22 Monday Jul 2019
Posted in Alberta, architecture, Calgary, Canada, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, urban
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Surrounding buildings frame the new Telus Sky building in downtown Calgary.
04 Thursday Jul 2019
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The Bow Building in downtown Calgary seen from a different angle — from my point of view anyhow. Here it is from its east side, flanked by the old downtown fire hall on the left and the North-West Travellers Building on the right. Tucked in behind bottom left is the new Telus Sky building, which is much taller than it appears here!
03 Wednesday Jul 2019
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The Telus Sky building rises behind the Le Germain hotel complex in downtown Calgary.
05 Sunday May 2019
Posted in history, London, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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Just a few minutes from the King’s Cross/St. Pancras railway complex in London are the Coal Drop Yards, a former industrial area along the Regents Canal being remade for modern retail/leisure, near other new buildings housing offices and residential spaces. Here is one of the buildings, as it was about a year ago.
15 Monday Apr 2019
Posted in art, history, Paris, photography, photowalk, photowalking, Travel, urban
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It was so disheartening to watch the news today and learn of the fire that engulfed the roof at Notre-Dame-de-Paris Cathedral. If there’s any good news to be had, it appears much of the structure remains intact and many of the historic artifacts and artwork were saved from the blaze.
I had the distinct pleasure of visiting the church in September 2012, as millions of visitors did yearly until today. I did not get the chance to scamper up to the top for a city view — next time, I thought then. With hope, this grand place of worship and one of Paris’s jewels will be rebuilt and reopen with renewed splendour.
30 Saturday Mar 2019
Posted in architecture, design, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Toronto, Travel, urban
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A view from the departures level at Toronto Pearson International Airport, snapped a few weeks ago.
28 Thursday Mar 2019
Posted in architecture, design, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, San Francisco, Travel, urban
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airport, architecture, california, design, photography, photowalk, random, san francisco, SFO, terminal, Travel, U.S.A., United States, urban
From my trip to San Francisco in December: There’s something I find aesthetically pleasing about how the angles of the building materials interact in this airport terminal. The variable sizes of the holes in the metal grilles add a little something too.
27 Wednesday Mar 2019
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Characteristic historic brick low-rise buildings line Yonge Street in downtown Toronto … but there are slowly giving way to high-rises springing up on either side of the artery.
25 Monday Feb 2019
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From last month: A view of the pedestrian walkway linking the Brookfield Place office tower with the retail plaza at Stephen Avenue Square in downtown Calgary.
06 Wednesday Feb 2019
Posted in architecture, Las Vegas, photography, photowalk, photowalking, random, Travel, urban
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A neat design feature outside a building in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Ricky Leong 