Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

Sunday, June 24, 2012

I Love Chicago

I tagged along with my dad for one of his business trips to Chicago this past week so that I could see University of Chicago, and I must say, I fell in love with the city. The people, the energy, the food, the lakeside, the river running through the center, the parks, the culture, the everything! I just am infatuated with it all. Here are a few of the photos I took while there!
The view of the pier on Lake Michigan from our hotel window. Not a bad view!

Having a beachin' time

One of the things I loved about the city was how well they intertwined both natural and urban environments. There were parks, trees, and grassy areas everywhere. I guess this appreciation comes from learning about smart urban planning in AP Environmental Science..

They also intertwined old vs modern style buildings... loved it.

Steamboat tours along the river that runs through the city

I'm a geometry/architecture freak when it comes to photography, so maybe that's why Chicago struck me so profoundly.

Reflections

A very, very similar design to our family crest.

Building mural swag

Me n the city

The Bean

Orchestra in Millennium Park

Deep-dishin

Neo-gothic style of University of Chicago

Saturday, December 24, 2011

NOTCOT

Personally, I am a huge appreciator of simple, quirky, and interesting things. That's why I've appreciated Tumblr so much and its ability to give you quick images of interesting photos. However, recently I stumbled upon a website (through Tumblr, actually) that does essentially the same thing (scroll-through sneak peeks of random varieties of things).



It has several features:
  • NotCouture - Fashion-related (clearly my personal favorite)
  • Tasteologie - Food-related
  • Liqurious - Alcohol-related (I find this one to be the least interesting)
  • NotVentures - Travel-related (I LOVE this one. Travel has always been a passion of mine)
  • NotLabs - Art-related
  • Notcot.org - Basically an overview of the whole site


Here are a few of my finds!


Greeting Card Generator


French Architecture

Leviticus Hexagon Necklace

Teich Convertible Bag