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The Storytellers Reading to Cuba’s Cigar Factory Workers
Great Big Story Published on 18 Apr 2018 SUBSCRIBED 2.2M Cuba is world-renowned for its cigars. But there’s a deeper story behind their creation. As per a tradition that started in 1865, storytellers, or “lectores,” stand at a platform reading … Continue reading
TETRO agency + fernando volken togni develop giant participatory street art in Lyon
To reveal the new face of the city center of Lyon, TETRO agency invited the brazilian artist Fernando Volken Togni to create his vision of the french city and its brand-new pedestrian street with a giant participatory fresco. the event aimed to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, brazilian style, creatives, Culture, France, infrastructure, Life, Lyon, Street Art, Urban
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Masterplan will transform Salford’s A6 corridor and beyond
A HUGELY ambitious masterplan to create a new city district situated between Greater Manchester’s Central Business District and Salford’s MediaCityUK, transforming the University of Salford campus and surrounding areas, has been agreed between the University and Salford City Council. The … Continue reading
Carnaval 2018, Rio De Janeiro — Never Ending Gap Year
https://videopress.com/embed/giLFIFQl?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 In seven years of travel blogging no story has been as difficult to write as this experience of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval. A week after the event I’m still processing and debating with myself what I should and shouldn’t … Continue reading
The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water
Cape Town’s taps are due to be turned off because of severe drought. It is not alone in having water woes. Source: The 11 cities most likely to run out of drinking water
THE FUTURE OF CITIES
From Oscar Boyson, who says, “This is a conversation starter first, a video second. I’d love to hear your thoughts on cities, the future, and this project. I shared some words, a reading list and featured interviewees here: medium.com/@oscarboyson/the-future-of-cities-ba4e26c807fe#.lrpyoofi4 * … Continue reading
Toronto at Night: Photos by Bora – Faith is Torment
Toronto based urban photographer Bora takes us on a tour of his hometown with these night shots that captures the vibe of the city. Known for his cinematic style, he guides the audience through city inspired narratives that capture ideas … Continue reading
The Rise of the Wooden Skyscraper – Anthropocene
New, mass-timber engineering could transform the twenty-first-century city from a carbon source into a carbon sink Source: The Rise of the Wooden Skyscraper
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Tagged construction, creatives, Culture, Environment, nature, science, Urban
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Optical Glass House by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP
Located in downtown Hiroshima, this house by Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP has an optical facade consisting of 6,000 pure-glass blocks. As the house is located on a street with many passing cars and trams, the blocks effectively shuts out the noise enabling … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, creatives, Culture, infrastructure, Japan, Metropolis, Technology, Urban
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