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Passage to the sky

02 Monday Nov 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, design, Frankfurt, Germany, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

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Passage to the sky

It’s hard to believe this sci-fi-esque piece of architecture belongs to something as banal as a shopping centre! Spotted in Frankfurt on a lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon back in September.

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Walk and talk

29 Wednesday Jul 2015

Posted by Ricky Leong 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

Walk and talk

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.

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Arches and squares

15 Friday Aug 2014

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

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Amsterdam, architecture, art, design, Holland, Netherlands, photography, photowalk, random, Travel, urban

Arches and squares

Easily overlooked, tucked in behind the Centraal Station in Amsterdam, is this transit bus terminal with its fine curved glass roof modelled after the train shed next door.

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Strolling over the Bow

07 Thursday Aug 2014

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

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Strolling over the Bow

Another view of the Peace Bridge over the Bow River in Calgary.

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Looking to the Golden Gate

25 Friday Jul 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in photography, photowalking, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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bridge, california, design, photography, photowalk, san francisco, Travel, urban

Looking to Golden Gate

Another view of San Francisco’s signature Golden Gate Bridge, seen from the Coit Tower on my visit there this past autumn.

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Double take

24 Saturday May 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in art, Calgary, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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alberta, art, calgary, california, canada, design, light, photowalk, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

Plaza refreshed

Digging through some photos from late 2013, I came across this quick snapshot of a poster reproducing an artist’s rendition for a remake of Horton Plaza Park in San Diego, above.
It struck me at the time how much those tall metallic columns really look like the Luminous Crossing towers of light at either end of the Calgary transit mall, below.
There’s no evidence (none I could find, anyway) the same artist is responsible for both, which makes this visual/design coincidence even more striking.

Twist of colour

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Ripple effects

22 Thursday May 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, photography, photowalking, Seattle, Travel

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architecture, art, design, EMP Museum, photography, photowalk, Seattle, Seattle Center, Travel, urban, Washington

Folding unto itself

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.

Folding unto itself II

Folding unto itself III

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Esthetics of triangles

19 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, iPhone, photography, Travel, urban

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architecture, art, canada, design, iPhoneography, montreal, photography, quebec, Travel

Esthétique triangulaire

This is part of the newer wing at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

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San Francisco signature

13 Thursday Feb 2014

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, photography, photowalking, San Francisco, Travel, urban

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No mistaking where you are when you see this building.

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Bathed in blue

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by Ricky Leong in architecture, art, design, iPhone, photography, photowalking, random, San Diego, Travel, urban

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Bathed in blue

Cool lightning on this building in downtown San Diego.

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