Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Modern Building Materials

Concert Amphitheater Canopy, Riverfront Park, North Charleston, SC  © Doug Hickok


This 21st century metal canopy shades the outdoor amphitheater at North Charleston's Riverfront Park, showing us man-made materials and textures quite dissimilar to the building materials of yesterday. Metal alloys and synthetics replace stone and wood. Though ever-changing, the sky will forever be the constant background to the evolving elements of construction.

This amphitheater is a feature of the The Navy Yard at Noisette, a long term attempt to build a new American city from the industrial remains of an old navy base.


16 comments:

  1. Very cool--love the repeating man-made pattern against the beautiful sky. Great post Doug!

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  2. Great composition, interesting photo theme. I like the colors of the sky.
    Have a nice day!

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  3. Very modern! Here in europe the solution is always concrete building:-( very boring...

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  4. That's actually very cool, Doug. They could use something like that at our our outdoor ampitheater in Atlanta, Chastain Park!

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  5. looks very nice, but still can't compete with the natural clouds in the sky ... ;-))

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  6. Doug, this reminds me of many beautiful things -an old lace tablecloth and some of the embroidery stitches I've used over the years. I
    love the cloud patterns, too. Again, one of your unusual captures.

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  7. What an imaginative way to bring new life back to this place, and I have to agree, it looks like lace. Oh, and that sky? Gorgeous!

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  8. Beautiful patterns in the canopy and the sky, great angle to show it at its best :-)

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  9. really quite lovely view. nicely seen.

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  10. I am very impressed with the angle of this photo Doug and the textures that you have captures in the canopy....well done....peter:)

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  11. Aesthetically, it's outstanding.
    But in practice, it's like a white elephant.
    Don't you guys get rain in NC? Ha!
    It's important if you wanna grow big pineapples!

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  12. clever tilt and awesome your point of view

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