Tag Archives: patterns
Lighting Architecture
Windsor station is in there somewhere but the roof architecture and lighting you see below is in fact a shopping centre and cafe complex built within the old station layout. It is a great place and I loved the atmosphere.
Abandoned in a Field
It wasn’t just thistles in this field (see previous post). This abandoned and burnt out building held one or two surprises.
A tangled mass of rusty corrugated iron was the first.
Overside and Underside
The architecture of the main entertainment block in Park Tawe, Swansea, could not be said to be very inspiring. There is a covered walkway over to the centre of town which is purely functional in its design.
However, viewed from the right angles and in the right conditions, some great patterns can be seen. Even the peeling paint on the underside creates a kind of two tone map of some imaginary archipelago.
Fractured Glass – Stars and Stripes
I guess, on this day you could call these photos stars and stripes (no offence intended) 😉
My recent walk around part of Swansea to look at some of the architecture and cranes revealed more patterns than those created by construction.
The details of this fractured glass, when seen close up, are fascinating. I was frustrated not to have taken a much closer macro shot when I looked at the images on my computer. The second image is a screen shot of the first image zoomed in to full size but is not one that would print well due to it being at screen resolution – click on that image to see it larger.
Constructing and Constructed Architecture
I love the complex patterns created by the scaffolding on this construction site in Swansea. I have no idea what the new building will look like but it will be sitting beside the interesting patterns to be seen in the design of the BT tower across the road.
The BT tower is not a particularly attractive building – it looks a bit like something you would need to plug in for your phone. There are, however, many fascinating shapes, patterns, reflections to be seen in its surfaces and structure.
Sitting on Top of Swansea Castle
A giant mechanical insect sits atop the ruins of Swansea Castle while the nonchalant seagull looks down on the world and I look up.
