Archive for the 'architecture' Category

Tonka

05May06

Tonka

Originally uploaded by johnkoetsier.

A building is going up near my Bellingham office - tilt-up construction in which huge slabs of concrete are poured, then lifted into place.
I’m wondering how the crane is going to get out …

H2O

22Apr06

H2O

Originally uploaded by johnkoetsier.

Teresa and I were out shopping this afternoon … our main floor bathroom is about to get blown up and redone.
High time, too …
We saw this sand-blasted glass sink and faucet - beautiful. Unfortunately, due to irritating facets of reality (namely, pipes, […]

San Antonio has some wonderful architecture, as I’ve previously posted. Here’s another taste.
They seem to like adding funky little additions to existing buildings:

Another one. Perhaps they’re even built at the same time as the main building - but they sure add some flavor to the design.

Lots of pattern and similarity in this government building near […]

Part of what makes a city a great city is its architecture.
You can have great architecture without a great city, but you can’t have a great city without great architecture.
When I travel, I love to experience the new place. And it becomes a special experience when the place has a style all it’s own. San […]

Something old, something new. Snapped this yesterday while strolling around downtown Vancouver.