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Althouse - Aug 19, 2008
Climb up out of the parking garage and catch the first glimpse: At the end of a sunlit hallway: The interior of the cathedral has a design reflecting 2 theological truths: 1. "the LIGHT of God revealed in salvation …
Also tagged: architecture, photography, religion, jesus, l a
Althouse - Aug 16, 2008
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Althouse - Aug 16, 2008
A juxtaposition that amused me. I love the incongruity of architecture, the harmony of yellow, the jumble of plant life, and the old-fashioned Americana of bicycle-with-front-basket and white picket fence. (Enlarge.) …
Also tagged: architecture, photography, california, plants
Althouse - Aug 16, 2008
But behind the amphitheater the metal skin of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall is mirror-like. I think this is what is left of the surface that had to be matted down because it was reflecting sunlight and …
Also tagged: architecture, photography, l a, frank gehry
Althouse - Aug 16, 2008
Here we are at Java Detour in West Hollywood, where the design is evocative of the Macbook, fittingly enough. And don't get confused. I'm not in L.A. I'm just getting together the last of my L.A. pics. blog …
Also tagged: photography, apple, food, cnn, computers, coffee, l a, chris, cafe
Althouse - Aug 12, 2008
This: I posted pictures of the exterior of Frank Gehry's Walt Disney Concert Hall earlier today, and in the comments, the question was raised about what it was like inside. Well, it's rather complicated and confusing …
Also tagged: architecture, photography, l a, frank gehry, metaphor, aesthetics
Althouse - Aug 12, 2008
Yes, the front view. This is only the first set of my photographs of the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles. So look out, Frank Gehry haters. And look out, fisheye lens haters. Or maybe if you hate Frank …
Also tagged: architecture, photography, l a, frank gehry, aesthetics
Althouse - Aug 11, 2008
We went to see the Watts Towers, but they were partly covered in scaffolding and the fence doors were locked: I would have loved to take my fisheye lens inside those structures and look up and see all these things …
Also tagged: art, architecture, photography, l a, sculpture
Althouse - Aug 4, 2008
Just a few of my fisheye views of the great building. Here's some "Blade Runner"-specific info. blog advertising blog advertising
Also tagged: architecture, photography, movies, l a
Althouse - Aug 4, 2008
What L.A. building is this a small part of? What movie do most people refer to when they talk about this building? What much-less-talked-about movie did Althouse recognize this building from? (Enlarge.) blog …
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