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Straight lines and curves

11 Friday Aug 2017

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

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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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Telus Sky rising

08 Tuesday Aug 2017

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Sky rising

Telus Sky under construction, seen from the arcade outside of Hudson’s Bay department store in downtown Calgary.

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707 Fifth

26 Monday Jun 2017

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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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 weekend.

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New digs for Royal Canadian Legion No. 264

12 Monday Jun 2017

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Royal Canadian Legion No. 264, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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 the background on the right side of the frame. These pictures were snapped a few days ago.

Royal Canadian Legion No. 264, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Royal Canadian Legion No. 264, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Seeing through

21 Sunday May 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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London, England

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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Patterns overhead

24 Friday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, Berlin, design, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Sony Centre, Berlin, Germany

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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Campus

20 Monday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, Germany, Leipzig, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany

This modern university building in Leipzig, Germany, mimics what stood there previously. Snapped this photo back in September.

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Amsterdam: Leaning on each other

09 Thursday Mar 2017

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

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Houses along the Damrak canal in Amsterdam

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 station. And by the way … it’s not camera lens distortion you’re seeing — the floors in those building really do have a slight lean to them.

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Mind’s eye

04 Saturday Mar 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, design, Prague, random, Travel, urban

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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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Three-sided portals

11 Wednesday Jan 2017

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, design, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban

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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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