Category Archives: urban

Originally posted on Parallel Worlds:
[words and photographs by Mark Eveleigh] Young men are sitting at a table by the dusty roadside. A bag is on the table but the flap is open and it is easy for the inquisitive…

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Cidade Samba (City of Samba)

Tilt shift of the Carnaval party in Rio de Janeiro. Made by Keith Loutit and Jarbas Agnelli. Captured during Carnaval of 2011. Music by Jarbas Agnelli. Special thanks to Rede Globo, Liesa and Jodele Larcher. keithloutit.com adstudio.com.br

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Originally posted on Indiĝenaj Inteligenteco:
NEW YORK FinalCall.com – Ramarley Graham, 19, was the latest victim of police violence in The Bronx. An undercover narcotics officer shot the youth at point-blank range in the bathroom of his home early this…

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Singing in the streets

Originally posted on Oblique Exposure:
This lot were singing in Picadilly Gardens – on the day I bought my Voigtlander, actually. He was really into it, but I have no idea what the three girls were doing – but I…

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Finding Breath in an Alleyway

Originally posted on RecipeForWings:
“If you think, “I breathe,” the “I” is extra. There is no you to say “I”. What we call “I” is just a swinging door which moves when we inhale or when we exhale.” – Shun…

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Dissection#2 Eco-Fashion: The Future of Fashion

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Partner Profile: BDP

http://youtu.be/5degPcEd9Tc

BDP, an interdisciplinary practice of architects, designers, engineers and urbanists joins Manchester at MIPIM 2012 as a Partner. Here Gavin Elliott, Chairman of BDP Manchester, talks about the transformation of Manchester and the many development opportunities the city holds.

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Ensaio do Afoxé Italemi Sinavuru no Bar do Anastácia

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The Istanbul Art-Boom Bubble

Originally posted on Urban Cultural Heritage & Creative Practice:
Istiklal Caddesi, the central pedestrian artery of Istanbul. By SUZY HANSEN Published: February 10, 2012 From the New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/magazine/istanbul-art-boom-bubble.html Earlier this winter, the giant 120-year-old Ottoman bank building in Istanbul…

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Before the flood: New York City is just beginning to gird for the ‘100-year storm,’ if it’s not already too late | Capital New York

Before the flood: New York City is just beginning to gird for the ‘100-year storm,’ if it’s not already too late | Capital New York.

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