On this page you can have a look at more examples of buildings that are interesting from an architectural perspective.
You wouldn't expect stumbling on such modern architecture on an island that has so many derelict building projects. This afternoon I came across this photogenic building. Exposure 0.3 sec at F/45 @ 300 mm.
--- 21 Dec 2021, La Oliva (E) ---
Part of the International Hospitality College at Leeuwarden. We spent three nights over here in a lovely quiet room, and enjoyed a gorgeous dinner.
--- 17 Oct 2021, Leeuwarden (NL) ---
Built in 1270 as part of a monastery, this church has known an eventful history. It was burnt down, rebuilt, destructed, rebuilt, burnt again. Now it has a glass roof which accounts for the light on the old walls. Exposure 1/20 sec at F/22 @ 104 mm.
--- 1 Jul 2021, Bolsward (NL) ---
With its height of 114.6 meters, yes, I looked it up, the Achmeatoren in Leeuwarden is the tallest building in Northern Netherlands.
--- 5 July 2021, Leeuwarden (NL) ---
Between the Kunsthal and Boijmans Van Beuningen, a striking bowl-like building covered by mirrors will open up in 2021. It is an art depot that will make the entire collection accessible to the public, instead of the meagre 8% that's currently exhibited. The mirrored facade reflects the Rotterdam skyline. Spectacular, but I wonder if they are going to have a maintenance problem in the near future ...
--- 26 September 2020, Rotterdam (NL) ---
An underground parking connects the three museums. Even the design of the entrance has been paid attention to, although I am not fond of the barren concrete square that now lies at the foot of the depot.
--- 26 September 2020, Rotterdam (NL) ---
In the mid 2010s, the Nederlandse Spoorwegen published an projected estimate of 40% growth in passenger movements in the next decade with a corresponding plan to modernise and expand the major train stations. That estimate was pre-covid. Breda is such a major hub that was completed in 2019.
--- 28 July 2020, Arnhem (NL) ---
The building is an amalgamation of aluminium, concrete and natural materials. I am sure you can find an overview of this NS station on the internet, as usual I have been concentrating on the details ☺.
--- 28 July 2020, Arnhem (NL) ---
I don't think people in Berlin will appreciate this heading, as only a few months after opening up, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, lost its roof after a storm. It's a building used for conferences and exhibitions, we visited a Bauhaus expo there.
--- 21 April 2019, Berlin (D) ---
It must have been a scorching hot square in the centre of Sevilla. So this contraption called Parasol Metropol was created: you keep cool under it which is quite nice for the weekly market, and the stairs lead you to a view (although not really stunning) over the city.
--- 21 Oct 2011, Sevilla (E) ---
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