Author Archives: Ross

  Ross Barnes 12/19/12 Professor Gold The Life of A tower: The MetLife Tower The Metropolitan Life Insurance tower also known as the met life tower is located on Madison Avenue across from Madison square garden. Designed by Napoleon Lebrun … Continue reading →

The Metropolitan Life Insurance tower also known as the met life tower is located on madison avenue across from madison square garden.Designed by Napoleon LeBrun & sons it became the tallest building in the world until the completion of the … Continue reading →

Preservation is something that every person in the world tries to acheive. Trying to preserve something means trying to preserve a memory or a feeling. Many things can be preserved and saved for the future but the small things that … Continue reading →

   An apartment building deep in brooklyn where no one wants to go. A very dark and recessed area where upon approach fear takes over. A mix of iron bars and tall towers with jail like bars on the windows. … Continue reading →

The HSB Turning Torso is a very unique building built in sweden. Officially opening on August 27, 2005 the buildings unique shape showcases an exceptional twisitng motion. The tower reaches a height of 623 feet. In total it has 54 … Continue reading →

In Architecture and the Lost Art of Drawing by Michael Graves, published in september, 1 2012 Graves describes the art of drawing as being lost in the age of technology. Graves feels as though drawing has lost its luster in … Continue reading →

This is a photo I did not take of a woman who normally lives with lots of energy walking slowly with her husband down the block for the first time after discovering that she has cancer. The promise of hope … Continue reading →

This is a photo I did not take of a car speeding through a light that has just turned red trying to catch it. As the car went through the other light turned green and a traffic police car drove … Continue reading →

This is a picture I did not take of a man on the train begging for money. As he walked by in complete rags and mismatched clothes I could not help but feel sorry for him as he called himself … Continue reading →

The grand central station located in midtown manhatten, 42 on park avenue. An inspirational building that captures the true beauty of architecture that can be combined with a practical cause like a train station. This building is a “grand” part … Continue reading →