The Trouble Maker Club

Celebrating Architecture in London with @tobishinobi

To see more photos and videos of architectural wonders on World Architecture Day, browse the #worldarchitectureday hashtag and follow @tobishinobi on Instagram.

A London-dwelling lawyer by day, Tobi Shonibare (@tobishinobi) spends his nights and sunrises photographing the city’s most iconic buildings. “My mother is an engineer, and I remember seeing her technical drawings from a young age, which gave me an early appreciation for perspective, lines and symmetry,” he says.

Tobi rises early to head to London’s “Square Mile,” a financial district that includes architectural feats now synonymous with the city’s unique skyline, such as 30 St. Mary Axe, better known as the Gherkin, and the recently completed Leadenhall Building — its wedge shape earning it the nickname the “Cheese Grater.” He considers a building’s structural angles and goes by the motto “composition is king and patience is paramount” to get the right shot. “London has world-class architecture that people travel across the globe to see,” he says. “It’s in my city so I have to make the most of it.”