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The “Volcano House”
The flying saucer resembling ”Volcano House” looks out over a 60-acre property midway between Las Vegas and Los Angeles in Newberry Springs. The house was designed by architect Harold J. Bissner, Jr. in 1968 and belonged to broadcaster Huell Howser until his death recently. The inspiration? San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, a nuclear plant in northwestern San Diego county. Now, it’s been donated to Chapman University.
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Photography: Inhabited Bridges
Ponte Vecchio, Italy
The Ponte Vecchio is the oldest bridge in Florence. Houses built on the bridge was a common practice in large European cities during the Middle Ages.
Surrealist Architecture Designs by Victor Enrich
Architectural designer Victor Enrich created these intriguing works of art through a combination of photography and 3D digital rendering.
“A combination of photography and 3D architectural visualization is used. Once the object is chosen, it is shot from a point easy to recognize by users, not pretending to achieve the greatest picture ever, but instead, a picture that anybody could do. The shot is the basis to produce a replica of the building by using very detailed photogrammetric techniques that end with the creation of a three-dimensional model that fits almost perfectly into the picture.”
Photography: Abandoned WW2 bunkers
Photographer Jonathan Andrew traveled around all The Netherlands, France and Belgium in quest of abandoned bunkers from World War II. Andrew’s photographs are both haunting and serene. Each bunker is shot at night, with the lighting manipulated to look like military or emergency lights.
Unique Workplaces Architecture
Minimalist Architecture Photography by Kevin Saint Grey
Kevin Saint Grey is a fine art photographer with a minimalist aesthetic, based in Los Angles, California. Shot completely in black and white, his images are absolutely impressive.
The BP Bridge
Photo: Maricel Cruz
The BP Pedestrian Bridge, designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry, spans Columbus Drive to connect Daley Bicentennial Plaza with Millennium Park, both parts of the larger Grant Park in Chicago. Clad in brushed stainless steel plates the bridge’s sheen changes throughout the day as the sun travels across the sky and serves as a noise barrier for traffic sounds from Columbus Drive.
Mirror House by MLRP
Danish-American based architects MLRP have transformed an existing dull playground structure covered with graffiti to an inviting and reflective pavilion. Funhouse mirrors are mounted on the gabled ends of this playground pavilion in Copenhagen, as well as behind the doors.
Swallow’s Nest – The Tiny Castle
The Swallow’s Nest is a decorative castle near Yalta on the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine. It was built between 1911 and 1912 in Gaspra, on top of 40-metre (130 ft) high Aurora Cliff, to a Neo-Gothic design by the Russian architect Leonid Sherwood.
