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#SymmetrySunday, #TextureTuesday, #FORAFriday. Just a taste of the work of architectural photographer Jeff Stvan. View many more and purchase them at: www.foraphotography.com
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📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

A detail of an exterior masonry wall at the Nimitz Hotel (1852), now part of the National Museum of the Pacific War, Fredericksburg, TX.

#Fredericksburg #Texas #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Color close-up of a stone wall composed of irregularly shaped pieces of limestone surrounded by a sandy mortar
November 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

A detail of the profusely decorated façade of the Indiana Theater (Rubush & Hunter, 1927), Indianapolis, IN.

#Indianapolis #Indiana #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Black and white photo of the upper portion of a movie theater façade. Elaborately decorated in the Spanish Baroque style, it features an array of white terra cotta columns, arches, niches, finials, and medallions.
November 16, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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📷 It's FOR[A] Friday! 📷

The colorful entrance to Mickey’s Diner (Jerry O'Mahony Diner Company, 1939), St. Paul, MN.

#SaintPaul #Minnesota #Architecture #Photography #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Color photo of the entry vestibule on a classic American diner. Three steps lead up to a door which features a cartouche-shaped window. The wall immediately to right is fully glazed and the entire vestibule is painted bright red.
November 14, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

A close-up of the bronze curtain which surrounds the Hector-Bau (Gerkan, Marg and Partners, 2018) at the Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.

#Mannheim #Germany #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Black and white close-up of a metal curtain which is composed of horizontal tubes and rods suspended on widely spaced, vertical lengths of braided wire
November 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

The polychrome interior of Kościół Mariacki (St. Mary's Basilica), Kraków, Poland.

#Kraków #Poland #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Color photo of an interior wall which features a series of blind arches richly decorated with natural and geometric designs executed primarily in shades of blue, green, and orange. Each of the larger arches contains a trio of smaller (narrower) arches divided by gilded piers. Gilded tracery fills the upper portion of each of the large and small arches.
November 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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📷 It's FOR[A] Friday! 📷

Gazing skyward inside the 110-foot high memorial pavilion at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum (I.M. Pei & Partners, 1979), Boston, MA.

#Boston #Massachusetts #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Black and white photo looking up at the interior of an atrium which features a concave, precast concrete structure on the left and a tall glass wall and roof supported by a metal space frame on the right
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

A set of sunlit vents set into a hammered concrete wall at the Frobisher Crescent, Barbican Estate (Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1962-82), London, England.

#London #England #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Color close-up of a stairwell vent which is composed of five cartouche-shaped openings, each of which has been fitted with a set of louvers and is set into a hammered concrete wall. Going from left to right, the height of each of the first four openings increases from one to the next.
October 28, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

A detail of the polished granite cladding at the base of 120 North LaSalle (Murphy/Jahn Architects, 1991), Chicago, IL.

#Chicago #Illinois #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Black and white photo of the point where three horizontal bands of polished granite - each presenting a convex face - are divided vertically by the removal of an angled section of stone
October 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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A detail of one of the great arched windows which illuminate the Grand Hall at Union Station (Jarvis Hunt, 1914), Kansas City, MO.

#KansasCity #Missouri #Architecture #Photography #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Color photo looking up - and obliquely - at a large arched window reveal which is clad in Kasota limestone
October 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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The light bulb-studded façade of One City Place (originally One Tandy Center by Growald Associates, 1978), Fort Worth, TX.

#FortWorth #Texas #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Black and white photo looking up at the façade of an office tower. Horizontal bands of windows extend from either side of a smooth concrete surface which is studded with light bulbs.
October 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

One of the two stained glass windows by Louis J. Millet at the Wells Fargo Bank (originally the National Farmers' Bank of Owatonna by Louis H. Sullivan, 1908), Owatonna, MN.

#Owatonna #Minnesota #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Color photo of a large, semi-circular stained glass window. The window - made up of blue and green glass elements - is set into a huge brick arch which rises from a sandstone masonry base. Metal mullions - painted blue-green - divide the window vertically.
October 19, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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The sweeping curve of the all-encompassing roof at the Fiserv Forum, (Populous/HNTB/Eppstein Uhen Architects, 2018), Milwaukee, WI.

#Milwaukee #Wisconsin #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Black and white photo looking obliquely at the upper portion of the façade of a multi-purpose arena. A balcony and large window extend out beyond the plane of the façade. Arching over and alongside them on the right is the broad edge of a zinc-clad roof.
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

A detail of a blind arch at the base of the clock tower at Union Station (Thomas Rodd, 1888), Indianapolis, IN.

