The Special in the Incidental
Nguyen’s photographs show us views of our surroundings such as buildings, streets, staircases, vehicles, and people of the kind we might come across at any time by chance in our everyday lives.
Munich, Germany
# 3814
12/2022
Colorful building facade.
# 3814
12/2022
Colorful building facade.
Hamburg, Germany
# 3784
8/2022
Two modern buildings face each other. Numerous reflections can be seen in the glass facade of one of the buildings.
# 3784
8/2022
Two modern buildings face each other. Numerous reflections can be seen in the glass facade of one of the buildings.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
# 3777
7/2022
At first glance, we think we see a reflection. However, it is a view through a glass facade onto a house.
# 3777
7/2022
At first glance, we think we see a reflection. However, it is a view through a glass facade onto a house.
Munich, Germany
# 3759
11/2022
The Brandhorst Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Kunstareal district of Maxvorstadt in Munich has a colorful facade designed in a total of 23 different colors, consisting of three different color families. A total of 36,000 square, vertically mounted ceramic rods are placed at some distance from each other in front of the concrete walls. Depending on the viewing angle and distance, the viewer is presented with different visual impressions. Architects Sauerbruch Hutton.
# 3759
11/2022
The Brandhorst Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in the Kunstareal district of Maxvorstadt in Munich has a colorful facade designed in a total of 23 different colors, consisting of three different color families. A total of 36,000 square, vertically mounted ceramic rods are placed at some distance from each other in front of the concrete walls. Depending on the viewing angle and distance, the viewer is presented with different visual impressions. Architects Sauerbruch Hutton.
Berlin, Germany
# 3744
9/2022
The Tempodrom is a Berlin venue that was initially launched in 1980 as an alternative venue on the west side of Potsdamer Platz, in the immediate vicinity of what was then the Berlin Wall, in the form of a circus tent. The new Tempodrom building was constructed in 2001 according to designs by Doris Schäffler and Stephan Schütz of the architectural firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The 37-meter-high roof structure with its futuristic white forms is reminiscent of Oscar Niemeyer's Brasília Cathedral. Visually, it is based on the shape of a circus tent.
# 3744
9/2022
The Tempodrom is a Berlin venue that was initially launched in 1980 as an alternative venue on the west side of Potsdamer Platz, in the immediate vicinity of what was then the Berlin Wall, in the form of a circus tent. The new Tempodrom building was constructed in 2001 according to designs by Doris Schäffler and Stephan Schütz of the architectural firm Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The 37-meter-high roof structure with its futuristic white forms is reminiscent of Oscar Niemeyer's Brasília Cathedral. Visually, it is based on the shape of a circus tent.
Fürth, Germany
#3734
8/2022
A street lamp in the background at the glass pyramid in Fürth. The 42 meter high glass pyramid was opened in 1994. The pyramid is a hotel with 101 rooms in the Fürth district of Kalbsiedlung in the form of a square pyramid made of glass. Glass and steel are the supporting elements of the building. The German Chancellors Helmut Kohl, Gerd Schröder and Angela Merkel have already stayed here at the Excelsior Hotel Nuremberg Fürth.
#3734
8/2022
A street lamp in the background at the glass pyramid in Fürth. The 42 meter high glass pyramid was opened in 1994. The pyramid is a hotel with 101 rooms in the Fürth district of Kalbsiedlung in the form of a square pyramid made of glass. Glass and steel are the supporting elements of the building. The German Chancellors Helmut Kohl, Gerd Schröder and Angela Merkel have already stayed here at the Excelsior Hotel Nuremberg Fürth.
Hamburg, Germany
# 3708
8/2022
Office building of Der Spiegel, a German print and online news magazine.
# 3708
8/2022
Office building of Der Spiegel, a German print and online news magazine.
Hamburg, Germany
# 3687
8/2022
Part of the facade of the Berliner Bogen. In Hamburg's Hammerbrook district, on Anckelmannsplatz, there is an office building made of steel and glass - the Berliner Bogen, designed by BRT Architekten (Jens Bothe, Kai Richter, Hadi Teherani), built in 1998-2001. It won the German Steel Prize in 2002. The eight-story building has six integrated conservatories on the two facade levels as a climatic buffer zone between the inner building and the outside, creating a microclimate that almost halves heating and operating costs by dispensing with conventional air conditioning.
# 3687
8/2022
Part of the facade of the Berliner Bogen. In Hamburg's Hammerbrook district, on Anckelmannsplatz, there is an office building made of steel and glass - the Berliner Bogen, designed by BRT Architekten (Jens Bothe, Kai Richter, Hadi Teherani), built in 1998-2001. It won the German Steel Prize in 2002. The eight-story building has six integrated conservatories on the two facade levels as a climatic buffer zone between the inner building and the outside, creating a microclimate that almost halves heating and operating costs by dispensing with conventional air conditioning.
Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
# 3630
7/2022
Exterior view of the museum building Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean with part of the old fortification. The Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, or Mudam, is Luxembourg's museum of modern art. It is located on the grounds of Fort Thüngen (Dräi Eechelen) on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg City. The architect of the building, which opened on July 1, 2006, is Leoh Ming Pei. The museum bears the name of Grand Duke Jean, father of the current Grand Duke Henri.
