The Retro Cinema Extinction
A random collection of photos of old cinema houses, mostly defunct and run down.
Architecture
Expert Social Distancing
The world’s smallest inhabited island is called Just Room Enough. Try to social distance here. It sits in the St Lawrence River, halfway between New York and Ontario. Purchased by the Sizeland family in the 1950s, the island has a house, a tree, shrubs, and a small beach. It’s just […]
Barcelona From Above by Márton Mogyorósy
BARCELONA FROM ABOVE The series explores the coastal city of Barcelona from above, creating geometric images of the Spanish city’s buildings, shore, and sea. Soaring high in the sky, this instrument gives a unique perspectives of the world, opening up a new way to look at any environment. With this […]
Gaudí’s Sagrada Familia Has Been Building Without a Permit for 136 Years, Now Has to Pay a $41 Million Fee
From Art Net: The Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s landmark church designed by Antoni Gaudí, has been slapped a with a €36 million fine for lacking a building permit—136 years after construction began. The fine will be paid in installments to city authorities by the trustees of Gaudí’s still unfinished masterpiece. … Colau broke down […]
The New Beijing Airport
The New Beijing Airport Simply stunning. According to its designers, it is built to resemble a Chinese dragon. Its structural plan is a homage to the architectural marvel that is the Forbidden City. Link to Telegraph article. More photos, including interior shots from the architect. Foster + Partners site. If […]
Breast of Burden : St Mary’s Cathedral
In brief: Saint Mary’s Cathedral in San Francisco was designed by architect Pier Luigi Nervi in 1971 and built amid an atmosphere of controversy. The building has been described by many as resembling an overgrown washing machine agitator, and several San Franciscans have taken to calling it “Our Lady […]
Russian Soviet Era Subway Art
Explore lots more of Alexey Sergeev’s Photography Collections here: [1] [2]
40 of The Most Creative Lamp Designs Ever
Link to collection via The Presurfer and just in case you need light bulbs…
The Defunct NYC City Hall Subway Station
New York City Subway’s “Jewel In The Crown” The New York City Subway system officially opened on October 27, 1904 at the City Hall Station. It was the final stop on the downtown Lexington Avenue IRT local #6 train. It is situated under City Hall Park. It was closed because […]
Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin
Belgian photographer Filip Dujardin makes images of unexpected buildings – that is, he “combines photographs of parts of buildings into new, fictional, architectonic structures,” Mark Magazine explains. Link Via BLDGBLOG