The Retro Cinema Extinction
A random collection of photos of old cinema houses, mostly defunct and run down.
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Architecture, History, Photography, The Planet, Typography, Vintage Bye Bye Brasil, Cinema, collection, Film, History, Movie House, Photos, Theatres, Vintage
A random collection of photos of old cinema houses, mostly defunct and run down.
Architecture, Funny, Hmmn Interesting, Weird News Architecture, Islands, Social Distancing, St Lawrence River
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 […]
Architecture, Creative, Europe, Photography Aerial Photography, Barcelona, Drone, Márton Mogyorósy, Rooftops, Spain
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 […]
Architecture, Design, History, Weird News Architecture, Barcelona, Gaudi, Health and Safety, Spain, UNESCO
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 […]
Architecture, Asia, Creative, Design, Hmmn Interesting, The Planet Architecture, Beijing Airport, Creativity, Foster + Partners
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 […]
Architecture, Arts, Funny, History, Hmmn Interesting, Photography, Religion, San Francisco Bay Area, Sex Architecture, Arts, Breast, Funny, San Francisco, 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 […]
Architecture, Design, History, Photography, Politics, Sculpture, Vintage Alexey Sergeev, Art, Lenin, Narvskaya Station, Russia, Saint Petersburg, Soviet Era, Subway
Explore lots more of Alexey Sergeev’s Photography Collections here: [1] [2]
Architecture, Creative, Design, Funny, Hmmn Interesting Illumination, Interior Design, Lamps, Light, Lighting
Link to collection via The Presurfer and just in case you need light bulbs…
Architecture, Design, Events, History, Hmmn Interesting, Mechanical, Tech, Vintage amethyst, City Hall Station, Crystal, Defunct, Lost, Metro, MTA, New York, NYC, Old City Hall Station, platform, Rapid Transit, Secret, Subway, The Jewel In The Crown, Tiffany, Underground
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 […]
Architecture, Arts, Design, Illustration, Photography Belgium, Filip Dujardin, Photography
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