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David Leventi

A Night At The Opera: Something Completely Magical

Opéra de Monte-Carlo, Monaco, one from a series for the article "A Night At The Opera: Something Completely Magical," October 22, 2011. Bjoerling's Larynx records the interiors of world-famous opera houses with a large-format view camera, historically documenting these national landmarks, capturing rows of velvet seats, ornate private boxes, chandeliers and gilt decorations in incredible detail.

FT Weekend Magazine
David Leventi

A Night At The Opera: Something Completely Magical

Palais Garnier, Paris, one from a series for the article "A Night At The Opera: Something Completely Magical," October 22, 2011. Bjoerling's Larynx records the interiors of world-famous opera houses with a large-format view camera, historically documenting these national landmarks, capturing rows of velvet seats, ornate private boxes, chandeliers and gilt decorations in incredible detail.

FT Weekend Magazine
David Leventi

Grand Stands

The Palestra, one from a series for the article "Grand Stands," November 2011. The arenas pictured here stand as some of basketball’s oldest-each one spanning more than seven decades. They were designed in the early 20th century in Collegiate Gothic style, back when architects focused on how lofty clerestory windows and cathedral ceilings commanded natural light, before luxury boxes and hi-def JumboTrons became the order.

ESPN The Magazine
David Leventi

Grand Stands

Hinkle Fieldhouse, one from a series for the article "Grand Stands," November 2011. The arenas pictured here stand as some of basketball’s oldest-each one spanning more than seven decades. They were designed in the early 20th century in Collegiate Gothic style, back when architects focused on how lofty clerestory windows and cathedral ceilings commanded natural light, before luxury boxes and hi-def JumboTrons became the order.

ESPN The Magazine
David Leventi

LOOK: Checking In With The Future

T.W.A. Flight Center, one from as series for the article "LOOK: Checking In With The Future," March 20, 2011, Eero Saarinen's iconic T.W.A Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a recently completed $20 million renovation of the facility.

The New York Times Magazine
David Leventi

LOOK: Checking In With The Future

T.W.A. Flight Center, one from as series for the article "LOOK: Checking In With The Future," March 20, 2011, Eero Saarinen's iconic T.W.A Flight Center at John F. Kennedy International Airport after a recently completed $20 million renovation of the facility.

The New York Times Magazine