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In the company of arches
This is a lovely detour off the Georgenbau city gate on the way to the Neumarkt square. Not exactly off the beaten path, but a lot less crowded and a bit more visually interesting. Snapped this view...
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Mirror universe in Prague
This glass façade in Prague seemed out of place to me. At least it’s as stylish as circumstances will allow — and the glass lets you see a reflection of what the space once probably looked like.
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Dancing House
This lovely complex next to the Vltava River in Prague, designed by Frank Gehry, is named the Dancing House — also known as Fred and Ginger.
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King’s Cross, London
I love this structure at King’s Cross station in London. There’s something soothing about the curvy lattice … although I couldn’t tell you why, exactly.
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Three-sided portals
Staring up at this building on Oxford Street in London back in September, I found the window design particularly pleasing for some reason.
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Mind’s eye
Another snapshot from my visit to Prague back in the fall — this one showcasing a pleasing (IMHO!) juxtaposition of modern and historical architecture.
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Amsterdam: Leaning on each other
Here’s an image snapped in Amsterdam on my very first trip to Europe, back in September 2012. These beautiful houses are lined up along the Damrak canal, just a stone’s throw from the main train...
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Campus
This modern university building in Leipzig, Germany, mimics what stood there previously. Snapped this photo back in September.
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Patterns overhead
This is the visually striking roof atop the Sony Centre in Berlin, as seen on my visit there in September 2015.
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Seeing through
A view of The Shard in London, seen through an architectural feature on the Southwark Bridge across the Thames. This image is from my first visit there in October 2012.
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New digs for Royal Canadian Legion No. 264
Crews continue putting the finishing touches on the new home for the Kensington Branch of the Royal Canadian Legion in Calgary. In the photo above, the old legion hall is the low, brown building in...
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707 Fifth
Another view of one of the newest office towers in Calgary. The canopy at right is from the 6th Street CTrain station, while the building in the reflection is the Calgary Courts Centre. Snapped on the...
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Telus Sky rising
Telus Sky under construction, seen from the arcade outside of Hudson’s Bay department store in downtown Calgary.
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Straight lines and curves
This public space connects, from left, the 4th Street S.W. LRT station, the gleaming-new 707 Fifth St. S.W. building, the Calgary Courts Centre and Harley Hotchkiss Gardens.
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See the sound
The National Music Centre building in Calgary’s East Village rivals its exhibits as a reason to visit the place.
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Twisted link
An elevated pedestrian walkway made less-ordinary thanks to a little extra visual something. Spotted near Covent Garden in London last year.
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St. Pancras hotel, London
A view of the St. Pancras hotel, seen about a year ago (!) from my hostel room in London.
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Hold the torch high
From my visit to Berlin last year, strolling along the Spree River, if I recall correctly.
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Pyramid of Edmonton
One of the glass-and-steel pyramids that make up Edmonton City Hall. This photo was captured on a quick trip to the city last year.
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Imperfect mirrors
Montreal’s KPMG Tower, above, shows a reflection of the main building at Place Ville-Marie … while one of the buildings in the PVM complex, below, shows a reflection of the KPMG Tower.
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