08 Thursday Oct 2015
Posted in architecture, art, Budapest, history, Hungary, photography, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, Budapest, history, Hungary, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban
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 spectacular.
02 Friday Oct 2015
Posted in architecture, art, Berlin, Germany, photowalking, random, Trains & Transit, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, Berlin, Germany, photography, photowalk, rail, railroad, railway, random, train, trains, Travel, urban
Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Berlin’s main train station, is an elegant and efficient public space.
Its mainly glass train-shed allows lots of natural light into the building.
Organization of train services (regional S-Bahn trains top floor; regional, national and international services in the basement; local U-Bahn adjacent) makes transfers simple.
The large shopping and dining plaza on the two floors between train platforms encourages foot traffic.
Abundant public spaces and public art in, on and near the property add to the attractiveness of the building.
Every modern rail hub should aspire to be as welcoming.
29 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Alberta, architecture, art, Calgary, Canada, design, photowalking, random, urban
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alberta, architecture, art, bridge, Calatrava, calgary, canada, design, night, photowalk, random, Santiago Calatrava, skyline, urban
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 decent photo.
01 Monday Dec 2014
Posted in architecture, montreal, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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canada, Chinatown, CUSM, hospital, montreal, night, photography, photowalk, quebec, random, Travel, urban
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 high where there used to be only sky. I’ve seen it slowly built on my visits over the years but this is the first time the structure’s seemed so in-your-face.
The building is clearly going to dwarf the entire neighbourhood around it. (For the sake of perspective, I was a bit shy of 500 metres from the building when I snapped this shot.)
There’s a website for the new hospital, en français bien sûr!
05 Friday Sep 2014
Posted in architecture, history, photography, photowalking, Stockholm, Travel, urban
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architecture, HDR, history, photography, photowalk, random, Stockholm, Sweden, Travel, urban
A snapshot from the old Gamla Stan quarter of Stockholm.
07 Thursday Aug 2014
Posted in architecture, art, Calgary, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, urban
15 Tuesday Jul 2014
Posted in architecture, history, photography, photowalking, Portland, Travel, urban
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architecture, HDR, history, iPhoneography, Oregon, photography, photowalk, Portland, Travel, urban
A lovely spot overlooking the City of Portland. This image was snapped back in the spring. Perhaps I’ll venture inside next time …
22 Thursday May 2014
Posted in architecture, art, photography, photowalking, Seattle, Travel
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architecture, art, design, EMP Museum, photography, photowalk, Seattle, Seattle Center, Travel, urban, Washington
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.
19 Wednesday Feb 2014
Posted in architecture, art, iPhone, photography, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, canada, design, iPhoneography, montreal, photography, quebec, Travel
This is part of the newer wing at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
13 Thursday Feb 2014
Posted in architecture, art, photography, photowalking, San Francisco, Travel, urban
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architecture, art, california, design, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, Travel, urban
No mistaking where you are when you see this building.
Ricky Leong 