Practice: Details

Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany

Oscar Niemeyer. Zaha Hadid. Le Corbusier. Louis Kahn. How can we capture the buildings of these reno wned architects in fresh new ways?

Contouring panels, sculptural forms, unconventional lights and optical illusions will activate your architectural space from floor to ceiling.

These plan drawings showcase how the Golden State's vibrant ecosystems are the building blocks for d esigning multiple scales of connection.

While the margins of photos already frame the shot, creating a second frame within the image is a po werful way to direct the focus.

"I can now spot digital dazzle, camouflaging conceptual vacuity, at a distance of fifty feet from th e monitor screen," says James Wines.

The best architectural photographs can tell you more about a building or cityscape than any essay or lecture.

Lights do more than just help see in the dark; they can also set a mood, create focal points and bre ak up bigger spaces.

Bangkok, Thailand