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International Volvo Photo Locations Part 97 Crestwood Hills is a neighborhood within Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, located on the ridges to the north and east of Kenter Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. It is best known for its mid-century modern architecture, and contains several homes designated as architectural landmarks by the State of California. […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 65 An der Alster 1 is a office complex in Hamburg, Germany, designed by J. Mayer H Architects and completed in 2007. It can be found at the corener of An der Alster and Sechslingspforte in Hamburg, Germany. The building site is situated at the intersection between the Hamburg’s lively […]

International Volvo Photo Locations Part 55 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a major international airport located 21 km south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO (from “San FranciscO”). The airport has flights to […]

Van der Nootska Palace (Swedish: van der Nootska palatset) is a beautiful palace located at Sankt Paulsgatan 21 in Södermalm, Stockholm, Sweden. The house was built in 1671-1672 by architect Mathias Spieler for the Dutch-born Swedish military officer Thomas van der Noot. The facade has pilasters and festoons and the middle part is decorated with […]

Skogskyrkogården is the famous cemetery located in the Enskede, south of central Stockholm. Its design reflects the development of architecture from national romantic style to mature functionalism. Skogskyrkogården was created after an international competition in 1915. The design of the young architects Gunnar Asplund and Sigurd Lewerentz was selected. Work began in 1917 on land […]

Today we visited the new art center on Värmdö; Artipelag. What a great experience it has been, a beautifull building set in the Stockholm Skärgård or archipelago. Worth a visit once in a while!!! Photography by Charlie Bennet. More about Artipelag Hålludden, Värmdö, on www.artipelag.se.

Today we visited the Oscar Fredriksborg at Rindö, since it took part in the Hemliga Rum (Secret rooms) event, organized by SFV – Statens fastighetsverk. About 15 buildings and sites all around Sweden had opened their doors, sometimes for the first (and only) time. The former militairy site Oscars Freddriksborg at Rindö (in Vaxholm) had […]

Het Scheepvaartmuseum (The National Maritime Museum) is a museum located in Amsterdams. The museum is housed in a former naval storehouse, ‘s Lands Zeemagazijn or Admiraliteits Magazijn, designed by the Dutch architect Daniël Stalpaert and constructed in 1656. The museum moved to this building in 1973. The museum is dedicated to maritime history and contains […]

The new EYE Film Institute Netherlands was opened 6 weeks ago in Amsterdam. It includes a cinematography museum formerly called Filmmuseum, founded in 1952. Its predecessor was the Dutch Historic Film Archive, founded in 1946. The museum was situated in the Vondelparkpaviljoen since 1975, and in 2009, plans were announced for a new home for […]