Metroscapes:
Reflections of the american landscape
Metroscapes:
Reflections of the American landscape 2nd Edition By George X. Lin
Copyright 2011. All images belong to the author. The author retains sole copyright to his contributions to this book.
Acadian Sunrise, Acadia National Park
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Bostonian Sunrise, Charles River, Boston
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Blossom, Boston Commons
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Left: Super Ice, MIT
Right: Reflections, ICA South Boston
Top: New England Sunrise, Boston
Bottom: New England Sunset, Lynn
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Left: Cape Cod, Provincetown
Right: Middlesex Fells, Wrights Park
Top: Cape Cod, Provincetown
Bottom: Cliff Walk, Newport
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New York City
Top: Top of the Rocks
Left/Center: Grand Central
Right: Speed
Top: Downtown Downtown
Left: Flatiron
Center: Westin
Right: Brooklyn Bridge
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The High Line, Chelsea
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Philadelphia
Left: Museum of Fine Arts
Top: Kimmel Center
Bottom: Valley Forge
Left: NW Philly
Right: North Philly
Bottom: Downtown Philly
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Washington DC
Top: Lincoln Memorial
Middle: The Capital Building
Bottom: Pentagon Memorial, Arlington
Top: National Gallery of Art, East Wing
Middle: Natural History Museum
Bottom: The Bomb Shelter, Subway System
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Chicago, Chicago
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Lurie Garden, Chicago
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Top: Cloud Gate, Millennium Park
Bottom: Buckingham Fountain
Top: Parking, Marina Towers
Middle: The L.
Bottom: City by the Lake, Hancock Tower
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The Clashing of Elements, Grand Canyon
Left: Tranquility, Arches National Park
Right: Scaling Southy, Fort Points, Boston
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Deadly Dangerous Delicate Arch, Arches National Park
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Las Vegas
Left: NYNY
Right: Speedy Crystals, City Center
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Left: Short Pleasures, Canyon X
Top: Lake Powell Dam, Page
Bottom: Portals in the Ground, Canyon X
Fiori di Como, Bellagio Lobby Entrance
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Grand Canyon
Top: Relax
Bottom: Cracks
Giant Saucers, Fashion Show Mall
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Antelope Canyon
Left: Caverns of Hell
Right: Monumental Thoughts
Left: Eternal Spotlight
Right: Between the Cracks
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Las Vegas Interiors
Top: Venetian Canals
Bottom: The Forum at Caesar’s
Top: Fix IT, Bellagio
Bottom: NYNY Lights
Right: Hanging on Fine Lines, Wynn
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Bryce Canyon
Left: Twilight at Bryce Point
Right: Among the Cracks of Giants, Sunrise Point
The Amphitheater, Sunset Point
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Seward, Alaska
One with Nature, Denali National Park
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Denali National Park
Left: Brown Bear
Middle: Broken Heart:
Right: Wonder Lake
Left: Pipeline Junction, near Fairbanks
Right: Mile 450
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Cast Away, Prince William Sound
When UFO’s Land on Water, Lake Merritt, Oakland
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Left: Singularity, Muir Woods
Top: Roots, Sequoia National Park
Bottom: Flow, Kings Valley
Cathedral of Christ the Light, Oakland
Left: Interiors
Right: Close Call with the FBI
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Multnomah Falls Trail, Portland
Portland , Oregon
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Multnomah Falls Trail, Portland
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Lane Arts Council Graffiti Wall, Eugene
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Yosemite National Park
Left: Bold Contrast
Right: Lower Falls
Left: Currents
Right: Paradise, Tioga Pass Road
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Lake Taheo
Top: Journey Home
Bottom: Layers of White
Death Valley
Left: Bad Water
Right: Long Way Home, Sand Dunes
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Left: Reflections of Time, EMP, Seattle
Right: Wedding Photos at the Library, Seattle Public Library
Seattle Public Library Left: Actively Flexible Spaces
Right: Exterior
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Denali National Park
Left: De Young Museum, Golden Gate Park
Right: Hyatt Regency, San Francisco
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Left: Milky Way
Right: Aurora Borealis, Route to Chena Hot Springs
Left: Close Call, Rose Bowl 4th of July Fireworks, Los Angeles
Right: Lights, California
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Sunset at Point Reyes
Xanadu Gallery, San Francisco
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Alien Landscapes, Mono Lake
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Golden Gate Bridge
Left: Escape from San Francisco
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Muir Woods, California
In the City, Bay Bridge, San Francisco
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Treasure Island, San Francisco
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California’s Rolling Hills
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“Reflections of the Burning Sun “ San Francisco, California
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Behind the Lens Native to California, George X. Lin received his Bachelor’s degree from UC Berkeley and is currently completing his Master’s of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Exploring and experiencing new environments has always been his fascination. While growing up in California, he was blessed to be in close proximity to nature. However, at the time he did not realize how fortunate he was to be surrounded by nature and all its beauties, partly because many people in his life fantasized instead about exotic countries abroad. Simply finding the time to experience everything one’s hometown and the nature nearby have to offer is challenging, let alone other cities and countries. While George was fascinated by his travels abroad, these travels led him to realize that the same diversity exists here in his backyard. The only requirement to discovering this diversity was occasionally venturing off the beaten path and exploring. Getting lost often times helps us to find ourselves. George hopes that this book can be an inspiration for others to find time in their lives for a journey, whether it be in new cities or out in nature away from familiar environments. Metroscapes: Reflections of the American Landscape is a book that explores the contrasts and sometimes influences between the rural and urban and vice-versa. This is his journey of and reflection on America, a metropolis of urban and rural landscapes.
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