Tag: architecture
Scenes from a Snow Day … New York City
As the pix below show, Tuesday was a “snow day” here in New York City due to the massive winter … More
That Massive Controversial Justin Bieber Billboard for Calvin Klein Jeans … SoHo, New York
This is the outdoor billboard ad for the recent controversial Calvin Klein Underwear ad featuring Canadian pop star Justin Bieber. … More
Hey, Mr. Weatherman … Snowmaggedon 2015 Blizzard Report …
Local TV news weather forecast in New York City. Look at those weather maps graphics!
Apartamento Magazine with Raymond Pettibon on the Cover
As regular readers of Global Graphica know, we’re fans of Apartamento magazine. We always get excited when we see a new … More
“We Love Art” Skyline Mural … Williamsburg, Brooklyn
The Beautiful Cafe at Toby’s Estate Coffee Roastery … Williamsburg, Brooklyn
This is one of our favorite third-wave coffee joints in New York City. Toby’s Estate is in the heart of … More
New Mural by Artists Sheryo & The Yok at Pilgrim … Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Cool House in Tokyo’s Naka-Meguro Neighborhood
Architecture … Tadao Ando’s 21_21 Design Sight Building in Akasaka, Tokyo
The sleek, low-slung gray structure that is the 21_21 Design Sight building in Tokyo’s Akasaka neighborhood was created by two … More
Prada Building in Aoyama, Tokyo
On the Scene … At the Beautifully Minimalist Nezu Cafe in Aoyama, Tokyo
The cafe in the garden of the Nezu Museum in Aoyama, in Tokyo, is a striking example of minimalist architectural … More
Cover of “Tokyo no ie” Architecture Book
On the Scene … At the Intelligentsia Coffee Truck in New York
We stopped by the recently minted New York City outpost of Intelligentsia Coffee in Chelsea, an NYC neighborhood that is … More
On the Scene … Viewing “Penetrable” by Artist Jesus Raphael Soto at LACMA, Los Angeles
The late Paris-based Venezuelan artist Jesus Raphael Soto made a career of painting, sculpture and optical and kinetic art. It … More
In New York … Revisiting the Awesome Street Art of Serban Ionescu & David Nordine
When we first saw this large street art piece by artist Serban Ionescu and David Nordine on Ludlow Street in … More
New York Street Art … “Snow White” by Invader
This street art mosaic image of “Snow White” is by the French artist Invader (a.k.a., “Space Invader”) on the wall … More
In Los Angeles …Massive Street Art Mural in DTLA
On our way to brunch at LA Chapter at the Ace Hotel, we stumbled upon this massive, beautiful mural of … More
Cool Spaces … The Interior at Room Service NY
The main dining space at Room Service in New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. Room Service is probably the most beautiful, sparkly … More
On the Scene … At Isaac Julien’s “Ten Thousand Waves”
In NYC … Getty Gas Station Turned Into Sheep Meadow
In New York … The Postcard-Worthy Interior of Pulino’s
Pulino’s on the Bowery is our downtown go-to weekend spot for Italian-style brunches in New York City. The food and … More
On the Scene … NYC Commes des Garçons Store as Street Art Mecca
The front of the pioneering Commes des Garcons concept store in New York’s Chelsea art-gallery district has become a mini-mecca for … More
In Brooklyn … Skewville’s “BKLYN FLAVOR” Mural by Night …
The artists and brothers duo that are Skewville are known for their use of striking colors, bold and large block … More
Ping Pong Game as Conceptual Sound Art …
This ping pong table installed in the second-floor terrace of the first-rate Hammer Museum in Los Angeles (and, by design, … More
On the Scene … Massive New Mural by Faile in NYC
Street art superstars Faile have just completed a massive new mural on the side of tall brick building in Midtown … More
On the Scene … Artist’s Studio Visit NYC: Aleksandra Niemczyk
We paid a visit to the New York City studio of Polish artist and filmmaker Aleksandra Niemczyk a couple of … More
In Amsterdam … Street Art at Sid Lee Ad Agency
Street art and graffiti on a roller shutter at the Amsterdam offices of Sid Lee, a hip Canadian advertising agency, … More
In Tokyo … Tiny A.P.C. Storefront in Daikanyama
The French clothing label A.P.C. is one of our all-time favorite style brands, and we’ve been buying shirts, sweaters and … More
At Saturdays Surf in Tokyo
The spacious Saturdays Surf store (pix below) in the fashionable border strip between Tokyo’s uber-hip Daikanyama and Naka-Meguro neighborhoods is … More
Hans Walor x Joseph Skala for Flightlinez
Really cool combination of art (by Hans Walor and Joesph Skala) structures, public space, and commerce on Venice Beach, in … More
The Beautiful Cover of Apartamento Magazine
We’re fans of Apartamento, the international indie shelter and interiors magazine that bills itself as “an everyday lifestyle magazine.” Some … More
The Penthouse at Ink 148
We can see the Ink 148 hotel penthouse from the rooftop deck of our agency’s offices in New York’s Hell’s … More
That Oval Gap at the Barclay’s Center
Epic Williamsburg Mural Covers Entire Building
