Architecture Center Houston presents "Beautiful City - Empty City" opening day

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Photo courtesy of Leonid Furmansky

Architecture Center Houston presents "Beautiful City - Empty City," an exhibition that showcases the architectural photography by Leonid Furmansky shot in downtown Houston during the pandemic.

Selected from a portfolio titled Oil Towers, these images depict the city we know so well as a mostly empty and evocative canvas for exploration. The isolation experienced due to COVID-19 is visible in the vacant, frozen quality of the images. Shot largely at night, these images see downtown in a new way. They invite speculation not only about the quality of Houston’s architecture, but also the systems and economies that both finance and maintain it.

There will be several lectures, a walking tour, and a photography workshop for kids associated with the exhibition.

The exhibit will be on display until January 19, 2024.

Architecture Center Houston presents "Beautiful City - Empty City," an exhibition that showcases the architectural photography by Leonid Furmansky shot in downtown Houston during the pandemic.

Selected from a portfolio titled Oil Towers, these images depict the city we know so well as a mostly empty and evocative canvas for exploration. The isolation experienced due to COVID-19 is visible in the vacant, frozen quality of the images. Shot largely at night, these images see downtown in a new way. They invite speculation not only about the quality of Houston’s architecture, but also the systems and economies that both finance and maintain it.

There will be several lectures, a walking tour, and a photography workshop for kids associated with the exhibition.

The exhibit will be on display until January 19, 2024.

WHEN

WHERE

Architecture Center Houston
902 Commerce St, Houston, TX 77002, USA
https://aiahouston.org/v/event-detail/Beautiful-City-Empty-City/276/

TICKET INFO

Admission is free.

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