Last night Lauren & I braved the cold wind & spent some time shooting photos on the Brooklyn Bridge. Despite the cold we had a great time & got a lot of fun shots. This is my favorite of the ones I took.
You can see the rest of my shots here & Lauren’s shots here.
Prague’s “Dancing House” is nicknamed “Fred and Ginger,” for obvious reasons.
Such a controversial design would normally be denied, but former president Vaclav Havel is a strong supporter of avant-garde architecture … and he owns the building next door.
An innovative new housing project in Tokyo aims to keep residents sharp by throwing them off balance. Duck! Most people, in choosing a new home, look for comfort: a serene atmosphere, smooth walls and floors, a logical layout. Nonsense, says Shusaku Arakawa, a Japanese artist based in New York. He and his creative partner, poet Madeline Gins, recently unveiled a small apartment complex in the Tokyo suburb of Mitaka that is anything but comfortable and calming. “People, particularly old people, shouldn’t relax and sit back to help them decline,” he insists. “They should be in an environment that stimulates their senses and invigorates their lives.”
With that in mind, Arakawa and Gins designed a building of nine apartments known as Reversible Destiny Lofts. Painted in eye-catching blue, pink, red, yellow and other bright colors, the building resembles the indoor playgrounds that attract toddlers at fast-food restaurants. Inside, each apartment features a dining room with a grainy, surfaced floor that slopes erratically, a sunken kitchen and a study with a concave floor. Electric switches are located in unexpected places on the walls so you have to feel around for the right one. A glass door to the veranda is so small you have to bend to crawl out. You constantly lose balance and gather yourself up, grab onto a column and occasionally trip and fall.
Some pictures taken around Nottingham City Centre. Was very busy with Christmas Shoppers but above the eyeline remained tranquil.
