Architecture

Architecture is also a broad area that includes specific building design and interiors. I’ve also included construction of buildings in this category and as a stretch large equipment used in industry.

These are traditional Korean houses that are used for guests. They had Japanese paper doors and windows. The roofing was thatch.

These are the traditional windows found in the Korean models.

To address the issue of parking many cities build elevated parking. This was is New York City in Chelsea. Visually I found them fascinating.

This is a hotel/resort in Pingdong County, Taiwan. It is near a port.

Hsimen Ding is one of the important shopping areas in the older part of Taipei. It is one of the favored meeting places for students.

This is the inside of the blimp hanger at the Tillamook Naval Air Base in Oregon. It is one of the largest wood hangers in the world with the capacity of holding eight blimps. For more information on the building click on the Air Museum’s link, http://www.tillamookair.com/building.html

Traditional Korean temples that had Chinese characters written on the entrance. Because of the continued and growing interest in the Christian church the temples have been used less and less. In Taiwan, the temple is the center of a community.

Bridge Construction in Taiwan for a roadway going over a steep sided valley.

This is a view of the periodical display area in the library of the NanHua University in Taiwan.

Many Japanese houses dot the older sections of cities in Taiwan. This one was across from where we liked in Taichung City.

Condo sales are important but the building that houses the sales usually looks nothing like the finished building. This is a good example. This sales site was designed by a Taiwanese architect using a cartoon artist from Japan.

This is a section of the exterior of the Longman Hospital Building at the Presidio, San Francisco. The hospital is converted into businesses.

Timber operations in Oregon.

This was a purple house/business in Cloverdale, OR

These are the Montgomery St. barracks at the Presidio in San Francisco.

Traditions Swallow Tail roofs found in Kinmen County, Taiwan.

 Category: Architecture      Tagged: architecture, building, Korea, Photography, Taiwan, Timothy S. Allen, U.S.A.

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