There’s a building at the corner of Kent and S. 5th streets in Brooklyn’s Willamsburg neighborhood that’s completely covered with … More
Unintentional Design … Marina Del Rey Homes
Can design be unintentional? Consider this house on Roma Court in Marina Del Rey, in Los Angeles. It’s wrapped in … More
Northside
What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 30
In the latest installment of our ongoing photo project series What’s Outside the Window?, here’s an image of the view … More
Decadent Chandeliers at the DL
These chandeliers in the ground-floor bar at the DL, a massive Lower East Side restaurant and club, are decadent and … More
The Rooftop Bar at Hotel Chantelle
The view out toward the Williamsburg Bridge from the beautiful rooftop bar at Hotel Chantelle in New York City’s Lower … More
Empire State Building at Twilight
The Empire State Building in New York City as seen at twilight on a recent evening from the rooftop of … More
Los Angeles Architecture … The Shiny Tower at L.A. Live
The glass-and-steel tower at the L.A. Live building complex in Los Angeles is an imposing presence on the skyline as … More
Artist Claes Oldenberg’s “Ray Gun Wing” Gallery at MoMA
Super Awesome “Adhocracy” Design Exhibition at the New Museum
Last weekend Global Graphica paid a visit to a new design exhibition at the New Museum’s Studio 231. The show … More
Cool Architecture … Oliver Peoples Store In Malibu
This has got to be the most stylish and the only stand-alone shop of super-stylish eyewear brand Oliver Peoples we’ve … More
In Amsterdam … The Design at Room Service by Droog
Topped Out Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center … New York
The spire was finally added to the Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center site in New York City last … More
What’s Outside the Window – Vol. 27
The view out the window from the seventh floor Sky Room of the New Museum in New York City. This … More
What’s Outside the Window – Vol. 25
In the latest installment of our photo-series project is a pic of the view out the window of a New … More
The Apollo Theater in Harlem, New York City
The legendary Apollo Theater on 125th Street in Harlem, NYC.
Back in Amsterdam
We’re back in Amsterdam for a few days to visit friends and to check some contemporary art and design for … More
“The 2000 Sculpture” by Walter de Maria at the Resnick Pavillion, Los Angeles
We’re fans of artist Walter de Maria and his massive abstract, geometric sculptural installation artworks. This one at the always … More
The Super Awesome “Dog Garden” at Daikanyama T-Site
Daily News Building
Pictures of the iconic, historic, legendary Daily News Building in New York City. The newspaper that once called this namesake … More
What’s Outside the Window? – Vol. 10
The view looking north out at an office window in TriBeCa with a view of the Empire State Building in … More
West + East Mirrors at Gropius Bau
The haunting “West” and “Ost” (“East”) mirrors in the epic grand staircase at the Martin Gropius Bau art museum in … More
Spinning Mercedes-Benz Sign in Berlin
The iconic Daimler Mercedes-Benz logo speaks for itself atop this 1960-70’s era office tower in Charlottenberg, in the former heart … More
The Awesome GSW Hochhaus Building in Berlin
The wonderful modern-contemporary architectural design of the towering GSW Hochhaus building in north end of Kreuzberg, near Mitte, in central … More
Architecture: San Jose Brutalism
The capital city of Costa Rica doesn’t have much of a high-rise skyline to speak of. But one unmissable architectural … More
Architecture: School of the Peruvian Republic
Some more pictures of vintage-modern architectural style in the Costa Rica capital of San Jose. Pictured here is the School … More
Central American Vintage Modern
San Jose, the capital city of Costa Rica, like many a Latin American capital in the 1950s and ’60s, went … More
Hell Yes!
The wonderful New Museum in downtown New York City and the wonderful rainbow-patterned “Hell, Yes!” sign art work at twilight … More
Wave Form Fence
Beautiful undulating wave-form fence next to the design high school in Miami. © Ivan “Van” Corsa Photos – Street Art … More
Living Room, Miami
Miami street art: In this case, the art is not so much street art as architectural-art object in the form … More
Lansky
New York street art: Sky graff (big “Lansky” tag near the top of the tenement building) in the heart of … More
Close-up: “Verbs” + “Esen” in East Village, NYC
“Verbs” + “Esen” in East Village, NYC Ivan “Van” Corsa Photo Photo gear: Canon PowerShot SD 630 ELPH digital cameraOn … More
Chatham Towers
Many of the residential buildings in Chinatown are old low-rise tenement buildings tightly crammed next each other along narrow traffic-choked … More
Koolhaas + Prada
When inscrutable and fashion-forward Italian clothes designer Prada decided to open a massive store in SoHo, in New York City, … More
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