Entries from Liao Yusheng | 廖雨笙 tagged with 'figureground'
Two from San Francisco
I have updated Figure-Ground.com with two buildings from San Francisco: Contemporary Jewish Museum - Daniel LibeskindH.M. de Young Museum - Herzog & de Meuron...
Three Tokyo Buildings
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...
Figure-Ground.com Feed Announcement and a Picture
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Beijing
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Nakagin Capsule Tower, Plus Nagoya and Fukuoka
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...
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
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....
Yokohama International Passenger Terminal
Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal - Foreign Office Architects [Figure-Ground.com]...
Tadao Ando in Tokyo, 2005—2007
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
Harajuku Protestant Church (2005) - Ciel Rouge Creation [Figure-Ground.com]...
Bangkok & Ko Phangan
Bangkok & Ko Phangan [Figure-Ground.com]...
Tokyo
A selection of photos from four trips to Tokyo taken between April 2005 and December 2007. Tokyo [Figure-Ground.com]...
Imperial Hotel Entrance Hall
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...
Indonesia
Photos from a short trip to Indonesia last May: Indonesia [Figure-Ground.com] I can't believe it's been ten months since I last updated Figure-Ground.com. It's frightening how time flies. I've introduced a couple of minor tweaks to the site's look...
Seoul
These photos are from a trip I took to Seoul over two-and-a-half years ago. I've been meaning to put them up but never got around to it. I'm actually at the airport on my way to Jakarta right now;...
Gehry Residence (plus thoughts on Sketches of Frank Gehry)
"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...
Egypt (Máṣr)
I have put up a selection of photos from my trip to Egypt last month: Egypt [Figure-Ground.com] The most memorable part of the trip for me was the night spent in the Western Desert. Some of my favorite shots...
Salk Institute
Salk Institute - Louis Kahn [Figure-Ground.com] Another Kahn masterpiece: Kimbell Art Museum. PS: I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a happy new year!...
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels - José Rafael Moneo [Figure-Ground.com]...
Walt Disney Concert Hall
I have seen my share of Gehry buildings and this is his most refined and beautiful. Of course, Bilbao remains a more powerful work in historical context (and it is in a much more romantic setting), but in terms...
Eames House
I promised frequent updates on Figure/Ground, so here it is: another set of photos, this time of the Eames House. Eames House - Charles and Ray Eames [Figure-Ground.com]...
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