Architecture

« When we build, let us think that we build for ever. »

- John Ruskin (English Author 1819-1900)

Architecture has always been a minor passion of mine, even musing early on the concept of getting a degree in it. But it is here in photography that I have found an outlet through which to experience, and present to you, the world of architecture around me.

Browse a selection of my architectural work from around the world here, using the table of contents to the right (below on mobile), or browse more specific portfolios in the Nature, Events, or History tabs found at the top of the website.

Informative architectural details can be found on this helpful site: https://archjourney.org/

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San Antonio

John Marshall Highschool

State Capitol Building

Miscelaneous

San Antonio

Frost Tower (2019) at center, Tower of the Americas (1968) to left, and Tower Life Building (1929) at right.

« ...what counts is not what you look at, but how you look at it. »

- Andreas Feininger (Principles of Composition in Photography)

John Marshall Highschool

Est. 1949

The Tower of the Americas

Constructed for San Antonio's 1968 worlds fair, known as Hemisfair '68. It utilizes around 4,000 cubic yards of concrete and weighs approximately 80 million pounds. Its antenna spire, above the "top house," reaches a dizzying 750 feet above San Antonio. The Tower is composed of a distinctive 45 foot wide concrete shaft with three exterior elevators.

The Alamo, central limestone brick structure of the façade dates to around 1758, the iconic rounded shape of the roof was added by the US Army in the 1850s

(Images of Alamo not listed for sale)

Frost Tower (2019) at center and Frost Bank Building (1975) seen at far right, viewed from South Flores Street, Kallisons Department Store (1921) seen in the foreground.

Tribute to Freedom, Joint Base San Antonio (dedicated 2019)

Austin, Texas

NOTE: While using a desktop, cross your eyes while staring at the above images. This set of stereoscopic images of Austin gives a 3D view down the Colorado River.

Austin from South Congress

Seen in the background is the Capitol Building (1888), the blue building at center is Frost Bank Tower (2003), and the Red stepped building to the right is One Congress Plaza (1987).

Main Building, The University of Texas at Austin

Completed in 1937, it replaced the original main building on campus which grew too small. Initially intended to house a library with a dumbwaiter system delivering books to students, it now houses primarily administrative offices. The top of the tower is home to an observation deck and the largest Carillion in Texas.

Niagara Falls

Pittsburgh

Flag of Pittsburgh, with US Steel Building, Gulf Tower (1932), and the Koppers Tower (1929) seen prominently to the left.

At Center is the US Steel Building (1971), PNC Park (2001) is in the foreground to right, Gulf Tower (1932) is seen at left, and the much smaller green roofed Koppers Tower (1929) is seen overshadowed by the USS building.

Downtown Pittsburgh crossing the West End Bridge

Cathedral of Learning, Pittsburgh PA (1926)

Clad in the same Indiana Limestone used in constructing the Empire State building 4 years later, it is the tallest educational building in the Western Hemisphere and the second tallest University building in the World after Moscow State University in Russia.

West End Bridge (1932) with Mt. Washington in the background

« “As an architect you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown.” » - Norman Foster (British Architect)

The Netherlands

Austria

France

Germany

BMW Welt

(BMW World, 2007) in foreground, Olympiaturm (1968) in background.

BMW Welt is a showcase, museum and events space adjacent to BMW's Headquarters and Munich factory

The Olympiaturm (Olympic Tower), became a focal point of the XX Olympics (1972) although its construction was begun without the certainty of the games coming to Munich. It was the highest tower in Central Europe upon its completion.

Colorado

Boulder County Court House

Constructed in 1934 allegedly out of sandstone from deconstructed railroad bridge abutments along the "Switzerland Trail Railroad"

St. Louis

The Gateway Arch, St. Louis Missouri

Completed in 1965 on land formerly occupied by some of the oldest parts of the city, known as The Riverfront. It stands as a monument to manifest destiny and the expansion of The United States westward into land occupied by millions of indigenous peoples.

Frank Lloyd Wright

Fallingwater (1935) Mill Run PA

widely acclaimed as one of the best examples of American architecture, it is designated a world heritage site and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Originally constructed as a retreat for the Kaufmann's of Pittsburgh's now defunct Kaufmann's Department Store.

Houston, Texas

Bank of America Building (1980) in background, Neils Esperson Building in foreground (1927)

Gulf Building (1929) art deco ceiling

Gulf Oil Building (1929)

The second tallest building in Texas, JP Morgan Chase Tower (1983) is in the background, Center is the CenterPoint Energy Plaza (1974) is the square building at center