Uses clean, handsome graphics to show a wide array of ghostly structures across multiple locations in over sixty cities and all regions of the continental United States
Describes work as being 'the preservation of memory'. Contextual material is customised to the particular buildings and may emphasise the architect, architectural style, historic and cultural significance, controversies, or anecdotes
Designed to encourage viewers to think about and discuss the essential subject of what should remain in cities
The audiences comprises photographers and other visual artists, as well as architects, interior designers, planners, preservationists, and all who are directly involved in the built environment
Reflects a variety across the texts that accompany the building photography. Architecture is a primary subject here, but the work might focus on history in one description, or controversy in another or interesting personalities in another
Includes a snapshot of architecture in progress, with richly illustrated photography and descriptive narratives
Architectural Apparitions is a photography project about buildings that that have vanished from our cities. Ghosted pictures of these structures are combined with current photos of their former locations in single images, with informative text panels to outline the design aesthetics. This unique aesthetic approach provides an engaging way of telling stories of change in our built environments, exploring a wonderful historical narrative that commemorates architecture in space and time, a way to showcase the preservation of memory. National in scope and including a variety of building types, Architectural Apparitions comprises photographs from more than sixty cities across the United States.