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If I knew what 'post modern' meant, this may have been better, but in these books the characters live within other books. The bottom title gives you a clue as to some. They're also a really good left of field read. (If you like Douglas Adams, you'll probably like these.)
James R. Thompson Center. Chicago, IL. Photo by John Lishamer Photography (www.johnlishamer.com) All Rights Reserved. Nikon F3. Nikkor 24mm f2.8 ais. Ilford FP4 125. Rodinal.
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21/07/2010 UPDATE Guess where I'm off to today...look for some cool aerials of the Strip at night. my hotel has quite good views apparently.
Sometimes, as you walk along the Las Vegas strip, you can't see where one culture ends and another starts, depth is meaningless because of the scale of things, and it all becomes an overwhelming swirl of images and ideas.
However, this kiss was emblematic of what is permanent and meaningful. It jumped out at me like a beacon, and i tried to frame it with as much of the cacaphony as I could fit in the frame.
By the way, this is straight out of the camera pretty much. I added a little framing treatment.
The Blue and Green Diamonds are twin condominium towers in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. They are both 559 feet and 44 floors. They are the tallest buildings in Miami Beach, and were both completed in the year 2000.
A rental bike disposed in the Düssel River at the famous Königsallee ("Kö") in Düsseldorf, Germany. Kö is one of the most expensive shopping streets in Germany. Reflections show the facade of the so-called "Kö-Bogen", a shopping mall designed by Daniel Libeskind.
Yeah, this is a Jo-Ann of the 90s. This was a display area at the center of the store (laid out like a racetrack with two wide cross aisles through it) that's not well used these days.
Ty'r Bont, which the Pevsner Guide to Gwynedd notes was reputed (in 1982) to be the first postmodern classical house in Wales. The guide is unimpressed, describing it as "tired and dated, the fate of most PoMo buildings".
To me it looks bright and lively - infinitely more so than almost every modern building along the seafront. I found an older picture of the house on flickr, which shows that the glazing of the big central window (lighting a double-height space) has been replaced and slightly simplified, but the sense of a sunburst is still very strong. What you can't tell from this picture is that the arch at the top of that window echoes a vaulted space inside.
Esperanté Corporate Center is one of West Palm Beach's premier commercial property. Having recently undergone an $8 million renovation, the building boasts an exclusive array of amenities and services that make it stand out from the competition. With convenient access to local highways, including I-95 and the turnpike, Esperanté Corporate Center is only a 30-minute drive from Boca Raton and Jupiter. Tenants are also in close proximity to a wide array of downtown area shopping and dining.
Gensler Architects has reworked Esperanté’s six-story atrium and second floor lobby with new escalators and a contemporary design, complemented by a complete rebranding of the building and refreshed complemented by a complete rebranding of the building and refreshed Nicole Henry, who will select and rotate pieces throughout the year.
A six-story atrium is ideal for hosting corporate events, and
the building also features a well-appointed conference center,
fitness club, and café that provides catering services.
Tenants arrive in their vehicles through the porte-cochere, where they are greeted by valet parking attendants, upgraded façade lighting, and a new sign program. State-of-the-art security, 24/7 lobby attendant, Wi-Fi in common areas, a well-appointed conference center, and an exclusive program of tenant services round out the changes.
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www.emporis.com/buildings/130871/esperante-west-palm-beac...
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I was investigating our psychological and physical barriers as they failed to protect.
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The Portland Building (designed by Michael Graves) as seen from the Standard Plaza Building (Skidmore, Owings and Merrill)
Mural by Indigo aka @indig0art seen in the Wynwood Arts District of Miami, Florida.
Photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site.
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Designed by Catalan architect Enric Miralles, 1999-04 in the postmodern style. The ground plan of the parliament complex represents a “flower of democracy rooted in Scottish soil.” Forms surrounding exterior windows are all symbolic, from the windows on the West wall (inspired by the silhouette of “The Skating Minister” by Sir Henry Raeburn, (one of Scotland's most famous paintings), to the asymmetric panels on the main façade (representing a curtain being drawn aside, a symbol of open government).
The Debating Chamber is the centrepiece of the parliament, designed not to glorify but to humble the politicians who sit within it. The windows face Calton Hill, allowing MSPs to look up to its monuments (reminders of the Scottish Enlightenment).
Alas, all has not been well with this building. Architect Miralles died before the project was complete of a brain tumour at the age of 45 and the building cost spiralled out of control, costing ten times the original estimate. It also opened three years late and as a result was always going to struggle to be accepted by the Scottish public.
This is a pity because it is a rare example of a modern building that is not afraid to make a statement and is not just being inoffensive or attempting to blend in. The building has won some awards including the VIII Biennial of Spanish Architecture, the RIAS Andrew Doolan Award for Architecture and the 2005 Stirling Prize, the UK's most prestigious architecture award.
"A Celtic-Spanish cocktail to blow both minds and budgets, it doesn't play safe, energetically mining a new seam of National Romanticism refined and reinterpreted for the twenty-first century." ~ Architectural Review. Described by landscape architect Charles Jencks as "a tour de force of arts and crafts and quality without parallel in the last 100 years of British architecture."