Category Archives: Buildings

Abraj: The two towers of Dubai

Timelapse video by Philip Bloom featuring the two iconic towers of Dubai. The Burj Al Arab and the world’s tallest building. The Burj Khalifa.

Music is by Vaughan Williams: Variations on theme by Thomas Tallis

LA Light

Song by Cinematic Orchestra cinematicorchestra.com/​
Shot with a 5D MK II and a 7D
Zeiss 35, 50 1.4, 85 1.2, Canon 15mm, 24mm, 24-105, 70-300mm,
MOCA Kessler Cineslider, revolution head, and various DIY contraptions he has built for zoom motor control.
Colin Rich sought out to capture the electric radiance of Los Angeles at night.
It took him 6 months [...]

Plan of the city

“One of the best matches of visuals to music I’ve seen.”
– Anne Midgette, Washington Post
more info on the director:
joshuafrankel.net/​Plan_Of_The_City.html
twitter.com/​#!/​frankelfrankel
more info on the music:
newamsterdamrecords.com/​#Album/​Awake
A new film combing animation with live action conceived of and directed by Joshua Frankel, about the architecture of New York City blasting off into outer space and resettling on Mars. The film’s [...]

The Third & The Seventh

A FULL-CG animated piece that tries to illustrate architecture art across a photographic point of view where main subjects are already-built spaces. Sometimes in an abstract way. Sometimes surreal.

Credits:
CG |Modelling – Texturing – Illumination – Rendering| Alex Roman
POST |Postproduction & Editing| Alex Roman
MUSIC Sequenced, Orchestrated & Mixed by Alex Roman (Sonar & EWQLSO Gold Pro [...]

Vancouver City time lapse

“Vancouver City” music video is an artistic collaboration between Innerlife Project and TimeLapseHD. For more information and music downloads go to www.innerlifeproject.com.
This time lapse is shot with a 12 mega pixel digital single lens reflex cameras. Original resolution is 6 times better than HD (high definition). The images have been resized for HD and are [...]

Photocroms of Holland from 1890s to 1900s

Like postcards, the photochroms feature subjects that appeal to travelers, including landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and daily life and culture. The prints were sold as souvenirs and often collected in albums or framed for display.
After travelling to Belgium, Norway, Scotland and  Turkey we arrive today to Holland and its canals. Amsterdam has been called the “Venice of the [...]

A map showing Amsterdam with its canals from 1662.
A map showing Amsterdam with its canals from 1662. Credit Daniel Stalpert
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Photochroms of Turkey from 1890s to 1900s

Like postcards, the photochroms feature subjects that appeal to travelers, including landscapes, architecture, street scenes, and daily life and culture. The prints were sold as souvenirs and often collected in albums or framed for display.
After travelling to Belgium, Norway and Scotland we arrive today to Turkey. These photos refer to Constantinople because they were taken [...]

Mosque of St. Sophia and Ahmed III fountain, Constantinople, Turkey
Mosque of St. Sophia and Ahmed III fountain, Constantinople, Turkey Credit The Library of Congress
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