analog kansas
Horizon Academy
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 18 August 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Shawnee Mission, Kansas
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dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
just wonderful patterns and shapes of light here. this must be the backside of the building? excellent pov -- love the three tiered diagonal and the dark spotted grasses!
18 Aug 2008 12:40pm
@dj.tigersprout: thanks dj. you're exactly right. it's the backside of the building where one of my sons went to school for seven years. the architecture is very dated, but i always loved how the light hit the back of this place.
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
I'm guessing this is housing on campus? It's what seems to be the normal look for such a place. All the window air conditioning units seem so old fashion.
18 Aug 2008 4:05pm
@sherri: it's actually an old elementary school. the building was bought by a private organization. it's now a private school, k - 12, for children with learning disabilities. my oldest son was the sole graduate last year :)
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
very nicely composed image - I like the tonal range
18 Aug 2008 6:11pm
@yiannis krikis: thanks yiannis
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Flashback.... I went to a school just like this building, a 1960's sprawling monstrosity. I like how you have captured this one, and also the slight softness is good.
18 Aug 2008 9:59pm
@Observing: elementary schools nearly always give me a slightly queasy feeling, vaguely bad memories. the two i went to were from the same era as this one. good things are happening in this building though - real attempts to make school fit students, rather than the other way around. that could be why i was able to find something to like in this one visually.
Teresa from Mountain View, United States
Great composition! It reminds me of the high school that I went to, even though it was only one story but the endless windows and the different shapes. The parts that weren't windows were different colors, I guess to break up the monotony.
19 Aug 2008 4:32am
@Teresa: thanks teresa. i wonder if different colors were sufficient to break up the monotony :)
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Excellent tonal range and composition! Superb!
19 Aug 2008 12:40pm
@P.J.: thanks p.j.
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
I particularly like the interesting lines here that, because you took this at an angle, gives us an interesting assortment of geometric shapes. Much more interesting than if taken just straight-on.
20 Aug 2008 1:23am
@GJC: thanks gjc
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
It makes a good image, but what a dreary building.
31 Aug 2008 6:01pm
