Sunday, February 28, 2010

Wallace at Wallace

Wallace fountain, Wallace Collection, Hertford House, Manchester Square, London

Wallace fountain
Wallace Collection
Hertford House, Manchester Square
London, September 2003

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Eighth Avenue

Ads and cabs around Westin Hotel, 43rd Street and Eighth Avenue, New York

Ads and cabs around Westin Hotel
43rd Street and Eighth Avenue
New York, September 2007

Friday, February 26, 2010

Carré Saint-Nicolas

Carré Saint-Nicolas, rue Saint-Nicolas, Paris

Carré Saint-Nicolas
Rue Saint-Nicolas
Quartier des Quinze-Vingts, 12th arrondissement
Paris, July 2005

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Alphabeta Building

Alphabeta Building, Finsbury Square, London

Alphabeta Building
Finsbury Square
London, January 2008

“In the 1980s, the older (pre-1940s) buildings were all comprehensively redeveloped, by Sheppard Robson & Partners, to form a new office complex: Triton Court. The interiors were gutted and rebuilt, but the façades were retained, albeit with the addition of a double-height mansard roof and the insertion of a new entrance arch through the four-bay extension to the original Edwardian block. These are now the only remaining pre-World War II buildings in the square. After the completion of Triton Court, the 1950s block alone was left with the designation Royal London House. In 2013–15, Triton Court was developed by Resolution Property into Alphabeta, a 220,000 sq ft office block.[17] This was sold to Indonesian real estate conglomerate Sinar Mas Land in 2015.” (Finsbury Square, Wikipedia)

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Limehouse Basin

Narrow boats, Limehouse Basin, London

Narrow boats
Limehouse Basin
London, September 2003

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Thoth

Thoth's prayformance, Bethesda Terrace, Central Park, New York

Thoth during one of his “prayformances”
Bethesda Terrace, Central Park
New York, September 2008

Monday, February 22, 2010

Square Desruelles

Bernard Palissy by Louis-Ernest Barrias, Square Félix Desruelles, Paris

Statue of Bernard Palissy by Louis-Ernest Barrias, 1880
Square Félix-Desruelles
Boulevard Saint-Germain
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Broadgate Tower

Broadgate Tower, Primrose Street, Broadgate, London

Broadgate Tower
Primrose Street
Broadgate, City of London
London, January 2008

“The Broadgate Tower is a skyscraper in London's main financial district, the City of London. It was constructed between 2005 and 2008. The developer for the site was British Land. In February 2005 Broadgate Plaza Ltd, a subsidiary of British Land, submitted a planning application to the City of London for the construction of two buildings of 33 stories and 13 stories. Broadgate Tower, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and built by Bovis Lend Lease, was completed in 2008. It was constructed at the same time as the neighbouring building, 201 Bishopsgate, and the two are separated by a covered pedestrian area.” (Broadgate Tower, Wikipedia)

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Fourth Plinth

Model for a Hotel by Thomas Schütte, The Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London

“Model for a Hotel” by Thomas Schütte
The Fourth Plinth
Trafalgar Square
London, January 2008

Friday, February 19, 2010

Exxon Building

Fountain and pool, Exxon Building, Sixth Avenue at 50th Street, New York

Fountain and pool, Exxon Building
Sixth Avenue at 50th Street
New York, September 2007

Thursday, February 18, 2010

French Fries

True French fries, flea market, rue Jules Vallès, Saint-Ouen

Vraie frites (true French fries)
Flea market
Rue Jules Vallès, Saint-Ouen
Paris, July 2002

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Exchange House

Exchange House, Primrose Street, Broadgate, London

Exchange House
Primrose Street
Broadgate, City of London
London, January 2008

“When it opened in 1990, London’s Exchange House became an instant classic, one that exemplified a core belief at SOM that virtually all of the world’s cities can generate new urban space. Here, the space was found by utilizing air rights and applying sophisticated engineering techniques to the architectural design. Exchange House is a building-bridge hybrid: Its form and structure are built on an exposed steel bridge spanning a 78-meter-long rail yard. A platform arches over the train tracks, enabling the Liverpool Street Station to function normally underneath a 10-story office building. Four parallel structural arches, two expressed externally and two internally, provide the building’s skeleton, enabling column-free interior spaces.” (Exchange House, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Royal Victoria Dock

