So I'm watching this new show on The Learning Channel the other day, and it's a pretty cool concept: they follow the entire process of designing and building a "skyscraper" in downtown Los Angeles. Sort of a reality show for geeks, I guess. Fascinating to see everything that's involved in the process. Not too far into the show, I realize, hey! I know that building they are putting up!
A few days earlier I was downtown, in the Little Tokyo area, and walked past a building I had never seen before that was obviously brand new. The side of the building had some dark panels that made for an interesting--and unique--design, and the shadows playing across the facade created an awkward balance. So I made a few photographs, then moved on.
Of all the buildings in all the cities...what a strange coincidence.
[ photograph above: Los Angeles, 2005 ]
