Ted Van Cleave; Architectural Fine Art Photography

Ted Van Cleave provides vivid images of inspiring architecture, transcending time and space and capturing glimpses of vitality amid vast swaths of urban drudgery.


Architectural Photography Images by Ted Van Cleave



Interior Theme Building LAX Airport





Exterior Theme Building LAX Airport





Sunset and Vine Tower





Pacific Design Centre in Los Angeles





Broad Contemporary Art Museum, Architect Renzo Piano - Photo by Ted Van Cleave


Official website of architectural fine art photographer Ted Van Cleave

World's 15 Best Architecture Websites

Obviously a subjective exercise, choosing the best architectural websites globally has been a personal joy. Keep in mind that I am looking primarily for visual appeal and modern architecture, so I am sure there are many information-filled, classic architecture websites (eg. see 3rd link below, 100 Classic Architecture Buildings) that are quite worthy of inclusion, however that's not my thing.

Top Architectural Websites Globally

Official website of architect Santiago Calatrava


Royal Institute of British Architects


GreatBuildings.com 100 Classics of World Architecture


Bjarke Ingels Group Copenhagen Architects


21st Century Architecture Photos Blog


Diller Scofidio Renfro New York Architects


C F Moller Architects in Denmark


MI Modern Architecture website


Architect Steven Holl official website


The Architect's Newspaper Architectural News


Wikipedia page on Architecture and Architectural History


ArchDaily.com Website for Architects


Fifty Strange Buildings from all over the World


Architectural Student Chronicles


Architecture Lab Online Architecture Magazine

Santiago Calatrava; First architect of the 21st Century?

Architectural Rendering of new World Trade Center Transportation Hub, designed by architect Santiago Calatrava






Santiago Calatrava offers architectural vision of 21st Century

A master of conceptual art and design, Santiago Calatrava is likely to be remembered as the first great architect of the 21st Century. Sure the Frank Gehry's and Daniel Libeskind's offer leading-edge work, however nothing captivates the mind and inspires the soul like the elegant buildings designed by Calatrava.

Here are some of the exquisite structures created by Santiago Calatrava:



Valencia; Calatrava's hometown





Tenerife Opera House





Valencia





Milwaukee Art Museum





Valencia, Spain


Official website of architect Santiago Calatrava

One Hyde Park London; Rendering, Photo and Video

Earth's Most Expensive Condominium: One Hyde Park in London, England




Architects: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners



With smaller units selling for $10 million plus, and an elegant penthouse offered at $220 million, anybody looking for a central London residence better have a big pile of cash before checking out One Hyde Park.

From the outside the buildings are pleasant if not spectacular, offering high function rather than leading edge form. The complex features a private cinema, 21-metre swimming pool, golf simulator, wine cellar, panic rooms and even a tunnel to the exclusive Mandarin Oriental hotel nearby.




Please view a video of the exterior and interior of One Hyde Park condos in London UK:

Pelli Clarke Pelli create wondrous, imaginative buildings

Pelli Clarke Pelli has been a leader in environmentally sustainable design for over a decade. PCP Arch designs included sustainable strategies even before the U.S. Green Building Council established its Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. PCP designed the country’s first residential tower to achieve LEED Platinum, the program’s highest rating. Their vision of sustainability extends beyond the technical concerns of reducing a building’s energy consumption; they believe that to be truly sustainable, a building's design must address the economic and cultural factors that make a project successful long into the future.

Photos and renderings of buildings designed by Cesar Pelli / Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects



Miami Center for the Performing Arts








Jingui Li in Wuxi, China









San Francisco Transbay Terminal


Pelli Clarke Pelli new projects:

PCP Arch designs new computer science complex at the University of Texas at Austin

PCP Architects' Vietcom Bank project in Vietnam breaks ground

Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects designs Jingui Li green development in Wuxi, China

Gehry's New World Center in Miami opens to symphony of rave reviews

Though there was almost a divorce during the pre-construction phase (the parking lot and adjacent park were taken away from Gehry), the fresh home for the New World Symphony in Miami Beach has wowed music lovers and architecture critics alike.

Here are a series of photos, from rendering to construction through completion, together with a time lapse video showing the stages of construction of the New World Center by Frank Gehry, in Miami Beach.

Images of Frank Gehry's New World Cnter in Miami






















Time-lapse video of construction of New World Center in Miami Beach - Frank Gehry

NWS Construction Timelapse from Clyde Scott on Vimeo.

Dalian International Conference Center, China; Renderings to Construction

Much of the world's most innovative and daring architecture is in Asia, and the new Dalian International Conference Center in China is more proof in the pudding. Designed by Austrian architectural firm Coop Himmelb(l)au, the building is gorgeous and points the way for functional yet elegant urban design.

Here is a pictorial taking you from architectural renderings through the beginnings of construction / foundation, up to where it is today, nearing completion.

Dalian International Conference Center, China - Architectural Visualization








Images of construction of Dalian Intl Conference Centre, China









One building the Dalian Center reminds me of is the Solar Stadium in Taiwan (designed by architects Toyo Ito of Japan). Take a look: