Design webshop OEN did a short piece on my photography. Read it here: http://the189.com/photography/abstract-architectural-details-by-photographer-yusheng-liao/...
Earlier this week Archinect interviewed me for their new series on architecture photographers. Read it here: http://archinect.com/features/article.php?id=96395_0_23_0_C...
Stunning computer rendered short film that "tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view." Buildings by Kahn, Mies, Gehry, Calatrava and others are breathtakingly rendered. I particularly loved the depiction of the Barcelona Pavilion in the...
The door is comprised of 40 sections of 254mm-thick Burma teak and integrates 160 pulleys, 80 ball bearings, a wire-rope and a counter weight. I need to see a video of this incredible door in action. Photo credit: Dinesh...
Found this photo attached to a NYTimes article about how the U.S. can't track whether foreign visitors have left the country. It appears to be a spherical tent attached to a one-car shed. It's identified as a "bungalow" in...
I have updated Figure-Ground.com with two buildings from San Francisco: Contemporary Jewish Museum - Daniel LibeskindH.M. de Young Museum - Herzog & de Meuron...
I updated Figure-Ground.com with three buildings from Tokyo: Christian Dior Omotesando - SANAAMikimoto Ginza 2 - Toyo ItoTokyo International Forum - Rafael ViñolyI still have about a half-dozen buildings that I have shot but have not had the chance to...
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Nakagin Capsule Tower (1972) - Kisho Kurokawa [Figure-Ground.com] I've also expanded Figure/Ground's Tokyo (2005—2007) section to include photos from Fukuoka and Nagoya. Therefore, the section has been renamed "Japan" to reflect the expanded scope. Definitely take a look at...
I love Taniguchi's buildings. They're very elegant and understated. Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - Yoshio Taniguchi [Figure-Ground.com] Another Taniguchi building I've photographed: The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures....
Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal - Foreign Office Architects [Figure-Ground.com]...
Three recent works of Tadao Ando in Tokyo (pictured above from left to right: hhstyle.com/Casa, Omotesando Hills, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT). You see a definite departure from earlier works with the incoporation of lots of sharp angles and diagonals. I'm...
Harajuku Protestant Church (2005) - Ciel Rouge Creation [Figure-Ground.com]...
Surprise, surprise, another update to Figure/Ground! Hot on the heels of the Indonesia travelogue, here's a small update featuring a few shots of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel entrance (yes, just the entrance), moved from Tokyo and planted in...
11,000 people attended a lecture by Tadao Ando today in Taipei, held at the Taipei Arena. ELEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE! That is just insane. I know there's nothing to do in Taipei and the herd mentality of the Taiwanese cannot...
"We were told there were ghosts in the house. I decided the ghosts were ghosts of cubism." —Frank Gehry A small update today: a few exterior shots of the Gehry Residence in Santa Monica. I took these after I...
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