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Slim fit

11 Wednesday Apr 2012

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Slim fit

Now that’s a slim profile. One of the coolest buildings in the Saint-Henri district of Montreal, as seen in 2009.

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Skeletal structure

06 Friday Apr 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, art, Calgary, Canada, design, photography, photowalking, urban

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Skeletal structure

A really tight, extremely cropped view of the Peace Bridge in Calgary, taken just a few days before it opened.

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Encounter with justice

05 Thursday Apr 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, Canada, history, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Cour municipale

Montreal municipal court, as seen in January.

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Waiting to cross

22 Thursday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Waiting to cross

Calatrava pedestrian bridge, Calgary, on March 21, 2012, just days shy of its grand opening.

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Art, to go

21 Wednesday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, Canada, design, fun, montreal, photography, photowalking, trains, transit, Travel, urban

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Sun where the sun normally don't shine

Champ-de-Mars métro station in Montreal was recently identified as one of most beautiful subway stations in the world. Surely, the wonderful panes of stained glass has something to do with it.

Il fait beau dans l'métro

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Only one more week …

17 Saturday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, art, Calgary, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, transit, urban

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Glowing tube

… until this Santiago Calatrava creation is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
I might not have liked how this bridge came to be and how much the public purse coughed up for it — and I’m unsure if I will ever understand accept how that all happened.
That said, the bridge is there, so we might as well enjoy it for what it is.
This picture was taken last month, not long after the temporary supporting bridge was removed and workers began putting together the finishing touches on the structure.

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Evolving skyline

09 Friday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, Canada, fun, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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Hulks rising

Here’s another view of the first- and second-tallest skyscrapers in Calgary, taken back in the spring.

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Awestruck

08 Thursday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, photography, photowalking, Travel, video

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Awestruck

A young kid enjoys a view of the Transamerica Pyramid from the top of the Coit Tower in San Francisco, almost two years ago.

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Alma Mater

01 Thursday Mar 2012

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, montreal, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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One of the newer buildings at Concordia University’s downtown (Sir George Williams) campus in Montreal.

Visually complex

Very cool foyer, lots of art exhibited inside. Wish it was around when I studied there!
Taken in January.

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Bow rising

09 Wednesday Dec 2009

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, photography, photowalking, random, urban

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The Bow building, still under construction in downtown Calgary, is slowly rising to become the tallest skyscraper in western Canada.

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