The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Linz, Austria is also known as the New Cathedral. ‘New’ is a timely reminder on just how old Europe is where a building constructed in late 1800’s is described as new! This is just a small part of this Roman Catholic church which can hold up to 20,000 […]
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This shop in the Irish village of Blarney reminded my of Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory but on a much smaller scale. That hot pink is something you’d never see back in my home town where the incumbent chocolate shops are all in white, creams and brown. Bring on the colour! Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Mind Meltingly […]
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Before or after, up or down, there is a hint of Christmas but no one’s around. This Escher’s puzzle is full of detail and minutia. You can wander the pixels for hours, inspect the goods and note the trimmings. Before or after, there are no clues, it could be either. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Christmas Puzzle’, […]
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The Adelaide Exhibition and Convention Centre has got a few parts that don’t conform to 90 degree traditions. Where panels become planes, joins become lines and light plays over geometries you could be forgiven for thinking you were in school rather than walking down North Terrace. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Planes, Shades and Geometry’, 1/125s f/7.1 […]
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The Giant’s Causeway? Of course not but these hexagonal interlocking concrete columns remind me of the basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway on the west coast of Ulster, Northern Ireland. I love seeing architecture with strong ties to geological and natural forms, even if unintended. Mostly these are large civic or commercial structures which have […]
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