# 3630
7/2022
Exterior view of the museum building Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean with part of the old fortification. The Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, or Mudam, is Luxembourg's museum of modern art. It is located on the grounds of Fort Thüngen (Dräi Eechelen) on the Kirchberg Plateau in Luxembourg City. The architect of the building, which opened on July 1, 2006, is Leoh Ming Pei. The museum bears the name of Grand Duke Jean, father of the current Grand Duke Henri.
Bamberg, Germany
# 3579
7/2022
Dead climbing plants on a house facade.
# 3579
7/2022
Dead climbing plants on a house facade.
Neuss, Germany
# 3475
5/2022
Glass building facade, right side illuminated floor entrances on each floor.
# 3475
5/2022
Glass building facade, right side illuminated floor entrances on each floor.
Cologne, Germany
# 3468
5/2022
Next to a modern rounded glass facade of a department store, the walls of an old church.
# 3468
5/2022
Next to a modern rounded glass facade of a department store, the walls of an old church.
The Hague, The Netherlands
# 3442
5/2022
Nationaal Archief for Dutch History: The rear glass façade of the Nationaal Archief at the Prins Willem-Alexanderhof in The Hague on 26 May 2022. Some of the windows with yellow panes are open.The archive is the place where Dutch history is preserved and maintained.
# 3442
5/2022
Nationaal Archief for Dutch History: The rear glass façade of the Nationaal Archief at the Prins Willem-Alexanderhof in The Hague on 26 May 2022. Some of the windows with yellow panes are open.The archive is the place where Dutch history is preserved and maintained.
Berlin, Germany
# 3407
4/2022
Exit of the Olympiastadion station in Berlin with a view of an suburban train sign, behind it a public toilet.
# 3407
4/2022
Exit of the Olympiastadion station in Berlin with a view of an suburban train sign, behind it a public toilet.
Berlin, Germany
# 3408
5/2022
Numerous parked e-scooters in front of a house entrance at a pedestrian traffic light.
# 3408
5/2022
Numerous parked e-scooters in front of a house entrance at a pedestrian traffic light.
Berlin, Germany
# 3416
4/2022
Detail of the Oscar Niemeyer House in the Hansa Quarter in Berlin, designed by Oscar Niemeyer on the occasion of the first International Building Exhibition (IBA 1957).
# 3416
4/2022
Detail of the Oscar Niemeyer House in the Hansa Quarter in Berlin, designed by Oscar Niemeyer on the occasion of the first International Building Exhibition (IBA 1957).
Berlin, Germany
# 3405
5/2022
View of the former Tempelhof Central Airport.
# 3405
5/2022
View of the former Tempelhof Central Airport.
Berlin, Germany
# 3369
5/2022
A police car stands by an S-Bahn sign at Halensee station in Berlin.
# 3369
5/2022
A police car stands by an S-Bahn sign at Halensee station in Berlin.
Munich, Germany
# 3345
4/2022
Sculptures commemorate and document the Oktoberfest bomb attack on Munich's Theresienwiese. It was the scene of a right-wing radical bomb attack in 1980. In the background, the Ferris wheel of the Spring Festival 2022. Past and present meet.
# 3345
4/2022
Sculptures commemorate and document the Oktoberfest bomb attack on Munich's Theresienwiese. It was the scene of a right-wing radical bomb attack in 1980. In the background, the Ferris wheel of the Spring Festival 2022. Past and present meet.
Munich, Germany
# 3277
4/2022
View of the BMW Tower from the BMW Welt.
# 3277
4/2022
View of the BMW Tower from the BMW Welt.
Salzburg, Austria
# 3129
3/2022
View of the container terminal Salzburg.
# 3129
3/2022
View of the container terminal Salzburg.
Munich (Nordhaide), Germany
# 3107
3/2022
View of the forecourt of the MIRA shopping mall with subway entrance in Nordhaide Munich, a residential area in the north of Munich that belongs to the Milbertshofen-Am Hart district. The neighborhood was developed on an area of around 30 hectares. A total of over 2,500 apartments for 6,500 people have been built since 2003, including 545 places in a student housing complex.
# 3107
3/2022
View of the forecourt of the MIRA shopping mall with subway entrance in Nordhaide Munich, a residential area in the north of Munich that belongs to the Milbertshofen-Am Hart district. The neighborhood was developed on an area of around 30 hectares. A total of over 2,500 apartments for 6,500 people have been built since 2003, including 545 places in a student housing complex.
Munich, Germany
# 3266
4/2022
A red right-of-way sign on the white outer wall of a multi-storey car park.
# 3266
4/2022
A red right-of-way sign on the white outer wall of a multi-storey car park.
Munich, Germany
# 3265
4/2022
View of the noble white roof construction of the new Munich Volkstheater. In the foreground a mound of rubble from a construction site on which an empty beer bottle lies.
# 3265
4/2022
View of the noble white roof construction of the new Munich Volkstheater. In the foreground a mound of rubble from a construction site on which an empty beer bottle lies.
