Machines de l’Ile. The prototype branch was created during the first phase of the Machines de l’Ile in 2007 to verify the strength and safety of the construction, and to validate the methods used for growing plant life on the tree.

The Great Elephant:

Photo by N. Piyaareekul on June 7, 2008

This gigantic animal, 12 meters high and 8 meters wide, made from 45 tons of wood and steel, lives in the largest hangar. When the majestic elephant goes out for its walk, it is like architecture in motion coming out from a steel cathedral. The 49 passengers on board embark for an amazing journey on the Isle of Nantes (Ile de Nantes) which offers a view over the banks of the Loire river. It is a unique spectacle for everyone to enjoy.

source: http://www.lesmachines-nantes.fr/english/index.html

Jardin des plantes de Nantes

Jardin des plantes de Nantais

Le Jardin des plantes de Nantes, autrement appelé jardin botanique, est un jardin public de la ville de Nantes, situé face à la gare SNCF. Il offre des collections de plantes rares, des carrés de plantes médicinales, de nombreuses variétés de camélias, de serres à cactées. Notamment, les serres constituent de précieuses collections, traitées de manière écologique, sans engrais ni pesticides.

The plant garden of Nantes, often called botanical garden, is a public garden in the city of Nantes, located opposite the railway station. It offers collections of rare plants, squares of medicinal plants, many varieties of camellias, greenhouses' cacti. In particular, the greenhouses are valuable collections, treated as environmental, without fertilizers or pesticides.

Photo by N. Piyaareekul on June 10, 2008