Photography Patricia Cardet

ARCHITECTURE AT ITS BEST

No matter the era in which they were built. If their lines are harmonious, if their design is refined and well balanced, if their colours are well chosen, these buildings will always be treasured.

  • 1 – The Universal House of Justice, Haifa, Israel

    1 – The Universal House of Justice, Haifa, Israel

    The international governing council of the Bahá’í Faith | Haifa, Israel | July 2014

    [f/5.6 1/1000 sec 100mm ISO 100]

  • 2 – European Patent Office, Munich, Germany

    2 – European Patent Office, Munich, Germany

    Europäisches Patentamt, Office européen des brevets | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | January 2014

    [f/5.6 1/30 sec 23mm ISO 100]

  • 3 – Ministry of Interior, Haifa, Israel

    3 – Ministry of Interior, Haifa, Israel

    Ministry of Interior office, משרד הפנים חיפה | Haifa, Israel | March 2014

    [f/8 1/850 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 4 – Tel Aviv, Israel

    4 – Tel Aviv, Israel

    Tel Aviv, in the background the Azrieli towers, מגדלי עזריאלי | Tel Aviv, Israel | March 2014

    [f/4 1/4000 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 5 – The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

    5 – The Eiffel Tower, Paris, France

    The Eiffel Tower seen from the Musée de l'Homme | Paris, France | December 2015

    [ f/2.8 1/250 sec 23mm ISO 320]

  • 6 – Le Capitole, Toulouse, France

    6 – Le Capitole, Toulouse, France

    Now city hall and theater | La Place du Capitole, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France | April 2018

    [f/1.8 1/120 sec 4mm ISO 25]

  • 7 – Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany

    7 – Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany

    Deutsches Museum von Meisterwerken der Naturwissenschaft und Technik (English: German Museum of Masterpieces of Science and Technology), founded in 1903), along the Isar river | Munich, Bavaria, Germany | January 2014

    [f/5.6 1/20 sec 23mm ISO 100]

  • 8 – Odawara Castle (小田原城), Odawara, Japan

    8 – Odawara Castle (小田原城), Odawara, Japan

    Odawara Castle (小田原城), bailey moat | Odawara (小田原市, Odawara-shi), Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), Honshū (本州), Japan | October 2016

    [f/11 1/125 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 9 – Odawara Castle (小田原城), Odawara, Japan

    9 – Odawara Castle (小田原城), Odawara, Japan

    Odawara (小田原市, Odawara-shi), Kanagawa Prefecture (神奈川県), Honshū (本州), Japan | October 2016

    [f/16 1/200 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 10 – Château de Combourg, France

    10 – Château de Combourg, France

    The medieval castle where François-René de Chateaubriand (Memoirs from Beyond the Grave), spent part of his childhood. | Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France | June 2022

    [f/1,5 1/5587 sec 34mm ISO 50]

  • 11 – The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel

    11 – The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel

    Architect: Preston Scott Cohen | Tel Aviv, Israel | November 2015

    [f/4 1/30 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 12 – MUCEM, Marseille, France

    12 – MUCEM, Marseille, France

    MUCEM, Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, architecte Rudy Ricciotti | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | March 2018

    [f/11 1/125 sec 33mm ISO 320]

  • 13 – Underwater observatory, Ashizuri Kaitekan, Japan

    13 – Underwater observatory, Ashizuri Kaitekan, Japan

    Tosashimizu-shi (土佐清水市), Tatsukushi (竜串), Kochi Prefecture (高知県), Shikoku (四国), Japan | October 2019

  • 14 – Semaphore and Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre, Brittany, France

    14 – Semaphore and Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre, Brittany, France

    Semaphore and ruins of the Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre (Loc-Mazé Pen ar Bed) | Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Plougonvelin, Finistère, Brittany, France | June 2022

    [f/2,8 1/750 sec 9 mm ISO 32]

  • 15 – Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre, Brittany, France

    15 – Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre, Brittany, France

    Ruins of the Abbaye de Saint-Mathieu Fin de Terre (Loc-Mazé Pen ar Bed) | Pointe Saint-Mathieu, Plougonvelin, Finistère, Brittany, France | June 2022

    [f/1,5 1/750 sec 5,7 mm ISO 50]

  • 16 – Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure, Marseille, France

    16 – Cathédrale Sainte-Marie-Majeure, Marseille, France

    (also) Cathédrale de la Major | Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France | March 2018

    [f/5.6 1/1000 sec 100mm ISO 100]

  • 17 – Church of the Archangel Michael, Kato Lefkara, Cyprus

    17 – Church of the Archangel Michael, Kato Lefkara, Cyprus

    The country church of the Archangel Michael | Kato Lefkara (Κάτω Λεύκαρα)), Larnaca district (Επαρχία Λάρνακας), Cyprus | November 2017

    [f/8 1/60 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 18 – Church of the Archangel Michael, Kato Lefkara, Cyprus

    18 – Church of the Archangel Michael, Kato Lefkara, Cyprus

    The country church of the Archangel Michael | Kato Lefkara (Κάτω Λεύκαρα)), Larnaca district (Επαρχία Λάρνακας), Cyprus | November 2017

    [f/8 1/125 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 19 – Music Pavilion, Zurich, Switzerland

    19 – Music Pavilion, Zurich, Switzerland

    Musikpavillon im Platzspitz-Park | Zurich, Switzerland | May 2017

    [f/7.1 1/8 sec 23mm ISO 200]

  • 20 – Kiosk, Bilbao, Spain

    20 – Kiosk, Bilbao, Spain

    Kiosk “built by Bermeo architect Pedro Ispizua, who was passionate about drawing, something that is evident in the proposal sketches for this circular bandstand, with its floating roof and great expressionism, inspired by the shape of a shell“ (www.http://www.bilbaoturismo.net) | Arenal, Bilbao, Vizcaya, Spain | April 2018

    [f/8 1/100 sec 33mm ISO 320]

  • 21 – Fountain of prayers, Nagasaki, Japan

    21 – Fountain of prayers, Nagasaki, Japan

    Glover Garden | Nagasaki (長崎市)i, Nagasaki Prefecture (長崎県}, Kyūshū (九州), Japan | September 2018

    [f/1.8 1/730 sec 4mm ISO 20]

  • 22 – Villa, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

    22 – Villa, Ponte de Lima, Portugal

    Ponte de Lima | District of Viana do Castelo, Portugal | September 2015

    [f/2 1/2000 sec 23mm ISO 200]

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