Dresden, Germany
# 3212
3/2022
Tram tracks in front of the main station in Dresden.
# 3212
3/2022
Tram tracks in front of the main station in Dresden.
Dresden, Germany
# 3211
3/2022
A long yellow tram of the Dresdner Public Transport drives in a slight curve across a square.
# 3211
3/2022
A long yellow tram of the Dresdner Public Transport drives in a slight curve across a square.
Leipzig, Germany
# 3199
3/2022
House wall of law faculty in Leipzig with three small windows.
# 3199
3/2022
House wall of law faculty in Leipzig with three small windows.
Leipzig, Germany
# 3185
3/2022
Suburban train station Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz in Leipzig. Designed by the Berlin office of Swiss architect Max Dudler, complete with glass block elements.
# 3185
3/2022
Suburban train station Wilhelm-Leuschner-Platz in Leipzig. Designed by the Berlin office of Swiss architect Max Dudler, complete with glass block elements.
Gauting, Germany
# 2227
9/2021
A motorcyclist crosses a tunnel and passes two street lamps.
# 2227
9/2021
A motorcyclist crosses a tunnel and passes two street lamps.
Salzburg, Austria
# 3137
3/2022
Access to the parking garage of the Europapark in Salzburg. In the background between two access levels the logo of the Spar supermarket.
# 3137
3/2022
Access to the parking garage of the Europapark in Salzburg. In the background between two access levels the logo of the Spar supermarket.
Salzburg, Austria
# 3136
3/2022
Parked emergency vehicle of the Austrian police in front of the glass facade of the Europark in Salzburg.
# 3136
3/2022
Parked emergency vehicle of the Austrian police in front of the glass facade of the Europark in Salzburg.
Salzburg, Austria
# 3125
3/2022
Red metal structure of a parking garage.
# 3125
3/2022
Red metal structure of a parking garage.
Munich, Germany
# 3085
2020
A blue house wall with a window. A chain of lights with lighted bulbs hangs from two thin black metal rods.
# 3085
2020
A blue house wall with a window. A chain of lights with lighted bulbs hangs from two thin black metal rods.
Martinsried, Germany
# 1623
2021
A large heavy black two-part sliding gate is open a crack. Both parts cast large shadows on the asphalt of the campus Martinsrie. Behind the gate is an office building with a green façade. Campus Martinsried is a campus of research institutions in the Martinsried district of the Upper Bavarian municipality of Planegg in the immediate vicinity of the Munich district of Großhadern. It houses the Biozentrum of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), the Innovations- und Gründerzentrum Biotechnologie (IZB), the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology. The Großhadern Campus of the LMU Hospital is in the immediate vicinity.
# 1623
2021
A large heavy black two-part sliding gate is open a crack. Both parts cast large shadows on the asphalt of the campus Martinsrie. Behind the gate is an office building with a green façade. Campus Martinsried is a campus of research institutions in the Martinsried district of the Upper Bavarian municipality of Planegg in the immediate vicinity of the Munich district of Großhadern. It houses the Biozentrum of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU), the Innovations- und Gründerzentrum Biotechnologie (IZB), the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology. The Großhadern Campus of the LMU Hospital is in the immediate vicinity.
Dresden/Germany
# 3221
3/2022
Night shot of the access from an underpass to platforms 1a and 2a of the main station in Dresden. In the foreground two parked bicycles.
# 3221
3/2022
Night shot of the access from an underpass to platforms 1a and 2a of the main station in Dresden. In the foreground two parked bicycles.
Munich, Germany
# 3263
4/2022
View through the glass windows of the Arnulfsteig Bridge, secured with thin metal struts, of the office building of the Google Development Centre Munich at the Donnersbergerbrücke.
# 3263
4/2022
View through the glass windows of the Arnulfsteig Bridge, secured with thin metal struts, of the office building of the Google Development Centre Munich at the Donnersbergerbrücke.
Neu-Ulm, Germany
# 2712
10/2021
A tree with autumn leaves at a small fenced construction site.
# 2712
10/2021
A tree with autumn leaves at a small fenced construction site.
Amberg, Germany
# 3501
7/2022
The more than 100 meter long melting furnace hall made of concrete and glass of the glass factory in Amberg, an industrial building, the last building of the Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. It is officially also called Glass Cathedral. It is the production facility of Kristall-Glasfabrik Amberg, a glass manufacturer in Amberg, Upper Palatinate. With the Amberg Glass Cathedral, Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius created one of the most important industrial buildings of the 1960s.
# 3501
7/2022
The more than 100 meter long melting furnace hall made of concrete and glass of the glass factory in Amberg, an industrial building, the last building of the Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius. It is officially also called Glass Cathedral. It is the production facility of Kristall-Glasfabrik Amberg, a glass manufacturer in Amberg, Upper Palatinate. With the Amberg Glass Cathedral, Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius created one of the most important industrial buildings of the 1960s.
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
# 3837
5/2022
Details of modern Skyscrapers behind a bridge.
# 3837
5/2022
Details of modern Skyscrapers behind a bridge.