urbanpattern

[urbanpattern]

Olive plantation in Andalucia.

[urbanpattern]

Wadi As-Sirhan Basin | Saudi Arabia. “Center pivot irrigation is used throughout the Wadi As-Sirhan Basin of Saudi Arabia. The diameter of the fields you see here are approximately three kilometers (1.9 miles) across.” Daily Overview

[urbanpattern]

Egeskov Castle, Funen, Denmark

Photo by Benny Buchtrup

[urbanpattern]

. Magazine out! Location | Castle of Gruissan, Gruissan, France

A favourite of ours! Castle of Gruissan, built in the 10th century, used to be a castle protecting the harbour from invasions. The castle was dismantled in the 16th century and has been detoriating since. Today, the tower is the only remnant of the castle, and the village of Gruissan has been built around the castle. The castle got the “monument historique” status by the French Ministry of Culture. This status is given to special historical buildings such as the Eiffel tower and Louvre.

#gruissan #castle #france #worldurbanplanning #architecture #cityplanning #urbanplanning #buildings #roof #sea #fortress #circle #geometry #art #perspective #red #hill #oldcity #aerial #aerialview #street #density #houses (at Tour Barberousse)

[urbanpattern]

Berlin from above by Jules Esick

[urbanpattern]

Øresund Bridge | Links Copenhagen (Denmark) and Malmö (Sweden).

Its  a 16 km long road and rail link. Linking the bridge and tunnel, the man-made island of Peberholm was constructed from the material dredged from the Øresund seabed to accommodate the bridge piers and the tunnel (via).

[urbanpattern]

Barcelona, Spain | Las Ramblas Street | Green Corridor

[urbanpattern]

Tallinn, Estonia | It’s Christmas time! 

[urbanpattern]

Logan Circle, Washington DC

[urbanpattern]

Norilsk, Russia | Nickel mine hole

[urbanpattern]

Soviet International Style AERIAL Denis Esakov

Architectural photographer Denis Esakov recently used a drone to capture photographs of several landmark structures of the Khrushchev-era return to modernism, focusing on how these aerial views reinforce their rational geometries and regimented forms. Until the recent advent of satellite imagery and commercially available drones, these were views that were only ever seen by the architects, and the officials who reviewed the plans. Even so, the photographer notes that these methodical forms must have been very attractive to the state officers tasked with implementing Khrushchev’s mandated aesthetic.

See the previous photoset from Soviet International Style Denis Esakov.

Images and text via

[urbanpattern]

[urbanpattern]

[urbanpattern]

Paternoster Square, London, UK

[urbanpattern]

Timgad, Algeria | Ancient Roman City with Grid Pattern

[urbanpattern]

Florida, USA | Venetian Islands