Ensemble…

Good morning!!….I am celebrating the arrival of Springlike weather (finally!) here in Europe and decided to produce two cross-processed architectural images. I wanted to stress the strong qualities of the flow or angle but also focus on the graphic impact. I hope I’ve achieved that – it’s the first time I designed a couple of lightroom presets and I’m happy with the results….I trust you are too.

La Défense…

Ebb ad Flow II…

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Julian

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Complexity….

Good morning!…..I was thinking of the word complexity the other day and visualized two images below that I took over a period of  a few months in 2010. I love complexity, especially in contemporary architecture – new materials have led the way for designers and architects , and have allowed them to let go of their inhibitions and produce veritable works of art. I hope you will enjoy these images, one is a blend and the other just a detail of a larger piece, both taken in Los Angeles…

Complexity…

V…

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Spacious…

Good morning!…Today’s post is of the Los Angeles Convention Center atrium. I am always amazed at the size of these structures in the US which can house thousands of visitors and virtually transform themselves into anything the economy demands. This is a (tiny portion) looking up shot at the center of the atrium which by its very nature provides natural light to anyone entering or exiting the structure. Reinforced glass and an intricate array of beams enables a tremendous span of uninterrupted floor space – and all superbly air conditioned battling 100 F weather on a typical summer day. Please enjoy it.

Atrium…

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Julian

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A little monochrome…

Good morning!…this time I’m posting a theme that I love…..passages. Again the HALL, with a light texture and processing, but focusing on a beautiful bit of 5 o’clock light. I love the leading lines that Gehry works with in his designs, the sense of hope and discovery; this being no exception. I hope you enjoy it and thank you for visiting.

Just…

Oh, there is another piece on passages/transitions further down if you want to check.

Thank you,

Julian

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Small space, great ideas…

Hello again! Probably my favorite museum on the West coast……the ‘Frisco’ MOMA is an inviting space that is packed in a relatively small location in the heart of San Francisco but packs more punch than many of its competitors put together. I love the open architecture – (don’t take the elevators!) – that ascends via two staircases revealing gallery after gallery of the most wonderful art you’ll ever see.

Below I present two captures that to me speak loads about the building (this is personal, so if you’ve been here and think that a rooftop shot is more representative, go for it) – First is the view from below all the way to that wonderful catwalk, an obligated path if you choose not to take the elevators, just under that massive skylight – the other the simple geometry of one of the staircase landings. I hope you like them, both via Nikon D300 btw.

MOMA entrance hall, looking up…

The landing…

As always, thank you for visiting to my pages……

Julian

note: If you want to see a detail of the skylight as seen from the catwalk go to my page “Harmonic progression…”

Minimally so…

Good morning….as April moves along I thought that I would explore minimalism, that ethereal quality that strips all elements down to the bare necessities, revealing only the essentials (and doesn’t let even the compositional aspects distract us)……I love how architecture can ‘become part’ of the background sometimes. I like how through lines or shadows it can almost hover and create a sense of the surreal.

Endless affair (architecture detail, 2011)

Banister…(detail plus shadow, 2010)

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Julian

Harmonic progression…

Good morning…..

For this issue I’m relying on two of my photographs to do the talking – my objective here was to capture the essence of both buildings; first through the complexity of the top floor of San Francisco’s MOMA, bursting with lines and circles…and secondly via a ‘textured’ minimal based on one of my recurring themes, Richard Meier’s Getty Center waves. Please enjoy…

Catwalk II…(2010)

Harmonic progression…(2011)

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Julian

Curves….

Hi again……..today I wanted to post a few notes on the importance of curves – yes, architecture has curves – leading sensual curves that please the eye and always cause us to think “form follows function…or maybe function follows form”. Whatever the case here are two examples by american architect Richard Meier. Enjoy!

Los Angeles (digital color, 2009)

Los Angeles (digital bw, 2010)

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Julian

A matter of perspective…

March 1 and all is good..

I though this time I would take a shot at [another] two Richard Meier pieces, located in the same building here in LA. My idea this time is to present how perspective, or in many cases, point of view, can affect a piece. I mean, see it from here and it looks a certain way, see it from there and at a different time of day and it is completely different. I think that a good architect is one that focuses on the details, let the individual parts speak their language, and then come together to for the whole building – individual parts of a building treated like stand alone works of art. I thing that Meier is a master at that.

Squared – looking up (2010)

Again squared – looking up (2010) – bw high contrast to elicit a futuristic feel/ a sense of timelessness.

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Julian