Previously a Nazi museum, a Soviet museum and an East German museum. Today it is the military history museum of democratic Germany. Original building built in 1876. Alterations by Daniel Libeskind in 2011. Also see my photos the Jewish Museum, Berlin by the same architect.
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Rampart Pavilion, The Zwinger, Dresden, 2013
Ruins of the rampart pavilion in 1945.
The Zwinger Facade
Glockenspiel Pavilion and surrounding buildings of the Zwinger
The Zwinger is a palace in Dresden, eastern Germany, built in Rococo style and designed by court architect Matthäus Daniel Pöppelmann. It served as the orangery, exhibition gallery and festival arena of the Dresden Court.
The buildings were ruined in February 1945, during the Anglo-American bombing of Dresden. Reconstruction, supported by the Soviet military administration, began in 1945; parts of the restored complex were opened to the public in 1951. By 1963 the Zwinger had largely been restored to its pre-war state.
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New Synagogue, Dresden, July 2013
Detail of facade
The Semper Synagogue c. 1860
Burnt out ruins of the Synagogue after the pogrom in Novmber 1938
The New Synagogue in Dresden was completed in 2001 and designed by architects Rena Wandel-Hoefer and Wolfgang Lorch. It was built on the same location as the Semper Synagogue (1839–1840) designed by Gottfried Semper, which was destroyed in 1938, during the Kristallnacht.
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Dancing House, Prague by architects Vlado Milunić & Frank Gehry is radical as its resolutely deconstructivist style contrasts agains the Baroque, Gothic and Art Nouveau buildings for which Prague is famous. I felt the movement of traffic in these dusk photos seems to reflect the dynamism of the design.
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Located close to Checkpoint Charlie the GSW Headquarters was the first tall building to rise in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The windows are polychromatic pastel hues of orange and rose when the window shades are closed. Built 1999. Architect: Sauerbruch Hutton.
See also New Biochemistry Building by Hawkins Brown in Oxford and Your Rainbow Panorama, Aarhus for more photos of dramatic use of colour in architecture.
Parachute Store. Building 92
Unknown Structure
Station Offices. Building 147
Type “A” Hangar. Building 137
Station Offices. Building 147
Main Stores. Building 90
FFMT Shed. Building 119
Main Workshop. Building 99
Bomb Store. Building 216
Guard House. Building 89
Main Workshop. Building 99
Type “A” Hangar. Building 137
Power House. Building 82
Operations Block. Building 146
Air Raid Shelter
Operations Block. Building 146
Power House (Backup). Building 93
Type “C” Hangar. Building 108
Station Offices. Building 147
Petrol tanker shed. Building 105
Fire Party Hut. Building 88
Type “A” Hangar. Building 79
Station Offices. Building 147
Switchboard, Operations Block.. Building 146
Motor Transport Shed. Building 129
Station Offices. Building 147
Fire Tender & Hucks Starter Shelter. Building 121
Station Offices. Building 147
Walking into the buildings at RAF Bicester in 2013 is like entering a time capsule back to the second world war. RAF Bicester was part of Bomber Command in WW2 being used mainly for training. The RAF left in 1976 and most of the buildings have been left untouched since. The site is of architectural and historical importance being the most complete and untouched example of such a collection of buildings most having being built in the 1920’s. The site contains a number of listed buildings and scheduled monuments.
What I found fascinating about the site as a photographic subject is that the decay and abandonment have added new layers of meaning to the utilitarian buildings so the impression today is an intriguing mix of the evocative and the impenetrable.
In May 2013 the site was sold to Bicester Heritage who kindly gave me permission to photograph the site before they start renovation. My particular thanks to Daniel Geoghegan and Charles Morgan.
An assignment for architectural practice Yeang Creative to photograph their refurbishment of a London apartment to create “habitable art”. www.62stanhopegardens.com
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Dune above camp near Bahariya Oasis, Western Desert, Egypt
Bedouin Tea, served extra sweet
Early morning sunlight illuminates a sand dune, Western Desert
Landcruisers descend into a wadi in the Sahara Suda (Black Desert), Egypt
Sahara Suda (Black Desert) the moment after sunset
Our bedouin guide, Mahmood contemplating the White Desert
Trekking above a sand dune in the White Desert, Egypt
Mahmood collecting fire wood in the White Desert
Mahmood guides us across the White Desert
Sam McConnell prepares for a night under the stars, White Desert
Sand ripples at the edge of the Sahara Beida (White Desert)
4X4 tracks at camp in the Western Desert
Khaled ties camping equipment to the top of the Landcruiser
Monoliths (inselbergs) of the White Desert at sunset
Landcruiser stuck in the sand in the Western Desert
Sam McConnell walks amongst the chalk rock formations of the White Desert
Moments before sunset at El-Khiyam “The Tents”, White Desert
4X4 Camp amongst El-Khiyam “The Tents”, White Desert
Mahmood & Khaled rest after trekking amongst The Tents, White Desert
Sunset abovet El-Khiyam “The Tents”, Sahara Beida (White Desert)
Khaled, deep in thought with a glass of sweet tea. Western Desert
Wind sculpted chalk waves and sand in the White Desert
Moonlit Camp in the White Desert
Chalk sculptures catch the setting sunlight in the White Desert
Sunset above the the chalk rock formations of the White Desert near Farafra
Aish el-Ghorab “The Mushrooms”, chalk sculptures, White Desert, Egypt
The Mushrooms, chalk sculptures, White Desert
Sunset in the White Desert, Egypt
These photographs document a trekking and 4×4 journey through the Western Desert of Egypt. Starting at Bahariya Oasis we travelled through the Sahara Suda (Black Desert) and Sahara Beida (White Desert) ending up near Farafra. As a compliment to these images I produced a second, more abstract series of photographs entitled “Sahara Sands” from the same trip.
The journey was undertaken with desert explorer Sam McConnell who runs highly recommended adventure travel expeditions to the region in collaboration with Abou Anis of Sub Sinai, off-road driver Khaled, and the bedouin of Bahariya Oasis
Signed limited edition prints of this series are available at £195 each (60x40cm). To purchase please contact me. Larger sizes also available
Edit: I’m delighted that this post is featured in Freshly Pressed. Check out “Glimpses Of Iran” which was Freshly Pressed last year. Thanks for all your likes and comments and follow my Facebook Page to see my latest work
Edit 2! I’m even more chuffed this post has been featured in Editors’ Picks of the Year: The Best of WordPress.com in 2013 thanks guys!
Edit 3! If you enjoyed this have a look at Wadi Rum Journey which was the follow up to this project
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