A New Perspective of the Day: Hong Kong’s Vertical Horizon
French photographer Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze’s latest project Vertical Horizon takes a refreshing look at the vertical horizon of Hong Kong, the city where renowned architects from around the world compete to build the tallest and most beautiful buildings. According to Jacquet-Lagrèze, his project aims to remind people to look up at the structures shaping the world around them.
Celebrating I.M. Pei’s 96th Birthday
Today, famed architect I.M. Pei turns 96. Born in Guangzhou, China, Pei came to the United States in 1935 to pursue higher education. He graduated from MIT with his Bachelors in Architecture in 1940 and from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design in 1946.
Pei’s work is distinctly modernist with cubist tones and often features distinctive sweeping reflective glass facades. He is perhaps best known for the glass and steel pyramid at the Museé du Louvre in Paris, France—a controversial project completed in 1989 that has since become one of the most iconic modern buildings in France.
For more photos from I.M. Pei’s greatest works, check out their location pages below:
- Pyramide du Louvre - Paris, France
- John F. Kennedy Library Presidential Library and Museum - Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Luce Memorial Chapel (路思義教堂) - Tunghai, Taiwan
- Bank of China Tower (中銀大廈) - Hong Kong
- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum - Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- Suzhou Museum (苏州博物馆)- Suzhou, China
- 5th Avenue Apple Store - New York City, New York, USA
- Miho Museum - Kyoto, Japan
- Fountain Place - Dallas, Texas, USA
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Panoramic Rainbow Walkway Illuminates ARoS Museum
Want to see more? View Olafur Eliasson’s “Your rainbow panorama” through the ARoS location page, the “Your rainbow panorama” location page, and the #ARoS hashtag.
Imagine what it would be like to live inside of a rainbow. That is exactly what Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson has created in his rooftop installation, “Your rainbow panorama.” Positioned atop ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, a 10-story art museum located in Århus, Denmark, the elevated walkway yields a spectacular 360-degree view of the city.
Made entirely out of glass with panels in every color of the spectrum, the rainbow installation’s walkway measures 150 meters (492 feet) around. It’s also visible from a great distance throughout the surrounding area, acting as a multicolored compass for those navigating Århus both during the day and at night when spotlights installed in the floor light it up from inside. The project, as Olafur Eliasson explains, inspires a rich dialogue between visual arts and architecture.
Through an Architect’s Eyes: @pmara
Priya (@pmara) knows buildings. As part of the architectural team on multiple projects around the world, including the new west-coast flagship Apple Store in Palo Alto, California, this San Francisco designer’s experience and passion directs her eye.
“Even if the photo isn’t of an architecturally significant building, I still think like an architect and find alignments, balance and proportions that speak to me—or at least I try.”
Her eye for spatial relations extends even to the dinner table: Priya is also the creator of the #SundayBrunchAtHome hashtag, where she documents her and her husband’s long-standing ritual of making Sunday brunch together.
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