Nikola Olic Structural Architecture Gallery / Sara Urbaez / May 21, 2018 5:03 PM

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    Photographer Nikola Olic's architectural photography seems to flatten space into two-dimensional images, as in this juxtaposition of two buildings on Manhattan's west side.
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    Olic shot this image of the United Nations building and the Chrysler Building from Queens using a zoom lens.
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    Olic focuses on the texture of a building's façade rather than seeking to capture its size or context.
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    This photograph of a Brutalist-style office tower in Fort Worth, Texas demonstrates Olic's preoccupation with abstract geometry.
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    Despite their carefully composed appearance, Olic's photographs, such as this one shot in Las Vegas, are taken on the fly, guerrilla-style.
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    Olic took this photograph from inside the Art Institute of Chicago, using the building's translucent curtains to frame the view.
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    Olic captured this image at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, one of his favorite places to visit.
  • In this photograph Olic juxtaposes a contemporary Chicago highrise with a more traditional example of the city's...
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    In this photograph Olic juxtaposes a contemporary Chicago high-rise with a more traditional example of the city's architecture.
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    In this image, a tiled subway station ceiling in Lower Manhattan becomes a minimalist masterpiece.
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    Here, Olic juxtaposes the mirrored bandstand in Dallas' Klyde Warren Park with nearby Museum Tower.
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    Olic captured the façade of Tokyo's Washington Hotel, in the city's Shinjuku district, while traveling in Japan.
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    On one of his trips to New York, Olic captured this close-up of the structural supports for the new roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing, Queens.
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    Olic titled this photograph of the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas "Chocolate Building" because of its resemblance to a half-melted chocolate bar.
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    Olic took this image of architect Frank Gehry's apartment tower in Lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge.
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    In this image, Olic juxtaposes Frank Gehry's IAC Building on Manhattan's west side with Jean Nouvel's equally iconic residential tower.
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    While visiting Hong Kong, Olic took this image of the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple against the backdrop of modern housing blocks.
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