Architecture - Task 1 Inspiration
This absorbing documentary photo from 2008 focuses on Julius Shulman, a photographer best known for his modern, dynamic studies of mid-century modern Californian architecture by Richard Neutra, John Lautner and Pierre Koenig. Although Shulman himself is less well-known outside the photography and architecture scenes than those architects, his frequently reproduced images of their structures helped create the iconic status of those buildings.
Hufton & Crow are dedicated to creating inspiring and striking photographs of contemporary interior and exterior architecture worldwide. As two experienced photographers with complementary skills and competitive characters, they offer a unique service because they work as a team, simultaneously photographing one project or providing input, critiques, and direction of the other's work.
Lucien Herve, High Court of Justice, Chandigarh, 1955
The Hungarian photographer Lucien Hervé was more than Le Corbusier's official photographer; he became his design partner. Hervé's dozens of high-contrast, closely-cropped photos gave Le Corbusier's buildings the cinematic look the architect endeavoured to create.
Bernd & Hilla Becher, Lessines, 2010
German husband-and-wife duo Bernd and Hilla Becher documented the industrial architecture in Western Europe. Their work created an archive of the proliferation of buildings that sprang up between the World Wars and inspired subsequent photographers.
Thomas Struth, Clinton Road, London, 1997
Thomas Struth. The German photographer works in black and white and has shot everything from skyscrapers to theme parks to deserted streets, like this one in London in 1977.
Ed Ruscha, Dodgers Stadium, 1000 Elysian Park Ave, 1967-1999
American pop artist Ed Ruscha paid close attention to commercialization, and therefore, structures like gas stations, street signs, and billboards.
Turkish photographer Yener Torun also uses Instagram as his medium, documenting architecture in Istanbul and other cities in Turkey that features bold shapes, vibrant hues and patterned facades. Through his work, he hopes to reveal that there is more to Turkey than opulent mosques and old streets.
Swiss photographer Nicolas Grospierre refers to himself as an "obsessive collector" of Modernist architecture, and has spent the last 15 years documenting buildings across five continents. In his exclusive essay for Dezeen, the Warsaw-based photographer discussed how his images of the movement's now dilapidated concrete-formed churches, Soviet housing estates and various saucer-shaped structures show its failure.
Photographer Alastair Philip Wiper travelled to Flaine, the Marcel Breuer-designed Modernist ski resort in the French Alps, to find out why it had such a bad reputation. According to Wiper, the concrete hotels and public buildings didn't go down well with visitors looking for more traditional Alpine cabins, and in his photo essay, the photographer explained why he believes that the recent surge of interest in Modernism and Brutalism could help restore Breuer's vision for Flaine.
Following the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, which severely damaged New Zealand's second-largest city, Mary Gaudin was struck by how many notable Modernist houses had been destroyed. With no records left of these buildings, she embarked on a project to capture those that remain and created a series of images documenting mid-century residential architecture in New Zealand.
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