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Gilles Alonso Explores Beauty in Symmetry

Symétrie du Spectacle by Gilles Alonso explores through photography the beauty of theaters symmetrical layout. The perfectly balanced plans of theaters are a result of the necessity for convergence looks, uniform sound propagation, and quick access to exits. By photographing these halls of center stage Alonso wants to show how architects have managed to create very different places working within the same set of constraints.

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Extreme Kayaking, South Africans Steve Fisher and Dale Jardine and American Sam Drevo paddled up to the lip of the mile-wide Victoria Falls - the largest waterfall in the world - on a little reccy and ended up staring into the abyss. By: Rob Leigh

Hey archy do you have any examples of visitor centers for national parks?

Here are some examples of visitor centers for national parks:

Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center Bohlin Cywinski Jackson

Snaefellsstofa Visitor Center ARKÍS architects

Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook Safdie Rabines Architects 

Wasit Natural Reserve Visitor Centre X Architects

Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center ikon.5 architects

Karijini Visitor Centre Woodhead International BDH

Buster gets a taste of the good life in Hard Luck (1921).

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johnny is such a hard name to remember, and so easy to forget.

The City: A Formalist View of American Urban Architecture William W. Fuller

A 35 year photography project on architecture in great American cities culminates in the first book of William W. Fuller fine-art large format B&W work. His work captures the urban thread of our cities in clean black and white images, emphasizing the play of light and dark, texture and patterns, building and sky. 

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