Royal Victoria Dock from the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, Docklands, London

Royal Victoria Dock
Seen from the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge
Docklands
London, September 2003

Monday, February 15, 2010

The Lake

Rowing on the Lake, Central Park, New York

Rowing on the Lake
Central Park
New York, September 2008

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Gepetto

Gepetto & Vélos, rue du Cardinal Lemoine, Paris

Gepetto & Vélos
Rue du Cardinal Lemoine
Quartier Saint-Victor, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2008

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Saint George

Saint George and the Dragon by Bernt Notke, St Catherine's Church, Lübeck

“Saint George and the Dragon” by Bernt Notke
(Cast of the original wooden statue in Storkyrkan, Gamla Stan, Stockholm)
St. Catherine's Church
Lübeck, May 2003

Friday, February 12, 2010

Chelsea Harbour

Chelsea Harbour, Sands End, London

Chelsea Harbour
Sands End
London, January 2003

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Memorial Tiles

9/11 memorial tiles, Seventh Avenue at 11th Street, New York

9/11 memorial tiles, car lot fence
Seventh Avenue at 11th Street
New York, September 2007

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Beaux-Arts

Bust of Pierre Puget, École des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Bust of Pierre Puget
École des Beaux-Arts
Rue Bonaparte
Quartier Saint-Germain-des-Prés, 6th arrondissement
Paris, July 2009

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Dirty Dicks

Dirty Dicks, Swedeland Court, Bishopsgate, London

Dirty Dicks
Swedeland Court
Bishopsgate, City of London
London, January 2008

“A pub on the east side of the road Bishopsgate, in the Bishopsgate Without area and is in the historic East End of London, which Bentley had once owned, changed its name from The Old Jerusalem to Dirty Dick's, and recreated the look of Bentley's warehouse shop. The contents, including cobwebs and dead cats from the original warehouse, were originally a part of the cellar bar, but have now been tidied to a glass display case. Successive owners of the Bishopsgate distillery and its tap capitalised on the legend. By the end of the nineteenth century, its owner, a public house company called William Barker's (D.D.) Ltd., was producing commemorative booklets and promotional material to advertise the pub. The pub had to undergo a degree of deep cleansing in the 1980s in order to comply with health and safety legislation.” (Dirty Dick, Wikipedia)

Monday, February 8, 2010

Open Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge open for a sailing barge, London

Tower Bridge open for a sailing barge
Tower Hamlets / Southwark
London, September 2005

Sunday, February 7, 2010

David Ippolito

David Ippolito, that Guitar Man in Central Park

“David Ippolito, that Guitar Man in Central Park”
Central Park
New York, September 2008

Saturday in New York (Skipping)
Memorial Day Hot Dogs
Relax It's Only Life
First Dance

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Crowded Steps


Steps of the Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart)
Rue du Chevalier de la Barre, Montmartre
Quartier de Clignancourt, 18th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Friday, February 5, 2010

Swiss Painter

Student at Jena, Tired of Life by Ferdinand Hodler, Neue Pinakothek, Munich

“Student at Jena” (1908) and “Tired of Life” (1892) by Ferdinand Hodler
Neue Pinakothek
Barer Straße
Munich, March 2004

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Be Silly

Be silly, Juicy Couture ad, Regent Street, London

Juicy Couture ad
Regent Street
London, October 2009

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Mulberry Street Cigars

Mulberry Street Cigars Co, Mulberry Street, New York

Mulberry Street Cigars Co.
Mulberry Street
New York, September 2007

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Chairs

Chairs, church of Saint-Séverin, Paris

Chairs
Église Saint-Séverin (Church of Saint-Séverin)
Rue des Prêtres Saint-Séverin
Quartier de la Sorbonne, 5th arrondissement
Paris, July 2004

Monday, February 1, 2010

Marzocco

Marzocco, Piazza della Signoria, Florence

The “Marzocco”
Piazza della Signoria
Florence, December 2009