Posts tagged: architecture

“What does not kill me, makes me stronger.”— Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888

“What does not kill me, makes me stronger.”
— Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols, 1888

High-res Notes: 1 1/20/13 — 1:43pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xcDTtvF Filed under: #quotations  #Friedrich Nietzsche  #What does not kill me makes me stronger  #Architecture  #urban blight  #urban landscape 
pasttensevancouver: Molson’s Bank building, ca. 1925 Source: Photo by WJ Moore, City of Vancouver Archives #Str N47.2

pasttensevancouver:

Molson’s Bank building, ca. 1925

Source: Photo by WJ Moore, City of Vancouver Archives #Str N47.2

High-res Notes: 13 12/23/12 — 3:08pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xZ-er0B Filed under: #public domain  #Architecture  #heritage  #canada 
Look up…. Waaaaay up… The Petrie Building

Look up….

Waaaaay up…

The Petrie Building

High-res Notes: 6 11/8/12 — 3:16am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xWroAvh Filed under: #history  #Architecture  #art  #Guelph  #ontario  #Petrie Building  #creative commons  #cc by laurelrusswurm 
The Petrie Building detail: Lion

The Petrie Building detail: Lion

High-res 11/8/12 — 3:09am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xWrnY_G Filed under: #Petrie Building  #History  #art  #sculpture  #Architecture  #creative commons  #cc by laurelrusswurm 
The Petrie Building detail: 130 year old Ironwork

The Petrie Building detail: 130 year old Ironwork

High-res Notes: 2 11/8/12 — 3:04am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xWrn72N Filed under: #Petrie Building  #history  #guelph  #Architecture  #creative commons  #cc by laurelrusswurm 
The Petrie Building This is the most interesting building in Guelph.  Local residents are concerned that this historic building will be lost to decay if not restored soon, and so are sharing information and holding events to raise public awareness.  The Petrie 130th Anniversary Exhibition (Part Two) Crimea Street Studio Today, Thursday November 8th, 2012, 1:00pm - 5:00pm, There will be a closing soiree in the evening, from 7pm to 9:30pm Crimea Street Studio; 100 Crimea Street, Suite B3, Guelph Ontario, Canada

The Petrie Building

This is the most interesting building in Guelph. 

Local residents are concerned that this historic building will be lost to decay if not restored soon, and so are sharing information and holding events to raise public awareness. 

The Petrie 130th Anniversary Exhibition (Part Two)

Crimea Street Studio

Today, Thursday November 8th, 2012,

1:00pm - 5:00pm,

There will be a closing soiree in the evening, from 7pm to 9:30pm

Crimea Street Studio; 100 Crimea Street, Suite B3, Guelph Ontario, Canada

High-res Notes: 1 11/8/12 — 2:45am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xWrlKFn Filed under: #Petrie Building  #Demolition by neglect  #Crimea Street Studio  #130th Anniversary Exhibition  #Guelph  #Ontario  #History  #Architecture  #creative commons  #cc by laurelrusswurm 
As well as sorting through terrabytes of images I’ve already taken over the years, I have been taking photographs of some local amazing historic buildings for the Wikipedia Loves Monuments initiative.  Today I’m sorting through and deciding which to upload, since the contest ends at the end of September.  Unfortunately many great historic buildings are not designated as such, and sometimes that means they don’t fare very well.

As well as sorting through terrabytes of images I’ve already taken over the years, I have been taking photographs of some local amazing historic buildings for the Wikipedia Loves Monuments initiative.  Today I’m sorting through and deciding which to upload, since the contest ends at the end of September. 

Unfortunately many great historic buildings are not designated as such, and sometimes that means they don’t fare very well.

High-res 9/29/12 — 5:49pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xUK3b50 Filed under: #WikiLovesMonuments  #History  #Architecture  #creative commons  #cc by laurelrusswurm 
Lillian H. Smith Branch: Toronto Public Library Found this amazing Art Deco Library on College Street in Toronto… you could have knocked me over with a feather when I found the cornerstone… it was built in 1994!  How cool is that? 

Lillian H. Smith Branch: Toronto Public Library

Found this amazing Art Deco Library on College Street in Toronto… you could have knocked me over with a feather when I found the cornerstone… it was built in 1994! 

How cool is that? 

High-res Notes: 1 9/9/12 — 3:53pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xT4qPy1 Filed under: #library  #toronto  #Architecture  #books  #creative commons  #CC by-sa laurelrusswurm 
architectural features To me, today’s architecture seems to be bland and dispoable.  Designs tend to be functional, relying on the reflective quality of glass to provide visual interest, because for the most part they are devoid of any of the decorative architectural features of yesteryear. 

architectural features

To me, today’s architecture seems to be bland and dispoable.  Designs tend to be functional, relying on the reflective quality of glass to provide visual interest, because for the most part they are devoid of any of the decorative architectural features of yesteryear. 

High-res 8/27/12 — 11:53am Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xSFBu5u Filed under: #Architecture  #window  #creative commons  #CC by-sa laurelrusswurm 
When we went to the library, most often I would be deposited in the basement children’s section, but sometimes I got to go upstairs to the adult section with my Dad. While Dad would do whatever it was he was there to do, he’d settle me at one of the grown up tables with a book containing pages and pages of Dennis the Menace cartoon strips.  Nirvana. 

When we went to the library, most often I would be deposited in the basement children’s section, but sometimes I got to go upstairs to the adult section with my Dad.

While Dad would do whatever it was he was there to do, he’d settle me at one of the grown up tables with a book containing pages and pages of Dennis the Menace cartoon strips. 

Nirvana. 

High-res 6/18/12 — 4:47pm Short URL: http://tmblr.co/ZMDc9xNf1uUZ Filed under: #Waterloo Public Library  #Habitat for Humanity  #Carnegie  #library  #Architecture  #books  #Dennis the Menace  #creative commons  #CC by-sa laurelrusswurm