Architectural Collages by Krista Svalbonas

Migrants 44 by Krista Svalbonas

Migrants series by Chicago-based Krista Svalbonas is a series that explores spatial and psychological ideas of home through rigorously geometric photographic collage.

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Palace Hotel by Trowbridge & Livingston

Located at 2 New Montgomery St. in downtown San Francisco, the Palace Hotel was designed by NYC-based Trowbridge & Livingston and erected in 1909 on the site of the original hotel of the same name, which fell victim to the 1906 earthquake.

Schulze’s Butter Nut Bread Ghost Sign in Chicago

I spotted this ghost sign for Schulze’s Butter Nut Bread on 18th St. just west of South Damen Ave., in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood.

Palmer House by Holabird & Roche

Located at 17 East Monroe St. in downtown Chicago, the Palmer House is a hotel designed by prominent local architecture firm Holabird & Roche. When it opened in 1925, it was touted as the largest hotel in the world.

Chicago Landscapes by Michael Goro

Ohio & Franklin by Michael Goro

Michael Goro was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, where he earned a degree in architecture. This may explain why, years later, the now Chicago-based artist is drawn to documenting urban infrastructure.

Cityscapes by Ben Aronson

Yellow Awning, Paris by Ben Aronson

Ben Aronson grew up in Sudbury, MA and studied Painting at Boston University. After receiving his MFA, he traveled through Europe and also worked for a time as an architectural illustrator.

V.C. Morris Gift Shop by Frank Lloyd Wright

Oh, Frank Lloyd Wright… I’m not sure how livable or practical his buildings are, but experiencing them in person has an almost spiritual effect on me, and the V.C. Morris Gift Shop in San Francisco is no exception.

Aries Clothing Ghost Sign in Chicago

Spotted in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago: a large hand-painted English/Spanish ghost sign for Aries Clothing.

Stream by Elizabeth Murray

Elizabeth Murray‘s Stream is a series of glass mosaic murals located in the long passageway inside the 23rd St.-Ely Ave./Long Island City-Court Square MTA subway station in NYC.

Chicago Cultural Center by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge

The Chicago Cultural Center, wow! Where to even begin? Designed by Boston architectural firm Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, the building opened in downtown Chicago in 1892 as the city’s central library. Its interior includes marble, polished brass, rare hardwoods, and mosaics made of Favrile glass, mother-of-pearl and colored stone, as well as the largest stained glass Tiffany dome in the world.