Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh.

Scotland's new Parliament sits at the foot of Edinburgh's famous Royal Mile in front of the spectacular Holyrood Park and Salisbury Crags. Constructed from a mixture of steel, oak, and granite, the complex building has been hailed as one of the most innovative designs in Britain today. Drawing inspiration from the surrounding landscape, the flower paintings by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and the upturned boats on the seashore, Enric Miralles, one of the world's premier architects, developed a design that he said was a building "growing out of the land".

The techniques of architecture photography are the same as any other style of photography, one of the most important elements to be aware of is light and the effect of light on the subject. The quality of light and its effect on colour, in outside photography is largely dependant upon time of day.

In the top photograph of the whole building, which was taken late in the afternoon in January, the low angle of of the sun is casting long shadows across the building. It is also adding a lovely warm tone to all of the colours especially the buildings solid granite walls. 

The bottom photograph was taken in summer and closer to midday and the sun was partially obscured by light clouds. The building is facing into the full sun although the shadows are muted and diffused, but the colours are much cooler and more blue. Note the difference in colour between the two photographs, especially on the granite block wall.