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Homeless Woman Has a Masters in Mathematics and Engineering
Mona lives homeless in a tent near Los Angeles’s International Airport. Before the pandemic, police made homeless people tear down their tents every morning. When COVID hit, the CDC recommended that homeless people be allowed to keep their tents up … Continue reading
There’s a Town in Italy Shaped Like a Person – Core77
It’s called Centuripe, and it looks like it’s had too much to drink In the province of Enna, Sicily, lies the mountain town of Centuripe, seen here on Google Maps: Here’s what it looks like from a closer aerial view: … Continue reading
Painter Uses Geometric Shapes To Create Fragmented Portraits | My Modern Met
By Margherita Cole on April 11, 2021 Artist Georgy Kurasov creates dynamic abstract paintings of women using bold color palettes and geometric shapes. Russian artist Georgy Kurasov creates abstract paintings of women that vibrate with energy and color. … Continue reading
They live among us: photographer Matthew Maran captures urban foxes | Geographical Magazine
When photographer Matthew Maran first snapped a fox he had no idea how familiar they would soon become It’s all too easy to overlook the beauty that exists on our doorsteps. When nature documentaries highlight the stunning deltas of southern … Continue reading
Residents Bike For Safer Access to the Harlem River Waterfront
There is a growing string of green waterfront parks and bike/ped paths in The Bronx but there is one huge troubling obstacle to access: NYPD vehicles and personal parking obstructing sidewalks meant for safe passage to get there. About 100 … Continue reading
Daniel Libeskind On the Poetics of Memory and Time in Architecture | ArchDaily
In PLANE-SITE’s latest video from their Time-Space-Existence series, Daniel Libeskind describes his work in relation to Shakespeare’s quote that “time is out of joint.” Weaving in his philosophy regarding time, memory and architecture, Libeskind discusses his seminal works such as … Continue reading
DIDDLY SQUAT
A film about home. “In this hyperkinetic short drama, a young couple in need of shelter breaks into a rundown South London carpentry studio only to find themselves in an escalating faceoff with the building’s owner… Told from the perspective … Continue reading
Zaha Hadid Architects Design a New Science + Technology Museum | My Modern Met
By Samantha Pires on January 1, 2021 Shenzhen Science and Technology Museum embraces the city’s identity as a cultural center for innovation. Yet another incredible cultural center is in the works for Shenzhen. Zaha Hadid Architect’s Shenzhen Science and Technology … Continue reading