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ITV Meridian News: Gargoyles return to Canterbury
Canterbury Cathedral Published on 9 May 2018 SUBSCRIBE 1.4K ITV Meridian’s coverage as the first of eight newly carved stone gargoyles is installed on Canterbury Cathedral as part of its current restoration project, The Canterbury Journey. Read more on our … Continue reading
Bandelier National Monument — imhPhotos
If you’re ever near Los Alamos, New Mexico, stop in and visit Bandelier National Monument in the beautiful Frijoles Canyon. “The monument preserves the homes and territory of the Ancestral Puebloans of a later era in the Southwest. Most of … Continue reading
The Little-Known Patterns on British Streets
Tom Scott Published on 9 Jan 2017 I thought about saying “secret patterns” or “mysterious patterns” in the title, but that’d be a lie: they’re just mostly unknown! So let’s talk about tactile paving, about design, about accessibility, and about … Continue reading
Playful Illustrative Characters Span Brightly Painted Walls by Joachim
Belgian street artist Joachim paints vibrant murals that look as if they were torn from the pages of a very large children’s book. His illustrative style brings humor and color to walls and structures in cities across the world. Joachim … Continue reading
Unusual Trees and Topiaries Sprout Alongside Buildings in a Photo Series by Sinziana Velicescu
The places where organic growth and human-made structure meet draws the eye of Los Angeles-based photographer Sinziana Velicescu. In her series A Tree Grows In…, Velicescu documents trees and shrubs growing alongside, or in spite of, pastel-hued buildings and fences in … Continue reading
The Vibrant Blue Hues of Morocco’s Chefchaouen Village Captured in Photographs by Tiago & Tania
Photography duo Tania De Pascalis and Tiago Marques, known as Tiago & Tania, spent six days capturing the blue-tinted stone architecture of Chefchaouen, a 550-year-old village located in the mountains of Morocco. The photo series presents an interesting juxtaposition of … Continue reading
A Partially Submerged Train Car Provides a Dramatic Entrance to Frankfurt’s Bockenheimer Warte Subway Station
Subway stations are typically just a means to an end, simple structures that allow a large overflow of commuters to enter and exit at will. It is less common for the design to be a destination in itself, like the … Continue reading
These People Do Dangerous Things
Great Big Story Published on 4 Jul 2019 This reel is about people who do risky things like lifeguarding at the world’s most dangerous beach, slacklining between mountains without a safety net and baking bread. Baking bread can be risky? … Continue reading
Street Artist in Venice by Banksy
Street artist Banksy has set up an unlicensed street stall in Venice with a selection of paintings showing the lagoon with an enormous cruise ship docked near St. Mark’s Square. In his secretive style, a camera captures unsuspecting pedestrians voicing … Continue reading
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Jarring Juxtapositions of Prosperity and Conflict by Uğur Gallenkuş
Turkish artist Uğur Gallenkuş uses split images to emphasize the grave differences between war-torn countries and privileged, peaceful societies. Gallenkuş often specifically references Western visual culture in his juxtaposed images, such as Christian iconography of the Madonna and child, and the … Continue reading
ITU Standardization – The technical foundations of the Information Society
ITU Published on 24 May 2016 The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) was established in 1865 to meet the need for technical standards for international telegraph systems. From the day of the telegraph, through its formative role in telecommunications, and … Continue reading
JAVIER RIERA CENTRO NIEMEYER
Javier Riera Published on 20 Jun 2014 Centro Niemeyer. Junio-septiembre de2014 El elemento central de esta exposición es una serie de siluetas lumínicas de ciervos que caminan por distintos lugares de la cúpula del Centro Niemeyer, integrándose de un modo … Continue reading
