Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Architecture. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Supertrees at Gardens by the Bay

Gardens by the Bay is a park spanning 101 hectares of reclaimed land in central Singapore, adjacent to the Marina Reservoir. Gardens by the Bay is an integral part of a strategy by the Singapore government to transform Singapore from a "Garden City" to a "City in a Garden". The stated aim is to raise the quality of life by enhancing greenery and flora in the city.

The supertrees are tree-like structures that dominate the Gardens' landscape with heights that range between 25 m to 50 m. They are vertical gardens that perform a multitude of functions, which include planting, shading and working as environmental engines for the gardens.




Sunday, April 5, 2015

White Night Melbourne 2015

The White Night is an annual event held in Melbourne which debuted in 2013. In its third year, the city comes alive from evening to the following morning with all night exhibitions, street performances, fashion, lighting installations, film screenings, multimedia projections, concerts, dance and interactive events.










Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Hong Kong Street Scenes

Some street scenery from Hong Kong, November 2014.


Queen's Road, Central, Hong Kong

Wan Chai, Hong Kong

Friday, August 8, 2014

The State Library of Victoria

The State Library of Victoria is the central library of the state, located in Melbourne. The library holds over 2 million books and 16,000 serials, including the diaries of the city's founders, John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner, and the folios of Captain James Cook, and also houses the original armour of Ned Kelly.

The landmark Domed Reading Room opened in 1913. The octagonal space was designed to hold over a million books and up to 500 readers. It is 34.75 m in both diameter and height, and its oculus is nearly 5 m wide. The dome was the largest of its type in the world on completion.



Monday, February 3, 2014

Hong Kong Christmas 2013

Christmas decorations at various location in Hong Kong, December 2013.

The Landmark, Central

Times Square, Causeway Bay

1881 Heritage, Tsim Sha Tsui

1881 Heritage, Tsim Sha Tsui

Pacific Place, Admiralty

Pacific Place, Admiralty



Monday, May 27, 2013

Hong Kong Highways


Concrete labyrinth of highways, sky bridges for pedestrians, and buildings. Sheung Wan, Hong Kong.

Monday, September 3, 2012

New and Old

Aerial Luxury Apartments built around the heritage listed ES&A Bank Ltd building. The sculptural glass towers house 144 luxury apartments at the heart of Camberwell Junction.



Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Lamp

Decorative lamp outside a brick church, nice architectural features.