Dror Baldinger, FAIA, is an architectural photographer based in San Antonio, Texas. His practice includes a panorama of projects, from commercial and educational projects, to jewel houses.
An architectural education, a career as an award-winning architect and design director, and elevation to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (FAIA) are fully focused through Dror’s camera lenses, and inform his photographic compositions of architecture and interior design. His images facilitate aesthetic engagement and sculptural exploration of designed space.
His work has been published in books such as Contemporary Texas Architecture, Texas Modern, and The American House. He contributes regularly to Luxe Interiors + Design, Texas Architect, and Western Art & Architecture.
Dror is based in Texas and Brooklyn, NY. When not on assignment, Dror enjoys painting architectural interpretations of Le Corbusier’s architecture (see his paintings in the Personal Work tab), and traveling with his family.
Fiore Residence is the new home of a California family recently relocated from the Pacific Coast to the rolling hills of Austin, Texas. They chose to build their forever home in Texas Hill Country, away from Austin’s city core. To achieve their vision, they hired the award-winning design firms Britt Design Group and LaRue Architects.
The Barrera House, designed by Cotton Estes Architect, offers a seemingly simple solution to a complex program on a small, downtown property. Located within a historical district of San Antonio, this 370 sq.m. site is just a stone’s throw from the Tower of the Americas
Peregrine House, atop one of San Antonio’s highest points, assumes an aerodynamic folded wing body position akin to the peregrine falcon, the fastest bird in the world.
The homeowners had a unique agenda for what they wanted in their new home. They had been living in an ornate, immaculately decorated 18th century historic mansion on a large 40 acre property in Mansfield, MA.
Architect James LaRue, LaRue Architects set out to design and build their dream home. The lot fronts Lake Travis, a serene setting. LaRue perched the home on a 150 foot steep grade that runs strait up from the shoreline for the optimal views and direct access to the lake.
Horseshoe Bay Retreat is a modestly sized and budgeted weekend residence for an urban couple with extended family. The primary goal was the creation of an optimal atmosphere for entertaining family and friends
The design challenge was how to intergrade a modern home design concept into the hexagon geometry and have the final architecture become a cohesive building while also addressing the heavily treed, steep sloping site