Downtwon Chicago is an amazing array of water, steel and glass... beautiful buildings set in a functional pleasing manner for the everyday pedestrian.
A wall of colored cane glass. Tokyo, Japan
Building in Prague with glass facades
In August 2005, me and a friend of mine spent one day in Paris. We arrived at 7 AM and left at 11 PM.
Building was built in 1924 and has largely survived intact with colorful stained glass windows, a bell tower, dark ornate woodwork, and a pipe organ.
The one thing that you will see all over China, is construction to support the growing economy.
What you will also see, is that most of the scaffolding is bamboo, and tied together with either twine, or the more modern plastic zip-tie.
This image, taken at the central train station looking directly up at the dome above the entry. My thought was that they most likely promote safety by the age old 'be careful' rule of construction.
Also known as the London "Gherkin." Designed by Lord Norman Foster. City of London.
Underneath the Eiffel Tower at night is spectacular...! Everything is nicely illuminated and the view through the central opening amazing!
A colouful sunlit interior reflection at the Palais des Congrès (Convention Centre) in Montreal.