Collection by Amanda Dameron

Architecture in the Wild

Coming along. The 32-story modular residential tower rising in Brooklyn as part of Bruce Ratner's development. There will be over 360 units, 160 are designed affordable ($2,800 for a two-bedroom, by some reports).
Coming along. The 32-story modular residential tower rising in Brooklyn as part of Bruce Ratner's development. There will be over 360 units, 160 are designed affordable ($2,800 for a two-bedroom, by some reports).
Detail, side facade of Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen.
Detail, side facade of Stadsschouwburg Antwerpen.
The late 19th-century Antwerp Central train station, largely considered one of the most beautiful stations in the world.
The late 19th-century Antwerp Central train station, largely considered one of the most beautiful stations in the world.
Antwerp
Antwerp
A monumental steel stair connects the ground level to the lower levels of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. It boasts no structural supports, weighs 80,000 lbs, and was fabricated by SteelFab, which won an award from the Washington Building Congress for the work.
A monumental steel stair connects the ground level to the lower levels of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. It boasts no structural supports, weighs 80,000 lbs, and was fabricated by SteelFab, which won an award from the Washington Building Congress for the work.
The newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. The bronzed aluminum panels that clad the angled exterior reference Yoruba forms.  By David Adjaye, alongside Philip Freelon and Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup.
The newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. The bronzed aluminum panels that clad the angled exterior reference Yoruba forms. By David Adjaye, alongside Philip Freelon and Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup.
The doors to the First Christian Church, 1942, by Eliel Saarinen. Located in Columus, Indiana.
The doors to the First Christian Church, 1942, by Eliel Saarinen. Located in Columus, Indiana.
The Contemporary Art Center, by Zaha Hadid, in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Contemporary Art Center, by Zaha Hadid, in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio.
Restored 18th-century doors, spied in downtown Cincinnati. Soon to be opened restaurant called Please.
Restored 18th-century doors, spied in downtown Cincinnati. Soon to be opened restaurant called Please.
Downtown LA, open office space ....
Downtown LA, open office space ....
One of only four Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Cincinnati, circa 1956. Check out those clerestories !
One of only four Frank Lloyd Wright homes in Cincinnati, circa 1956. Check out those clerestories !
Renzo Piano's 2006 steel-and-glass addition to the Morgan library in New York.
Renzo Piano's 2006 steel-and-glass addition to the Morgan library in New York.
The atrium of the Jepson Center, 2006, by Moishe Safdie. Savannah, Georgia.
The atrium of the Jepson Center, 2006, by Moishe Safdie. Savannah, Georgia.
Inside one of the six U-shaped barracks that artist Donald Judd transformed into an art museum, The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati,  to house his works.
Inside one of the six U-shaped barracks that artist Donald Judd transformed into an art museum, The Chinati Foundation/La Fundación Chinati, to house his works.
The Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen, 2011, features two towers that lean 15 degrees in either direction. That's four degrees more than the Tower of Pisa.
The Bella Sky Hotel in Copenhagen, 2011, features two towers that lean 15 degrees in either direction. That's four degrees more than the Tower of Pisa.

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