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Thomas Geist Photography

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Featured Projects

Featured Projects

5th Avenue Presbyterian Church 5th Ave Presbyterian Church, NYC

Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC Covenant Presbyterian Church, Charlotte, NC

Law Library in the New Town Hall, Munich, Germany Law Library Munich

Central Synagogue, New York, NY Central Synagogue, NYC

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC

Palace of Justice Munich Palace of Justice, Munich

St. Paul Munich St. Paul, Munich

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Perfection is Achieved
Not When There Is Nothing More to Add,
But When There Is Nothing Left to Take Away
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Abstraction shows the essence of architecture, the basic words it speaks to us.
These images are an excerpt of my Instagram feed – my ongoing pursuit of architecture’s visual language and its building blocks.

architecturalabstracts

Abstract Architectural Photography by Thomas Geist
Limited Edition Fine Art Prints Available
1500 Grant Street (Former Colorado Education Assoc 1500 Grant Street (Former Colorado Education Association Building) 1976 Denver, CO . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
The Corinthian 1988 by Der Scutt and The Copper (6 The Corinthian 1988 by Der Scutt and The Copper (626 1st Avenue) 2017 by SHoP Architects New York, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Marriott Columbia 1983 by J. Lesesne Monteith (Ste Marriott Columbia 1983 by J. Lesesne Monteith (Stevens & Wilkinson) Columbia, SC . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Crystal Pavilion (805 Third Avenue) 1982 by Emery Crystal Pavilion (805 Third Avenue) 1982 by Emery Roth & Sons New York, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Consolidated Building 1912 by J. Carroll Johnson C Consolidated Building 1912 by J. Carroll Johnson Columbia, SC . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Sun Life Building (20 S Charles Street) 1966 by Pe Sun Life Building (20 S Charles Street) 1966 by Peterson and Brickbauer; Emery Roth and Sons Baltimore, MD . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
National Gallery of Art – East Building 1978 by I. National Gallery of Art – East Building 1978 by I. M. Pei Washington, D.C. . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
The Conrad 2020 by HKS, Inc and Herzog & de Meuron The Conrad 2020 by HKS, Inc and Herzog & de Meuron Washington, D.C. . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
680 Maine @ The Wharf 2022 by SHoP Architects Wash 680 Maine @ The Wharf 2022 by SHoP Architects Washington, D.C. . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Tunnel to the English Garden Munich, Germany . . . Tunnel to the English Garden Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Monastery Fürstenfeld 1700 - St. Mariä Himmelfahrt Monastery Fürstenfeld 1700 - 1766 Ceiling fresco by Jacopo Appiani, 1729 - 1731 Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Servicezentrum Theresienwiese (Wiesnwache) 2004 by Servicezentrum Theresienwiese (Wiesnwache) 2004 by Staab Architekten Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Royal Princess Christened 2013 Venice, Italy . . . Royal Princess Christened 2013 Venice, Italy . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
The Palmer House Hilton 1925 by Holabird & Roche C The Palmer House Hilton 1925 by Holabird & Roche Chicago, IL . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
221 Avenue of the Americas (formerly McGraw-Hill B 221 Avenue of the Americas (formerly McGraw-Hill Building) 1972 by Wallace Harrison New York, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Paketposthalle 1965–1969 by Rudolf Rosenfeld, Herb Paketposthalle 1965–1969 by Rudolf Rosenfeld, Herbert Zettel and Ulrich Finsterwalder Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Bürozentrum Nymphe (Nymphenburger Straße 3) 2001 b Bürozentrum Nymphe (Nymphenburger Straße 3) 2001 by Betz Architekten Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Calle dei Fuseri Venice, Italy . . . #architecture Calle dei Fuseri Venice, Italy . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Frauenkirche (Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau) tower st Frauenkirche (Dom zu Unserer Lieben Frau) tower staircase 1494 by Jörg von Halsbach Munich, Germany . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago 2004 by Frank Gehry Jay Pritzker Pavilion, Chicago 2004 by Frank Gehry Chicago, IL . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Renaissance Chicago Downtown 1991 by William B. Ta Renaissance Chicago Downtown 1991 by William B. Tabler Architects . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Peoples Gas Education Pavilion 2010 by Studio Gang Peoples Gas Education Pavilion 2010 by Studio Gang Chicago, IL . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
Sidewalk Sheds on W 44th Street New York, NY . . . Sidewalk Sheds on W 44th Street New York, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
The Visionarie 2008 by Pelli Clarke & Partners New The Visionarie 2008 by Pelli Clarke & Partners New York, NY . . . #architecture #architecturalphotogtaphy #architecturalabstract #urbanphotography @notre.arte @thearchitectureprofessor @modern.architect @architecture_hunter @archilovers @archdaily @architizer @architectanddesign
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