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Symphony of shapes and shadows
The Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles is an architectural marvel. Thank you, Frank Gehry.
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Visual mimicry
It took a second visit to Portland to notice how, from this point of view, the glass towers of the convention centre mirror the two towers of the old Steel Bridge.
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Esthetics of triangles
This is part of the newer wing at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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Ripple effects
This Frank Gehry-designed structure in Seattle is as dynamic as the ambient light around it. Constructed for the 1962 World’s Fair, the building now houses the EMP Museum.
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Pittock Mansion
A lovely spot overlooking the City of Portland. This image was snapped back in the spring. Perhaps I’ll venture inside next time …
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Massive hulk rising
Now *that’s* different! It was utterly shocking to turn a corner in Montreal’s Chinatown and see the new University of Montreal hospital complex (Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal) rising...
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Walk and talk
Just another evening on the Peace Bridge in Calgary. It’s definitely a popular place to be: It was around 10 p.m. that day and I had to wait several minutes for the bridge to clear sufficiently for a...
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Berlin Hauptbahnhof
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Berlin’s main train station, in a elegant and efficient public space. Its mainly glass train-shed allows lots of natural light into the building. Organization of train services...
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Fisherman’s Bastion
Fisherman’s Bastion is a wonderful gem on the Buda side of the Danube River in Budapest. The structure itself is grand and ornate, while the view of Pest from the top of the attraction is equally...
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Passage to the sky
It’s hard to believe this sci-fi-esque piece of architecture belongs to something as banal as a shopping centre! Spotted in Frankfurt on a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon back in September.
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Architectural reflection
Once upon a time, taking a photo at this location would not have produced the same result. This now-aluminum/glass-shell building, part of the Place Ville Marie complex in downtown Montreal, had its...
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Interstate
The underside of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, seen on a recent visit there at the south end of Waterfront Park.
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Tillikum Crossing
This striking structure is part of Tillikum Crossing, the newest bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Opened to traffic in fall 2015, it’s reserved for use by MAX light rail Orange...
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Go wide!
I might be going out on a limb here … but wide-angle lenses and Calgary’s Peace Bridge are a match made in heaven.
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Arc over water
There isn’t a big-name architect attached to Calgary’s George C. King Bridge over the Bow River at St. Patrick’s Island but it’s beautiful all the same.
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