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Suzhou, China.

I looked at these photos my parents took in China a few months back and I thought they went to some fancy garden or whatnot. turns out, this is my grandparents’ neighbourhood. those white buildings with all the decorative, traditional roofs are individual houses and if you’ve got the moolah, you can easily buy yourself a nice mansion in a community built to look like the classical Suzhou gardens of ancient times.

BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto.

a Hindu place of worship and prayer located on the west side of Toronto. the architecture and detailed craftsmanship of the marble carvings are absolutely amazing, definitely a must-see if you’re in the area. the interior is even more breathtaking if possible. unfortunately photography isn’t allowed but it does preserve the peace. I thoroughly enjoyed this place.

Mackenzie House, the last home of Toronto’s first mayor.

I thought the Mackenzie referred to the Prime Minister but turns out it’s the Prime Minister’s grandfather, who had pretty much the same name.

Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Markham.

still one of my favourite landmarks in the Toronto area.

massurban:

The Atlantic Cities:

“One Man’s Obsessive Mission to Draw Every Building in New York

Eric Jaffe. April 10, 2012

James Gulliver Hancock wants you to know about a little personal project of his. It’s nothing big, really. Just something he does whenever he has the chance. The project is to draw all 900,000 buildings in New York City. Like we said, nothing major.

Hancock began his epic effort in April of 2010 along with a personal blog where he posted many of the finished works. More than 500 of the buildings in New York that he’s drawn so far were just published in the very appropriately titled book: All the Buildings in New York: That I’ve Drawn So Far (Universe).”

Illustration: James Gulliver Hancock

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architectureland:

The Slinky Springs Bridge /Oberhausen, Germany / SBP,Studio

The elegant pedestrian bridge across the Rhine-Herne canal is a part of the project “EMSCHERKUNST 2010”. Following the design of the artist Tobias Rehberger, a colorful ribbon wrapped in a light, swinging spiral connects the two existing parks. The lightness of this design is due to the minimalist structural design of the stress ribbon bridge. Two steel ribbons made of high strength steel connect to the inclined supports across the canal. The resulting tension force is transferred into strong abutments through the outer vertical tension rods. The walkway consists of pre-cast concrete plates, bolted to the stress ribbon, to which the railing and spiral are attached. The springy synthetic pavement of the walkway as well as the colorful rhythmization of the concrete and coating amplifies the dynamic experience of the bridge. Railings made of steel and cable nets effectively add to the dampening of this animated bridge. 

looking up at some of Ottawa’s landmark buildings. :)

pretty storefronts and windows.

snowy views from the Quantum Nano Centre.

ilikearchitecture:

Giraffe Childcare Centre by Hondelatte Laporte Architectes

haha, this is like a cuter, more children-friendly version of OCAD!

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overpass bridge, Math 3.

pretty building!

landscapelifescape:

The landmark “Tiger & Turtle” sculpture that resembles a roller coaster is pictured at the former zinc smeltery’s grounds Krupp Mannesmann in the Angerpark in Duisburg-Wanheim, Germany. One hundred twenty tons of galvanized steel are mounted and welded for the sculpture on the heap. The walkway area will amount to 220 meters including 249 steps. (Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images)

(via Daily Life: January 2013 - The Big Picture - Boston.com)