It’s nice to see someplace you’ve been many times in a new light, in this case a little less light. Here are a sampling of the buildings at Caltech photographed at night when I took a circuitous route to attend a night event on campus.

photography, campus architecture, Caltech, pasadenaCarol ChinNovember 14, 2025pasadena, caltech, campus architecture, night photography, photographyComment

Back to School 2024 - Caltech

Though not a registered student, I am lucky to still find myself regularly on campus. As a member of the team that leads history and architecture tours at Caltech, our schedule aligns with that of the students - we get the summer off and return to the monthly tour schedule in the fall.

Our tours generally have been of the historal campus buildings but we have started to lead special tours of the modern campus, too. This post covers some of the modern buildings.

architecture, campus architecture, Caltech, modern, pasadena, everyday lifeCarol ChinOctober 24, 2024campus architecture, caltech, modernComment

Architect Corner - Neptune and Thomas

This post contains a selection of projects by Neptune and Thomas Associates, mostly educational buildings with a performing arts center thrown in. I appreciate the modern style of these buildings, some more brutalist than others.

Architect Corner - Flewelling & Moody

This post highlights a a trio of mid-century projects by Flewelling & Moody.

architect, pasadena, culver city, LA County, glendale, mid-century, CaltechCarol ChinAugust 1, 2022mid century, architecture, LA County, Flewelling & MoodyComment

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