Late May 2019

As I was driving past this water tower in Burlington, NC, I was reminded of the wonderful photographs of Bernd and Hilla Becher.  In the late 1950s the couple began traveling through Europe and North America to capture images of industrial architecture.  The functional beauty of these structures is often overlooked, but they managed to preserve many structures that no longer exist with their photographs.  Anyone interested in architectural typology should check out their books.  Read more HERE.