Interlaced
Toronto, ON, November 2006 [Click to enlarge]
The bricks on a lovingly cared for building in a gentrified old neighborhood near downtown Toronto seem to take on a life of their own as they reflect the early afternoon sun.
I seem to have acquired this odd habit of looking closely at buildings. The closer I look, the more likely I am to find something that will strike my eye.
Your turn: An architectural detail that recently captured your eye would be...?
i love this shot, Carmi. i am always looking for interesting architectural details!
ReplyDeleteMichele is too, that's why she sent me. :)
It was a building from when we were in the UK. I think from memory, it was in Reading. I have a pic of it somewhere, so I will psot it for you over the weekend... (as long as I can find it of course).
ReplyDeleteThere was also one from Melbourne, (Victoria Australia of course) of an old chimney which had a shopping centre built around it, I will also post that one as well. I like these type of shots!!
Here from Michele's this morning...
beautiful
ReplyDeleteCarmi...I've been negligent of you and your wonderful blog my friend. My apologies!
ReplyDeleteWonderful pic (as usual).
Nothing comes to mind from an architectural standpoint, but I thought of you the other day. The owner of my company is putting on an addition to the back of our buidling for my department. He has included an office for me with windows facing the lawn behind the building. It is "spectacular" by any means, but there is a beauty to the green of the grass and the gentle slopes as it makes its way to a "retaing pond" type of area. I stood on the recently poured concrete in the approximate location of my office. Looking through what I believe will be my window location I thought, "It's not spectacular but I like it...and I'll bet Carmi could make a real nice picture out of this."
CARMI!!!!
ReplyDeleteI hesitated in coming here earlier because I knew eventually Michele would send me, and she HAS. YAY!
I love the texture in this picture. I want to feel the sun on the brick. It reminds me vaguely of the tile roofs so prevalent in California.
As to a recent architectural detail? It's not architectural, but on our walk today, the dogs and I passed a house with a vine arbor over the front door. I thought it looked sort of wistful and romantic.
That's pretty cool. I must say, my friend, you certainly have a way of making the ordinary look extraordinary.
ReplyDeleteSome fun over at Michele's huh?
Mike
lovely pattern.....i love he way sunlight lits it up ....
ReplyDeleteThe FloyFest timber framed stage with the moon above it! I'll be posted some about it throughout the weekend.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand why Roxette wants to play Meet and Greet if she doesn't have a blog. Maybe I'm naive but what does she get out of it?
I'd love for my potter son to see these bricks. The looked rounded.
Love that pattern in the bricks. I think the last time an architectural detail caught my eye was when I was in NYC last March, and before that in Italy last fall. Those are 2 great places to see intricate details!
ReplyDeleteOh Carmi...I love this. The pattern, the texture. Nice capture.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a piece of Sculpture, Carmi! I swear! I love that you caught this when the sun really showed the truly graceful design! WONDERFUL!
ReplyDeleteI recently had to go to a meeting in a downtown Los Angeles high rise building, which was shaped as a trapezoid. There was one corner of the building that came together in a sharp point. The other three corners were at right angles. I ended up meeting in a triangle-shaped conference room at the point end of the building. It was kind of neat.
ReplyDeleteWhat intricate work. I would love to know where on the building this was and how the whole building looked! it makes for a lovely photo though - very warm :)
ReplyDeleteThe most recent architectual feature I remember is a gargoyle on Gloucester cathedral!
Michele sent me back!
I am drawn to doors. Old doors, new doors....rusty doors....all kinds of doors.
ReplyDeleteNice texture. Last thing I saw, window screen texture.
ReplyDeleteI love this photo Carmi - something in the textures of the clay aswell as how they intertwine, the colours and the shadows - it's tactile too :)
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo. That's really good. Nice going.
ReplyDeleteWow, Carmi, what beautiful brick, and a great photo! I enlarged the it, trying to figure out the brick joints, and couldn't see them. Are those a series of individual bricks, or part of a panel fired in one piece?
ReplyDeleteI look at architectural details all the time -- and probably would even if it weren't my job. Recently, I've been looking a lot at courtyard paving patterns and storefront windows.