Journal of Architecture, Travel & Books
“The art of architecture is a human creation. Architecture, this human creation, is, in fact, only an application of principles born outside us and which we appropriate to ourselves by observation.”
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
It is amazing how I can take hundreds of photos over the course of a busy week and it isn’t until months later that I realize I have groups of photos that work so well with each other. Here is a selection of photos from London.
Continue reading “A Photo Selection from London”Continue reading “Wandering Around Zurich”“We value the quality of the unpredictable as one of the key virtues of the city. We want to get lost in cities, we don’t want them to be comprehensible all at once. We want to discover them gradually, to understand their layers of complexity.”
Deyan Sudjic, The Language of Cities
Continue reading “The Colorful Architecture of Zurich”“Aesthetic intention and the creation of better surroundings for life are the two permanent characteristics of architecture. These aspects emerge from any significant attempt to explain the city as a human creation. But because architecture gives concrete form to society and is intimately connected with it and with nature, it differs fundamentally from every other art and science.”
Aldo Rossi, The Architecture of the City
Here is a photo series from Zürich, Switzerland. All photos were taken by me on Sunday, December 31, 2017.
“Architectural travel does not end with maturity – all the practicing architects I know travel in order to see places with their own eyes, to observe the effect of a specific form, a quality of light, or a particular dimension, and to learn how people behave in certain spaces.”
Witold Rybczynski, How Architecture Works: A Humanist’s Toolkit
While I am not an architect, I do enjoy traveling to new cities. Each new city brings with it the excitement of seeing beautiful buildings. Pictures can only show us one particular detail or a single segment of scenery. They are crafted to show their subjects in the most flattering light. But seeing something in person is a completely different experience. We see how all of the elements that define a city interact with each other. We see their flaws and shortcomings and we also see their beauty from different angles and perspectives. There is a new context, and for us, the traveler, that is what excites us.
Continue reading “Museums and Architecture: London”
“Die Menschheit hat ihre Würde verloren, aber die Kunst hat sie gerettet und in bedeutenden Steinen aufbewahrt. (Humanity has lost its dignity, but art has rescued it and kept it in important stones.)”
Friedrich Schiller
Here is a photo series from my trip to London.
Continue reading “Postcards from Abroad: London”Continue reading “A Study in Weathered Facades: Paris”“The study of architecture opens up the enjoyment of buildings with an appreciation of their purpose, meaning and charm”
Sir Banister Fletcher, preface to the Tenth Edition of A History of Architecture, 1938
A photo series from Paris.
A Walk Through The City 