Do You See The Light?

Stained glass in the sunshine, Bulimba.

View from the MOB

Taken from inside the Museum of Brisbane looking across the dome of City Hall.

111 Eagle St

The architectural design of 111 Eagle Street (the green glass building with the wiggly bits) is "Inspired by an algorythm based on the way plants grow towards the light" - at least that's what the website for this building says.

Montague Arches

I'm off camping over Easter but I'll keep rolling the photos out. Have a safe, happy weekend!

Those Victorians Knew How To Build A Fancy Roof

This is the roof of Brisbane's Customs House. According to their website, it is a fine example of Victorian Free Classical architecture. I love it.  Nothing wrong with a bit of fancy embellishment in my book.

Masonic Temple, Ann Street

Completed in 1930, this impressive sandstone building sits on Ann Street. Being a Masonic Temple it has an air of mystery about it but if you check out the leaflets in the doorway, they give free tours, Monday to Friday at 2pm. Provided you perform the correct under-the-knee handshake.

Nearly done

The under-whelming "Soleil" building is nearing completion and has taken it's place on the Brisbane skyline, dwarfing everything nearby. 464 apartments, 74 floors high. Prices start at A$370K.

One of these things is not like the others.

Outdoor Inspriations

The side of this building was only revealed recently after renovations started taking place. I like how the writing and little floral decoration contrasts so starkly with the scarred facade. I'm sure it won't be there for very long.

Now With Wings!

Riparian Plaza, as seen from the ground.

City Morning

This was taken back in steamy February, early in the morning from the 22nd floor of the Park Regis.

Adelaide St. View of The Matchstick

I've taken to calling it The Matchstick because it's such a tall skinny building and the top of it is red (for the moment anyway). Its real name is Soleil.

Afternoon Light in The Powerhouse Foyer

Setting of the Soleil - Skywatch

The tall skinny looking silhouette on the left is going to be a 74-story high apartment building called Soleil. You can pick up a studio flat for $382,000 if you're interested. When it's finished, it will be Brisbane's tallest tower.

But anyway. How about them ripply clouds?

Need more sky? Get over to Skywatch Friday.
 

Eagle Brothers

Riparian plaza, Brisbane's tallest building (for the moment) reflected in it's brand new neighbour, 111 Eagle Street.

 This one's part of  Weekend Reflections. 

If Joan Miro Was Into Graffiti...

Awaiting Squiggly Bits

"Inspired by an algorithm based on the way plants grow towards the light"

That's how the fancy website for Brisbane's next big tower are plugging it. Right now, it still looks pretty similar to many of the other glass and steel towers in the City. They're going to put some squiggly bits on it that I think will be representative of fig tree roots and should hopefully set it apart a little bit.

Lego Men

The white lego exhibit has been coming and going for a few years at the Gallery of Modern Art. If you are a lego purist, this is the place for you. It's addictive. Give yourself a few hours.

If You Go Under The House Today...

...you'd probably be best wearing protective gloves.

Here we are under the house - not my house, my friend Bron's. It's a typical Queenslander house which means it is elevated on stumps. Her place was largely submerged in the recent floods. What was once a smooth packed dirt floor is now rock-hard, lumpy dried-up mud... and that door has seen better days (see below for close-up). I have noticed that hollow doors like this don't seem to bow straight away after the waters recede. It takes a couple of weeks to get them to this level. On the plus-side, the builders turned up yesterday to check the place out  and are ready for a complete makeover. And one day all of this flood business will be a distant memory.

                   

The Slab

Barely a year old, this is the new King George Square in all it's uninviting, concrete glory. In the middle of summer when people in the city need a break from the searing heat and maybe a bit of shade, they might want to avoid this place where temperatures get up to 50 degrees celcius. Ouch!