Experiencing the vastness of the American cityscapes, I am reminded of Rem Koolhaas ‘Bigness’: “Beyond a certain scale, architecture acquires the properties of Bigness. The best reason to broach Bigness is the one given by climbers of Mount Everest: “because it is there.” Bigness is ultimate architecture.”  

With this series the scale is broadened to scenes from urban and suburban parts of the visited locations, in search of the iconic and the genius loci. Images presenting characteristic and unique features of landmark places, unapologetic of their strong presence, inviting us to connect - be it for a reason, for a season or for a lifetime.

Images are part of the photographic project - 'Integral Lens: an integral approaches to architectural photography’ - taken during a 5-month journey in United States awarded with the Fulbright Artist Scholarship and sponsored by the College of Architecture and Design of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

Fort Point, Boston

Riverwalk, Chicago

Manhattan skyline from Rockefeler Center, New York

Bell Harbor Marina, Seattle

Civic Center Plaza, Denver

Lo Presti Park, Boston

Skyline Chicago from Art Institute Museum

International Fountain, Seattle Center

South Beach, Miami

Chicago skyline

Riverwalk, Chicago

Charles River, Boston

Malibu Pier, Los Angeles

Venice Beach, Los Angeles

Highway 101, Los Angeles

South Beach, Miami

Pier 14 and Embarcadero, San Francisco

Bay Bridge, San Francisco

Charles River Esplanade, Boston

South Beach, Miami

Bloomingdale Trail, Chicago

East River and Manhattan from Hunter's Point, New York

Yerba Buena Gardens, San Francisco

Tennessee River, Knoxville

Contemporary Art Museum park, Chicago

Pancoast Lake, Miami Beach 

Edgewater, Seattle

Lovejoy Wharf, Boston

Fort Point Bridge, Boston

Jane's Carousel, New York

South Beach, Miami

World Trade Center, Boston

Museum Park and American Airlines Arena, Miami

Brickell Key, Miami

Belle Isle, Miami

Manhattan Bridge and East River, New York

Chelsea Piers, New York

Holland Tunnel, New York

South Beach, Miami

Aquatic Bay, San Francisco

Charles River Esplanade, Boston

Charles River at MIT Sailing pavilion, Boston

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