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Guardian Building (formerly Union Trust Building) | 1929, Wirt Rowland
The Guardian Building, known as "The Cathedral of Finance", is one of the most significant and striking Art Deco buildings skyscrapers in the world. Featuring Art Moderne designs, the building was boldly and untraditionally colorful; clad in tangerine colored brick and Polychrome terra cotta, and blending Native American, Aztec, and the Arts & Crafts movement inside & out, Wirt Rowland explained that “We no longer live in a leisurely age…the impression must be immediate, strong and complete. Color has this vital power.” Reaching 495 ft, this is currently Detroit's 8th tallest tower. In 2007, the building was purchased by Wayne County and serves as the headquarters to the Wayne County government. This move prompted the building's spectacular lobby to be opened back up to the public again. It was made private while Michigan Consolidated Gas owned the property.
Ashland grew up in Southeast Virginia surrounded by lush rural landscapes, great protected swamp lands, national & state parks, the Chesapeake Bay, the Eastern Shore, the breathtaking Skyline Drive & Blue Ridge Mountains, and the inlets & oceans of Virginia & North Carolina.
It was this constant variation in natural beauty that first drew his eye to the camera; that, and the constant joy of capturing life's candid moments on film. Although no particular subject is banned from the lens of Ashland's camera, it is landscapes, cityscapes, wildlife, and nature that truly captures his heart.
"There's always more to see, more to learn, more to be wowed about-I just hope you enjoy what I see in the world."
A constant staple on the likes of Instagram, Flickr, and Facebook, Ashland currently resides in Chicago, Illinois, and looks forward to many more years of development, collaboration, creativity, world travel, and art.
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