Case Study: Flat Iron Building | New York, New York | D.H. Burnham & Co.
My Agenda, Outlining Discussion Topics
Flat Iron Building circa 2003: Shot with Nikon FTN + 20mm Nikkor Lens; Scan from 35mm Kodak Tri X Film
Flat Iron Building circa 2003: As Rendered with Conventional Photoshop Tools, Using "Figure/Ground/ Selective Contrast" Approach
My Desktop; Note the Simple Set of Channel Masks Used to Render This Image, as Shown in the Channels Tab on the Right
My Notes on an Early Tjintjelaar Workflow Tutorial; The Operations become Quick and Routine with Repeated Application
The Sky (The "Ground" - Partial) - Arguably the Most Important Element in an Architectural Image that Requires Masking
The Sky Mask - In this Case Generated by Careful Selection with the Pen Tool; Masking Plugins Automate this Process
Sky Inverse: The Ground Plane, The Flat Iron Building and the Background Buildings
Sky Mask Inverted: The Ground Plane, The Flat Iron Building and the Background Buildings
The "Figure": The Flat Iron Building, Derived from Inverted Sky Mask
The "Figure" Mask: The Flat Iron Building
Partial "Ground": The Ground Plane and the Background Buildings (The "Ground" includes the Sky - Masked Separately)
Partial "Ground" Mask: The Ground Plane and Background Buildings (After Flat Iron Building is Subtracted from Inverted Sky Mask)
My Desktop; Note the Layer Masks Used to Render This Image, as Shown in the Layers Tab on the Right
Flat Iron Building circa 2003: As Rendered with Conventional Photoshop Tools, Using "Figure/Ground/ Selective Contrast" Approach
Flat Iron Building in an Earlier Era: As Rendered by My Neighbor, Les Phillips, using AI Tools
UM, Weisman Art Museum | Minneapolis, MN | Frank Gehry with MS&R, Ltd. & HGA
1968 Pei Wing, Des Moines Art Center | Des Moines, IA | I.M. Pei
Drake University, Meredith Hall | Des Moines, IA | Mies van der Rohe
Farnsworth House | Plano, IL | Mies van der Rohe
Farnsworth House | Plano, IL | Mies van der Rohe
Farnsworth House | Plano, IL | Mies van der Rohe
IIT, Crown Hall | Chicago, IL | Mies van der Rohe
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 1963 | New Haven, CT | SOM, Gordon Bunshaft
Yale University, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, 1963 | New Haven, CT | SOM, Gordon Bunshaft
Armstrong Rubber Company; Pirelli Tire Building | New Haven, CT | Marcel Breuer, Robert F. Gatje
Yale University, Evans Hall, Yale School of Management | New Haven, CT | Foster + Partners
Inland Steel Building | Chicago, IL | Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Marina City, IBM Building, Trump Tower | Chicago, IL | Bertrand Goldberg, Mies van der Rohe, SOM
North Pier Apartments; Lake Point Tower Condominium | Chicago, IL | Dubin Dubin Black & Moutoussamy; Schipporeit and Heinrich
Marina City (L), IBM Building (R) | Chicago, IL | Bertrand Goldberg; Mies van der Rohe
Marina City (L), IBM Building (R) | Chicago, IL | Bertrand Goldberg; Mies van der Rohe
305 North Columbus Drive (L); Residences at the St. Regis (C); Radisson Blu / Aqua at Lakeshore East Apartments (R) | Chicago, IL | Harry Wees; Studio Gang Architects
Residences at the St. Regis | Chicago, IL | Studio Gang Architects
333 Wacker Drive | Chicago, IL | Kohn Pedersen Fox
Salk Institute | La Jolla, CA | Louis Kahn
Salk Institute | La Jolla, CA | Louis Kahn
Salk Institute | La Jolla, CA | Louis Kahn
Salk Institute | La Jolla, CA | Louis Kahn
Saint John's University, Sexton Commons | Collegeville, MN | Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
Saint John's University, Sexton Commons | Collegeville, MN | Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
Saint John's University, Sexton Commons | Collegeville, MN | Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
Saint John's University, Sexton Commons | Collegeville, MN | Rafferty, Rafferty, Tollefson
University of California, San Diego, Geisel Library | San Diego, CA | William Pereira Associates
University of California, San Diego, Geisel Library | San Diego, CA | William Pereira Associates
University of California, San Diego, Geisel Library | San Diego, CA | William Pereira Associates
Father Hennepin Park Pavilion | Minneapolis, MN | RoehrSchmitt Architecture + Interiors
Father Hennepin Park Pavilion | Minneapolis, MN | RoehrSchmitt Architecture + Interiors
Father Hennepin Park Pavilion | Minneapolis, MN | RoehrSchmitt Architecture + Interiors
Father Hennepin Park Pavilion | Minneapolis, MN | RoehrSchmitt Architecture + Interiors
Father Hennepin Park Pavilion | Minneapolis, MN | RoehrSchmitt Architecture + Interiors
Oudezijds Kolk, Burgwallen-Oude Zijde | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Houses on Damrak, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Houses on Damrak, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Detail, Houses on Damrak, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Centraal Station | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Petrus J.H. Cuypers, Adolf L. Gendt
Amsterdam Centraal Station | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Petrus J.H. Cuypers, Adolf L. Gendt
Amsterdam Centraal Station, Platform 5a | Amsterdam, Netherlands
IJ River, De Ruijterkade, Amsterdam Centraal Station from Eye Film Museum | Amsterdam, Netherlands
IJ River, De Ruijterkade, Amsterdam Centraal Station from Amsterdam Buiksloterweg | Amsterdam, Netherlands
Booking.com | Amsterdam, Netherlands | UN Studio
Booking.com | Amsterdam, Netherlands | UN Studio
Booking.com | Amsterdam, Netherlands | UN Studio
ARCAM - Amsterdam Centre for Architecture | Amsterdam, Netherlands | René van Zuuk
ARCAM - Amsterdam Centre for Architecture | Amsterdam, Netherlands | René van Zuuk
ARCAM - Amsterdam Centre for Architecture | Amsterdam, Netherlands | René van Zuuk
ARCAM - Amsterdam Centre for Architecture | Amsterdam, Netherlands | René van Zuuk
ARCAM - Amsterdam Centre for Architecture | Amsterdam, Netherlands | René van Zuuk
Eye Film Museum | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Delugan Meissl Associated Architects
Shiseido Germany GmbH (L); Hyatt Regency Hotel (R), Düsseldorf, Germany
Kö-Bogen | Düsseldorf, Germany | Studio Daniel Libeskind (SDL) with Architekt Daniel Libeskind AG (ADL)
Gehry-Tower | Steintor, Goethestraße 13a, Hanover, Germany | Frank Gehry
