5.1 CAA VIII BIENNALE: PRESENTING CONTEMPORARY CARIBBEAN ARCHITECTURE
Brian Lewis of ACLA: WORKS Shares New Directions for Contemporary Caribbean Architects to Promote a Better Understanding and Appreciation of the ‘Joy of Architecture’, the Theme if the FCAA VIII Biennale in Barbados
In an audio-visual presentation, Lewis urged Caribbean architects to look more closely at strategic planning and position… Continue reading
4.3 FEATURE PROJECT: A FEW DAYS IN WEST PALM BEACH
March 31, 2013 by Brian Lewis
In between classroom sessions with architectural Photoshop expert Chris Grey and on site architectural photographic shoots with architectural photographer Jeffrey Totaro I actually found a few moments to do some casual photography of my own. Interesting to note that I felt considerably less threatened… Continue reading
4.2 PLANNING FOR ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY: PRE-SHOOT CHECKLIST
March 31, 2013 by Brian Lewis
In this topic you will get some insight into the need for planning for photographing architecture and a simple checklist that will help prepare to get the best from an architectural photographic session. In architectural photography there is no substitute for advance planning. After… Continue reading
4.1 BUSINESS PLANNING
March 31, 2013 by Brian Lewis
In my case I had felt driven to do a book on Contemporary Caribbean Architecture and then it occurred to me that this might be a sort of retirement business. After all I have been doing architecture and architectural photography for most of my… Continue reading
3.4 INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
March 23, 2013 by Brian Lewis
Last week I experienced a flurry of e-mails that led to a commission to shoot the Raymond/Ogbue house in Cascade for the International Herald Tribune. The International Herald Tribune is the international edition of the New York Times. Jewel Fraser, a journalist from Barbados,… Continue reading
3.3 FEATURE PROJECT: THE LANTERNS SHOPPING CENTRE
February 28, 2013 by Brian Lewis
CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE ILLUMINATES THE BIMSHIRE SOUTH COAST
A new visitor presents a welcome contemporary façade among its conservative competitors. Barbados, with its strong British history, is well known for conservative colonial architecture. Gillespie + Partners, a firm of architects based in Trinidad and Tobago… Continue reading
3.2 HIRING THE ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHER: PRE-REQUISITES
February 28, 2013 by Brian Lewis
What are the main points you would want designers to know before contacting an architectural photographers? It is useful to have some guidelines on how to navigate the commission of architectural photography. Some advance information and analysis will go a long way towards a… Continue reading
3.1 BRANDING LUMIS
February 28, 2013 by Brian Lewis
Over the years of practice as an architect I have come to the realization that my brand is my reputation and that everything I am is my brand. When I decided to launch into architectural photography as a formal business I decided that it… Continue reading
2.3 FEATURE PROJECT: SME UTILITY PROJECT
January 28, 2013 by Brian Lewis
Sometimes the journey can be as interesting as the destination. So here we are, Mark, Brien, Kevin and myself in Martinique after a fairly grueling boat journey from Trinidad via St. Vincent and St. Lucia. We rent this tiny little French car and load… Continue reading
2.2 ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE DIGITAL REALM
January 28, 2013 by Brian Lewis
Workshops are important for our professional education and photographic skill development. I attended the last workshop by Jeffrey Totaro in February 2012 and I am booked again to attend the next workshop on 19-23 February 2013 in West Palm Beach. The workshops are small,… Continue reading
2.1 MANIKIN: THE ART & ARCHITECTURE OF ANTHONY C. LEWIS
January 28, 2013 by Brian Lewis
In this blog you can read about the first book I produced including how it came into being a reality. See some excerpts from the book MANIKIN: The Art & Architecture Of Anthony C. Lewis
I recall having lunch with Tony at his apartment,… Continue reading
1.3 FEATURE PROJECT: MANGWANA HILLTOP VILLA, BEQUIA
December 3, 2012 by Brian Lewis
On the edge of the steep hillside overlooking Friendship Bay below and the Caribbean beyond is an amazing vacation villa known as Mangwana. The house is contemporary in design and certainly not your typical colonial interpretation of Caribbean architecture. I had an e-mail exchange… Continue reading