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Eagle Copters 212 shot at dusk in Calgary

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Calgary, Bel-Aire new build. Stunning design

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Another awesome photo assignment to capture exterior and interior images of the National Bank, Calgary, Alberta

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From a recent photo assignment for David Milne Design, DMD Ltd to photograph the fantastic new Calgary International Airport, Swissport Lounge

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Crazy stairs

1. A staircase inside of a bookstore in Portugal.

2. From a hotel in San Francisco

3. 18th-Century model from the Cooper-Hewitt design museum

4. Step down in to Lake Braies, Italy

5. From  Longchamp store SoHo, NYC

6. Rollerstairs 

7. Stone spiral staircase 

8. Wooden stairs that look like a runner 

9. Like a spaceship 

10. Perhaps the most difficult ones for walking 

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Contemporary living/kitchen in Stockholm (OS)[1500x1000]

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Eclipse Totality @ Kelly Mtn Idaho with Nikon D3X, Zeiss Distagon T 15.0 mm @ f8 & 5 exposure bracketing. It was a great experience!

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What do you think are the most important women architect in the history of architecture, and your fav?

OK, here is MY list. Everyone is free to agree or disagree or to comment on who was left out but I limited the list to 10 spots and focused on the last century.

You are invited to post about any of those that were not included and tag me, if I agree with your suggestion I will add a list of runner ups and link it to your post.

Lina Bo Bardi

Lina Bo Bardi, was an Italian-born Brazilian modernist architect. A prolific architect and designer, Lina Bo Bardi devoted her working life, most of it spent in Brazil, to promoting the social and cultural potential of architecture and design. Source Image

Denise Scott Brown

Denise Scott Brown is an American architect, planner, writer, educator, and principal of the firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates in Philadelphia. Denise Scott Brown and her husband and partner, Robert Venturi, are regarded as among the most influential architects of the twentieth century, both through their architecture and planning, and theoretical writing and teaching. Source

Liz Diller

Diller Scofidio + Renfro is an interdisciplinary design studio founded by Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio in 1979. From 1999-2004 the MacArthur Foundation honored the firm’s work with the ‘genius’ award, stating that they “have created an alternative form of architectural practice that unites design, performance, and electronic media with cultural and architectural theory and criticism. Their work explores how space functions in our culture and illustrates that architecture, when understood as the physical manifestation of social relationships, is everywhere, not just in buildings.” Source Image

Jane Drew

Dame Jane Drew, was an English modernist architect and town planner. She qualified at the Architectural Association School in London, and prior to World War II became one of the leading exponents of the Modern Movement in London. At the time Drew had her first office, with the idea of employing only female architects, architecture was a male dominated profession. Source Image

Ray Eames

Ray Eames was an American designer who made significant historical contributions to the development of modern architecture and furniture together with her husband Charles Eames. Among their most well-known designs is the Eames Lounge Chair. They also worked in the fields of industrial and graphic design, fine art and film. Source Image

Marion Mahony Griffin

Marion Mahony Griffin was an American architect and artist. She was one of the first licensed female architects in the world, and is considered an original member of the Prairie School. During her life, she produced some of the best architectural drawing in America and was instrumental in envisioning the design plans for the new capital city of Australia, Canberra. Source Image

Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs was an American-Canadian journalist, author, and activist best known for her influence on urban studies. Her influential book The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961) argued that urban renewal did not respect the needs of most city-dwellers. The book also introduced sociological concepts such as “eyes on the street” and “social capital”. Source

Kazuyo Sejima

Kazuyo Sejima of SANAA is a Japanese architect. She is known for designs with clean modernist elements such as slick, clean, and shiny surfaces made of glass, marble, and metals. She also uses squares and cubes, which can be found in her designs in various degrees. Large windows allow natural light to enter a space and create a fluid transition between interior and exterior. It is this connection of two spaces from which she draws her inspiration. In 2010, Sejima was the second woman to receive the Pritzker Prize, which was awarded jointly with Ryue Nishizawa. Source Image

Norma Merrick Sklarek

Norma Merrick Sklarek, a pioneer in the field of architecture, was the first registered black female architect in New York. In 1962 she became the first black female licensed architect in California. In 1990 she became the only black woman elected to the American Institute of Architecture (AIA) College of Fellows.  Among many prominent designs, her best known projects are Terminal One at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and the U. S. Embassy building in Tokyo, Japan. Source Image

Zaha Hadid

Dame Zaha Mohammad Hadid was an Iraqi-British architect. She was the first woman to receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize, in 2004. She received the UK’s most prestigious architectural award, the Stirling Prize, in 2010 and 2011. In 2012, she was made a Dame by Elizabeth II for services to architecture, and in 2015 she became the first and only woman to be awarded the Royal Gold Medal from the Royal Institute of British Architects. Source Image

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Typically not a fan of installations but this one is impressive!

Hana So by Nendo

Over 40,000 shards of polished steel make up this installation by Nendo, which is designed as an “ivy of mirrors” spreading across a Japanese flower-arranging school. The Sogetsu School of Ikebana celebrating its 90th anniversary and decided to commemorate the event by putting on an exhibition titled Hana So (Fireworks). For the exhibition, the school’s headteacher Akane Teshigahara commissioned Nendo to create a site-specific installation that would span the first floor of Tokyo’s Sogetsu Plaza, where the school is based.

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that window

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Cozy home with black accents - via Coco Lapine Design

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#Canada Towers #lighting towers #mobile communication towers #mobile lighting towers

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#Canada Towers #lighting towers #mobile lighting towers

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Ultra Span concrete forming, cutting and clamping equipment.

#industrial photography #UltraSpan #Concrete forms 

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Recent shoot for Fillmore Construction of the Shoppers at Mahogany portraying their Cosmetic and Dermatology centres. I made great use of my Zeiss Distagon t 15 mm lens. What a lens!

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No outside railing on the stairs? Aesthetically I get it  but.....safety? No kids allowed!

House in Mexico by Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez. Interior Design Home

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Powder spray coating the steel tanks, pushing them into the drying room and finally waiting for final touches and shipping.