March 15, 2008

I was in Soho today. It was a nice day. It wasn't too cold. I walked around a bit before heading over to Jersey City. I took some architectural pictures today. One is the Soho residential building designed Jean Nouvel! It's not as impressive as his other buildings in Paris and the restr of the world but I am impressed that NYC has a Jean Nouvel designed building.

For more information about the residential building, click here for the New York Times article. And another article from New York Magazine, click here. To learn more about Jean Nouvel, check out his website, Ateliers Jean Nouvel. He's one of my favorite contemporary architects!



Afterwards, I went over to the Sunrise Market to pick up some lunch. I was walking on the opposite side of Broome Street from Broadway and looked up at the building where the Sunrise Market is and noticed the building itself. It was a very handsome looking building. It looked like a castle of sorts. And I just loved the ornate details of heads and gargoyle like creatures that dotted the building facade.

And you're always encouraged to visit the photo album for a closer look of any of the pictures.

January 31, 2008

Today's collection is architectural. I love water towers on top our city buildings. I love the details of old buildings. You have to check out this building in terra cotta color. I never noticed the gargoyle details on it! It's not that tall of a building so the gargoyles are visible from street level - you just gotta look up. I love seeing green spaces on rooftops of these urban buildings especially when they're peeping over the parapet or you see the tree tops. Check them out below, and don't forget that there is the photo album if you want to see some of these details up close.

January 20, 2008

It was a very cold day in the city today; in the mid 20's. The city was relatively quiet due to the cold weather and the big football game. Despite the cold weather, I was able to take some pictures of some interesting elements of NYC. Take a look, and feel free to visit the photo album for a closer view of today's collection.