I think you’d enjoy Riddarholmskyrkan. It is a medieval church in Stockholm that was damaged by a fire in the 19th century, and the architect designed a new spire of steel that was both industrial and gothic. He received a lot of opposition and critique, but nowadays it is a loved landmark

This elevation doesn’t do the building enough justice. My first impression was that it was too repetitive, with four nearly identical stories of windows, but after looking at your other links I was able to appreciate the smaller decorative details as well as just how unique the massing of the facade and towers are. It definitely carries on…

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Every great architect is – necessarily – a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.

In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.

British architectural photographer Peter M. Cook has documented the city of Tokyo and its evolution for more than twenty years. Following the development of the city and its buildings with a large-format camera, Cook’s first book of photographs have been published by Hatje Cantz Verlag with 100 shots. The monochromatic, large-format… Read more