Architecture: the Heydar Aliyev Center in Azerbaijan

Would like to share with you today this very impressive building, the Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan. What a Beauty! I am in love with these fluent lines too. Be Inspired .......

Source: Yatzer/Heydar Aliyev Center

Photo by Hufton and Crow. 

Photography: The beautiful Tulip Stairs, London ........

Take a look at these beautiful photos from Hungarian photographer Adam Hliva from the Tulip Stairs, in London. 

The Tulip Stairs are the first stairs in London, England, copying a Venetian model. The stone treads lock perfectly into each other and the wall, requring no central structure and creating the famous upwards view. The striking wrought-iron rail has been restored to it’s original smalt blue. It has long been described as showing tulips but they are probably lilies, the royal flower of France. Be Inspired ......

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Source: via Linked-In by Architecture & Design
 📸 Photographer: Adam Hliva

Photography: Statue below Musee Du Louvre by photographer Brian Jannsen

Would like to share with you today this wonderful photo from the statue below Musee Du Louvre by Travel and Landscape photographer Brian Jannsen. I am a huge fan of his photography work. Be Inspired ......

More about the photographer

Brian Jannsen is a professional Travel and Landscape Photographer. For Brian the creative capacity of the lens and the allure of nature’s beauty are his inspirations. His images have been widely published in books, calendars and magazines throughout the world and a browse through his portfolio quickly confirms Brian’s natural gifting. His eye for perspective, attention to detail and ability to make time stand still in a breathtaking moment all align flawlessly in his work. 

“Artistically, I feel like I'm taking God’s creation and trying my best to capture little snippets of it that can hopefully convey some of its amazing beauty,” he says. “The colors of nature, changing seasons, huge mountains, still lakes, small streams, waterfalls … there is so much to this earth. It's hard for me not to be inspired.”

 

Yet for Brian, perhaps the thrill of the chase is his greatest motivator - the ongoing quest for images so compelling, they encourage people to travel or simply to experience nature in a more profound way. It’s bringing the world to the doorstep of others that ultimately fuels his fervor.     

 

“You can capture a little slice of 'place and time' on an image and share it with people who aren’t even there, but they can still feel some of the sensations as if they had been,” Brian says. “In a small way, photography allows you to take people on a journey.” 

When not shooting beautiful destinations, Brian can be found leading guests on workshops and tours - giving them the chance to see and capture some of the same imagery that he is known for.

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Sources: Brian Jannsen, Fine Art America, Instagram and Linktree

This photo has been placed with approval of Brian Jannsen 

Smartphone Photography by Irene: The Valley at Amsterdam Zuidas business district (03)

 
I recently decided to follow my passion more and that is shooting photos. It always made me happy, even when I was a teenager. 🤗 Today I would like to share with you several architectural photos I have taken earlier from the impressive building 'The Valley' at the South Axis in Amsterdam. What an amazing place to live, work and play around! Designed by architect Winy Maas (from the company MVRDV) for the client EDGE Technologies. Landscape design was made by landscape architect Piet Oudolf. For additional information, see the links below as well as the You Tube movies. Now and then I will show you more smartphone photos I've captured. Be Inspired .......  

More about the building

With its landscape of jagged stone terraces, bay-windows and balconies covered in dense planting, designed by landscape architect Piet Oudolf, Valley brings much-needed greening to Amsterdam’s Zuidas business district. Designed for EDGE Technologies, the 75,000 m2 mixed-use project contains apartments, shops, offices, cultural institutes and a creative centre, highlighted by a publicly accessible "valley floor" located on the building's podium at the 4th and 5th floors.

In twenty years, the Zuidas area of Amsterdam has developed into the main international business centre which resulted in a reduced focus on residential interests. The development of Valley is part of the city’s ambition to correct this by transforming the area into a more liveable and complete urban quarter, welcoming large amounts of residents and additional public facilities to the area over the next decade.

Valley’s three peaks of varied heights reach up to a maximum of 100-meters at which the publicly accessible Sky-bar sits, spread out over the top two stories, offering panoramic views over Amsterdam. The building consists of 200 apartments, 7 storeys of offices, a three-storey underground parking with 375 parking spots and various retail and cultural facilities. From street level, a pedestrianised path, running along retails functions, terraces and roof gardens, leads up to the central valley-area spread across the 4th and 5th level and surrounds the central tower. Internationally renowned landscape architect Piet Oudolf designed all of Valley’s vegetation, focusing on a year-round green appearance. The project derives its name from the publicly accessible terraced valley that is spread out in-between its three mixed-use, towers.

Location: Netherlands. City: Amsterdam. Year: 2015.

Surface: 75000 m². Client: EDGE Technologies. Status: On site.

Programmes: Mixed use, Offices, Residential, Cultural, Bar-restaurant

Themes: Architecture, Housing, Mixed use, NEXT

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Sources: MVRDV, Valley NL and Edge Tech

Photos made by Irene Pouw by smartphone

Frank Lloyd Wright integrated architecture into nature at Fallingwater Mill Run, Pennsylvania

Love this stunning photo from architecture photographer Andrew Pielage where Frank Lloyd Wright integrated architecture into nature at Fallingwater Mill Run, Pennsylvania. What a Beauty! Be Inspired .........

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Sources: Dezeen and photography Andrew Pielage