#Indianapolis #Indiana #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Color photo of the left side of a blind arch - which features an engaged colonnette - set into a stone wall. All of the elements are composed of the same pink granite.
October 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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A bunch of thugs... living their best cosplay life. Seriously. Which one of these threats requires full combat gear (not to mention the guns)? Someone blowing a whistle? Being recorded by someone? Someone holding a sign? Being followed by someone? Someone just standing around watching you? Being asked for ID or a warrant? Someone saying something mean to you? Being asked to remove your mask? Someone yelling at you? Being presented with proof of citizenship? Someone dressed up like a frog? This has to stop. Now.
October 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

One of the monumental lanterns on the approach to the Burrard Street Bridge (John R. Grant and George Lister Thornton Sharp, 1932), Vancouver, BC.

#Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Black and white photo of a square concrete pylon - cast with stepped corners and simple geometric ornamentation - which is topped with a cylindrical metal lamp
October 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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The icy face of the Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership (Krueck Sexton Architects, 2007), Chicago, IL.

#Chicago #Illinois #Architecture #Photography #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Color photo of the upper edge of a faceted curtain wall composed of polygonal planes of glass
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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📷 It's Texture Tuesday! 📷

A detail of the cast iron railing atop the Iron Bridge (Thomas Farnolls Pritchard and Abraham Darby III, 1779), Ironbridge, England.

#Ironbridge #England #Architecture #Engineering #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Black and white close-up of a cast iron bridge railing. The year of the bridge’s completion - 1779 - can be seen in relief.
September 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

Approaching the Ostflügel (East Wing) of the Barockschloss Mannheim (Mannheim Baroque Palace, 1720-60), Mannheim, Germany.

#Mannheim #Germany #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Color photo of the entrance to a palace - constructed in the Baroque style - which features a pair of tall, metal doors flanked by stone columns. Above these is an arched window set between four, angled pilasters. These pilasters, in turn, support a broken pediment which frames a small, round window.
September 28, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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Gazing up at the black Vitrolite panels - edged in chromium - of the Daily Express Building (Ellis & Clarke with Sir Owen Williams, 1932), London, England.

#London #England #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Black and white photo looking up at the exterior of an office building which features rounded corners, horizontal bands of windows, and a cladding composed of panels of black structural glass held in place with chromium strips
September 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A close-up of one of the weathered transmission towers which carry power along the Mississippi River within the St. Anthony Falls Historic District, Minneapolis, MN.

#Minneapolis #Minnesota #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Color close-up of a heavily corroded tubular steel pylon
September 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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📷 It's Symmetry Sunday! 📷

An Art Deco light fixture at the Santa Fe Depot (1934), Oklahoma City, OK.

#OKC #Oklahoma #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Black and white photo of an aluminum and glass ceiling light. The fixture consists of a glass lens set into a round aluminum frame which, in turn, is secured to the ceiling by three radiating brackets, each featuring a stepped design.
September 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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A space betwixt at the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Frank Gehry, 1997), Bilbao, Spain.

#Bilbao #Spain #Architecture #Photography #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Color photo of a glazed surface situated between the curving edges of two walls, each of which is clad in rectangular sheets of titanium.
September 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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A study in light and texture at Paul and Linda DeBruce Hall (Hufft, 2020), Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO.

#KansasCity #Missouri #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #Texture #FORAPhotography #TextureTuesday
Black and white photo of the exterior of a two-story masonry clad building. The upper story is a brightly lit, curving surface composed of smooth bricks. The lower story - upon which the shadows of nearby tress fall - features a pattern of protruding bricks.
September 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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A detail of the beautiful dome in the G.A.R. Rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center (originally the Chicago Public Library by Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge, 1897), Chicago, IL.

#Chicago #Illinois #Architecture #Photography #Detail #Symmetry #FORAPhotography #SymmetrySunday
Color photo of several brightly backlit stained and leaded glass panels, each of which features a design composed of stylized vines and flowers. The central panel consists of a cartouche set into a trapezoidal frame.
September 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Looking through Jonathan Borofsky's sculpture, Man with Briefcase (2002), at the First on 7th (originally the First National Bank of Fort Worth by SOM, 1961), Fort Worth, TX.

#FortWorth #Texas #Architecture #Photography #Monochrome #Detail #FORAPhotography #FORAFriday
Black and white photo looking at the corner of an office building through a large opening in a metal sculpture. The upper portion of the sculpture can be seen reflected in one of the building’s windows.
September 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM