corner view: stunning architecture

Corner View is a weekly appointment - each Wednesday - created by Jane and curated by Francesca, where bloggers from all corners of the world share their view on a pre-arranged theme. This week’s theme is “stunning architecture” and comes from Nadine.

I was very excited about this week's corner view challenge because one of my favorite things to do is to wander and explore new places, particularly towns with amazing architecture, wonderful food options, an amazing cultural arts scene and great places of interest. Historic downtown Durham was the perfect place to be last weekend. It was a beautiful, sunny day and I had camera in hand. The town leaders long ago decided that they needed to preserve their treasures so public/private groups worked together to save many of the old buildings rather than tear them down, as often happens in many places.

 Old tobacco campuses are now transformed into awesome, thriving cultural centers ...

                                    

and the old occasionally intersects with the more modern buildings.