Friday, February 19, 2010

Reach for the Skies

Aloha, Friend

Welcome to

Friday

in

W A I K I K I


Click on the clouds!
Mesmerizing Hawaiian skies


"Above the cloud with its shadow is the star with its light.

Above all things reverence thyself."

Pythagoras





The AQUA Tower in Chicago.
Architect: Jeanne Gang

The shape of things to come;
This tower not only looks sensuous,

but it's curves disrupt the Chicago winds,
allowing balconies

on even the upper floors





Close up of AQUA



“And the men (sic) who hold high places

must be the ones who start

to mold a new reality

closer to the heart.”

Neil Peart





Tres Modern!
Trafalgar Square plinth

This construction beguiles me.
It brings the iconic square into the 21st Century
and serves as a pedestal
for normal, modern people
who stand upon it for a day
representing the elevation
of the individual.

I like that.


Read about the plinth
HERE



ALOHA, cloudia

18 comments:

the walking man said...

form and shape, light diffused in color, these are the things that make a human nest a place to want to be.

Dave King said...

Fantastic images. The cloud one above all, but the Aqua Tower also.

Anonymous said...

What an architecture.
Without sky the beauty was a dream.

Kim, USA said...

Wow I so love your photos. Happy weekend!

SkyWatch-HalfMoon

claude said...

Wonderful sky, Cloudia !
The building has a amazing architecture.
ALOHA MY FRIEND !

BLOGitse said...

Aqua looks really cool! How about sitting in a balcony on the top floor...
Aloha from Cairo!

BLOGitse

Akelamalu said...

Oh the Aqua building is just lovely - it looks like waves!

Cloudy said...

Beautiful pictures! Yesterday we had nearly same clouds, but only nearly...:-)
Servus and have a nice day
Kvelli

The Weaver of Grass said...

If I were to paint that first sky Cloudia, nobody would believe I had really seen it looking like that - amazing.

Daryl said...

As always fascinating images

Rosaria Williams said...

I bet the Acropolis felt just as fantastic back then. Lovely pictures!

Friko said...

that sky photo is awesome!

Aloha!

Couture Carrie said...

Gorgeous architecture pics, darling Cloudia!

Fab weekend to you!

xoxox,
CC

Nancy said...

Very interesting. I especially like the one in Chicago. Thanks for sharing.

Travis Erwin said...

Cool architecture.

Fireblossom said...

Those are some wild looking buildings!

Teresa said...

Love the architecture!

Maude Lynn said...

That building is amazing!