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go here On the most basic of levels, this is a photograph of overlapping leaves that I took using a Lensbaby Composer. But when I saw the photograph, it seemed to be much more than a few leaves, it seemed to be another one of those self-portraits I occasionally take that aren’t an actual self-portrait, but a metaphorical portrait of self.

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Order Ambien Online These are my last photographs I will post from the walking tour through the McCormick Tribune Campus Center (architect OMA/Rem Koolhaas 2003) on Illinois Institute of Technology‘s campus in Chicago. Other buildings I shot, including Mies’ Crown Hall and a huge dormitory that has a shape resembling a speeding commuter train, will be featured next.

Order Tramadol Overnight I would have missed this photo were it not for the tour docent. After we had loaded onto the Chicago Architecture Foundation‘s bus, he pointed out a vague portrait of Mies made up of small diameter icons on the glass entrance to the building. It was difficult to see, but the docent said, “I’m told the portrait is more visible when taken with a digital camera.” Always up to a photo challenge, I and another young man toting a camera jumped back off the warm bus, and the tour group patiently waited while we clicked away.

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Order Lyrica Online In honor of Mies’s contribution and influence on the school, 2×4 etched his portrait on the facade of the building and on the sliding glass doors that serve as the main entrance. To enter the building, one must walk, literally, into Mies’s mouth. (How about that for symbolism?)

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