Zecca Mint, San Marco, Venice

Zecca Mint, San Marco, Venice, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

This beautiful building by Sansovino built in the local Istrian stone can, when contemplated from the ground, be read like a music sheet.

Pattern and Decoration in Architecture

Pattern and Decoration in Architecture, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Here is a medley of shots showing pattern and decoration in architecture. You can see it best large here.

I have compiled this for my latest photo tips article on Pattern and Decoration here

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Santa Maria della Salute

Santa Maria Salute, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Built by Longhena in the early C17th as a votive church in thanks for Venice being spared from the plague. He deliberatly used these spiral motif's elevate the dome and give it a spinning fairground feel

Pattern and Decoration

Sometimes, I get caught up in the sheer wonderment of pattern and decoration in buildings.

Both are key elements in how a building is expressed to the observer. Without it our buildings would be just mundane backdrops to our lives.

Buildings are decorated in a myriad of ways. Pattern and decoration can reveal the sheer virtuosity of the designer, or encompass the message within the structure. Repetition of a material, or colour or form can enhance and reinforce a message or a feeling. Soft and circular patterns can convey a feeling of grace and comfort, whilst sharp and angular patterns can relate to domination and danger (think about the masculine strength of the Romanesque chevron)

All styles of architecture have used pattern and decoration to express their raison d'etre.

Here is a slideshow of my Pattern and Decoration set on flickr to give some examples.

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Most of all, ENJOY!

Doric

Doric, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

Doric column - classical architecture at The Treasurers House York, UK

The Glory of English Renaissance Architecture

The Glory of English Renaissance Architecture, originally uploaded by fotofacade.

As seen at the Treasurer's House York UK

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Mini Planet: Tatton Hall, Cheshire UK

Tatton Hall, Tatton Park, Cheshire

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On General Viewing....Monument

History matters and with that in mind I have put together a brief photo story on flickr showing how on one particular day history came to life for me whilst visiting Beverley Minster. Click the photo below to go to the photo story. Once your there look at the note within the photo frame....

Charles II Court Cupboard

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I came across this beautiful C17th Court Cupboard whilst photographing the interior of Bury Parish Church. It's a beautiful piece of workmanship with exquisite carving and guilloche patterning typical of the period. I just love the butterfly hinges which have remained there since they were nailed into place almost 400 years ago. It's hard to believe, but the cupboard is a contemporary of Samuel Pepys. It's great to get to touch and photograph history like that.

Vicenza Italy

Column with lion symbol modelled on the columns in Venice here found in the Piazza di Signoro Vicenza Italy

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More HDR

Here's another HDR image taken from the portico at Tatton Park in Cheshire UK. This image exemplifies just what I like about this process with the full tonal range and colour saturation. I particularly like the way it brings out the patina of the stone columns.

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Tatton HDR

Here is an image which has been processed using the HDR (High Dynamic Range) technology in Photoshop. Basically it is a blending of several images which have been taken at different exposures thus giving a greater tonal range.

HDR is particularly suitable for architectural images because it brings out the patina of materials such as stone. It is quite effective and produces a remarkable image.

I am working on several HDR projects at the moment.

You can view a larger version of this image here.

Here is another image taken from the Tatton Portico of the Park in HDR


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Palladio's Vicenza

Pen sketch drawing effect taken from a photograph architectural detail of Palladios Basilica Vicenza Italy

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Ionic Capital

I have been involved with a Heritage Skills Weekend at Fountain's Abbey in Yorkshire UK, where traditional skills have been on display.

Here is a classical Ionic capital (upside down)perfectly crafted from a block of stone by a particularly gifted young pupil from York College. It's a remarkable piece of work and it's great to see some of our skills and crafts are being passed on to younger generations.

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Sundial, Tatton Park Cheshire UK

Terracotta Ionic Capital

All things Georgian

Interested in Georgian architecture and architectural detail including the popular Classical and less popular Gothic traditions?

Here's over 200 of my images of Georgian architecture

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Arc de Triomphe 2

The weather wasn't too much and perhaps this is why I took this shot of an iconic landmark. This structure is so huge it is hard to convey - I do believe that it is the biggest triumphal arch in the world.

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IONIC ORDER - Style of classical column capital with volutes originating in Asia minor in the mid C6th. Here used at Heaton Hall Manchester by James Wyatt in 1772. Here the capitals are a very early example of the use of Coade Stone.