Dave Drage

Motion Design | Photography | Artist | Los Angeles
photos are my own

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Details of brutalist and mid-century architecture in Southern California. Photos taken with a Sony A7II.

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@LUFREDDY77 @withFND Congrats dude!

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This bold, imposing concrete structure is the old Sunkist headquarters in Sherman Oaks, CA. Built in 1970

#sunkist #modernarchitecture
#sonya7ii #shermanoaks #shoaks #architecture #blackandwhitephotography #concrete #brutal_architecture #blackandwhite #perspective

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Made from aluminum, glass and steel, the Cadet Chapel at the Air Force Academy in Colorado features 17 spires that shoot 150 feet high. The frame of the chapel is constructed out of 100 identical tetrahedrons.⁠ Click to see entire photo.
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#afa #architecturephotography

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"Articulated Wall" is the name of this 85-foot tall concrete sculpture near my old stomping grounds in Denver's historic Baker neighborhood. This is Herbert Bayer's final completed sculpture before his death in 1985.
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#denver #herbertbayer #bauhaus #articulatedwall⁠

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@LUFREDDY77 Thanks bud!

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A close shot of the concrete latticework exoskeleton from The American Cement Building on Wilshire Blvd near McArthur Park

#losangeles #wilshire #latticework #cement #concretelosangelesmap #concretearchitecture #concrete #architectureporn #modernarchitecture
#brutalism

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The Cinerama Dome on Sunset Blvd. Based on the geodesic dome by R. Buckminster Fuller, this is the only CONCRETE geodesic dome in the world. Designed by Welton Becket & Associates in 1963

#cineramadome #arclight #BuckminsterFuller #futurist #modernarchitecture #geodesic

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Former IBM Aerospace Headquarters building, now Otis College of Art and Design. Designed by industrial architect Eliot Noyes.

#otiscollege #CA #losangeles #brutalism #brutalistarchitecture #brutal_architecture
#concretelosangelesmap #architecture #blackandwhitephotography

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A corner shot of the mid-century modern Charles E. Young Research Library on the UCLA campus Built in 1964. Designed by A. Quincy Jones. I was lucky to have another overcast morning to capture this in ambient light.

#UCLA #architectureporn #modernarchitecture #blackandwhite

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Harmony Gold on Sunset Blvd. Shot in 2019.

#sunsetblvd #modernarchitecture #harmonygold #hollywood #highcontrast #architecture #blackandwhitephotography #perspective #blackandwhite

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Futuristic Organic Modern Architecture built in 1964. The Robert Frost memorial auditorium in Culver City.

#brutalism #brutalist #architecture #brutalistarchitecture #blackandwhitephotography #futurist #futuristarchitecture #modernarchitecture #futuristicorganicmodern

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Final shot from this series.

#sonya7ii #ucsd #drseuss #brutalism #brutalist #brotalism #architecture #geisel #brutalistarchitecture #softbox #ambientlight #ambient #overcast #blackandwhitephotography #williampereira #futurist #futuristarchitecture #concrete #brutal_architecture

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Love the concrete!

#sonya7ii #ucsd #drseuss #brutalism #brutalist #brotalism #architecture #geisel #brutalistarchitecture #softbox #ambientlight #ambient #overcast #blackandwhitephotography #williampereira #futurist #futuristarchitecture #concrete #brutal_architecture

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The Geisel Library at UC San Diego is a distinctive example of Brutalist Architecture. Designed by William Pereira. In 1995 it was dedicated to Theodor Seuss Geisel. Better known to us as “Dr. Suess.”

#brutalism #geisel #blackandwhite #williampereira #brutal_architecture

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@archillect Oh man, too good!

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@GeneBro58636254 Love the color and composition here

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@shuilongyin2020 🖤🤍

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Another angle of the Geisel Library at UC San Diego.

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@Unique_Abstract @GeneBro58636254 Wow!