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Palais De Justice According to our friend Wikipedia, the Palais de Justice was the biggest building constructed in the 19th century.

Palais De Justice

According to our friend Wikipedia, the Palais de Justice was the biggest building constructed in the 19th century.

Prefab Much of the architecture in Greenland is of the prefab kit variety, as there are no native natural resources to actually build anything out of, wood being the standout example. I don’t believe I saw a single tree in the entire time I was there. The designs are simple, efficient, and colourful.

Prefab

Much of the architecture in Greenland is of the prefab kit variety, as there are no native natural resources to actually build anything out of, wood being the standout example. I don’t believe I saw a single tree in the entire time I was there. The designs are simple, efficient, and colourful.

Five Yellow Posts

Five Yellow Posts

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466

Yellow

Yellow

Boat Colour There’s some story about how houses are painted with left-over paint from local boats, and that’s why they’re all different colours. I didn’t see evidence of a huge number of brightly coloured boats though, so I’m not convinced. Given the pre-packaged nature of much of the structures here, my theory is that when they ship a house here, they just throw in a random can of last year’s paint.

Boat Colour

There’s some story about how houses are painted with left-over paint from local boats, and that’s why they’re all different colours. I didn’t see evidence of a huge number of brightly coloured boats though, so I’m not convinced. Given the pre-packaged nature of much of the structures here, my theory is that when they ship a house here, they just throw in a random can of last year’s paint.

White Colour Blue Plus smoke from the power station in the background.

White Colour Blue

Plus smoke from the power station in the background.

Travel Norway. The Architectural Way. Click through for some fantastic modern public architecture being installed throughout the Norwegian landscape. Guess it is time to plan a trip back there as well. Thanks MK!

Travel Norway. The Architectural Way.

Click through for some fantastic modern public architecture being installed throughout the Norwegian landscape. Guess it is time to plan a trip back there as well. Thanks MK!

Houses Looking back toward the sunset.

Houses

Looking back toward the sunset.

Birds Detroit is all about great architecture, graffiti, and no people downtown.

Birds

Detroit is all about great architecture, graffiti, and no people downtown.

Stairs Most of the time I don’t like staircases where you’ve got to go out in the hall to wrap around to the next set, but when they’re the awesome floating kind in a super narrow stairwell I make an exception. Last I remember something like this was an apartment building back in Halifax.

Stairs

Most of the time I don’t like staircases where you’ve got to go out in the hall to wrap around to the next set, but when they’re the awesome floating kind in a super narrow stairwell I make an exception. Last I remember something like this was an apartment building back in Halifax.

Library The foyer to my room in Santa Fe. I think that the room I was in was actually the front entrance to the house at one time.

Library

The foyer to my room in Santa Fe. I think that the room I was in was actually the front entrance to the house at one time.

Spiral The lighthouses I visited in Oregon had some examples of the library boxes that were circulated between sites to provide the keepers with something to read to pass the long days with no contact with the outside world. I kind of really want one of these things. They’re basically the size extent of my ability to carry any sort of personal possessions around with me as I travel, and a suitcase shaped thing that opens out into a library? Awesome.

Spiral

The lighthouses I visited in Oregon had some examples of the library boxes that were circulated between sites to provide the keepers with something to read to pass the long days with no contact with the outside world. I kind of really want one of these things. They’re basically the size extent of my ability to carry any sort of personal possessions around with me as I travel, and a suitcase shaped thing that opens out into a library? Awesome.

Spiral Are great open spiral staircases one of the best parts of a lighthouse?

Spiral

Are great open spiral staircases one of the best parts of a lighthouse?

Corner Detail I always like these little architectural details that are obviously scabbed on to cover a pipe or some other unplanned for contingency.

Corner Detail

I always like these little architectural details that are obviously scabbed on to cover a pipe or some other unplanned for contingency.