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The ¨intelligent¨ sidewalks in Rio de Janeiro
Ipanema sidewalk. From greengopost.comRio de Janeiro sidewalk. From wikipedia.orgSidewalk in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro. From http://www.flickr.com/photos/artjonak/7510519826/When I was a student in...
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Detroit through Dave Jordano's pictures
I've never been in Detroit, but at least have seen lots of photographs on line. The most captivating for me are those of abandoned houses.I'm sharing these selections of pictures by photographer Dave...
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The medieval Hereford mapa mundi
Two details from the Hereford Mapa Mundi. Screen shots from my computerThe SXIV medieval Hereford, is the largest intact mapa mundi that is not comprehensible as a modern map, because it is the...
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New York. By Andreas Feininger
Hudson riverChelsea rooftops in the snowMasses of tombsBrooklyn bridge. 1940Andreas Bernhard Lyonel Feininger (27 December 1906 - 18 February 1999) was an American photographer and a writer on...
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From ¨In wealthy Hong Kong, poorest live in metal cages¨
Hong Kong: Victoria PeakThis is an excerpt from the article written by Kelvin Chan. All pictures from AP:HONG KONG—For many of the richest people in Hong Kong, one of Asia's wealthiest cities, home is...
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The beauty of ethereal structures
Let us remember some definitions of "ethereal:"Of or relating to the regions beyond the earthcelestial, heavenly c : unworldly, spirituallacking material substance : immaterial, intangible marked by...
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Selection of beautiful gardens
Photograph by Diane Cook and Len JenshelIn Japan the nighttime viewing of cherry blossoms in spring, like these at Kyoto’s Hirano Shrine, is a special event. “The cherries’ only fault: the crowds that...
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Some urban photographs by Robert Frank
These pictures by photographer Robert Frank are the ones I liked most, from America and England. They were downloaded from Google images.Robert Frank (born November 9, 1924, Zürich), is an important...
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The importance of the Berlin Wall remnants
Sean Gallup/Getty ImagesPolice officers stood guard Sunday at the East Side Gallery, part of which was being removed to make way for new apartments.I was at my parents´ home that day in November 1989...
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The beauty of Hubert Robert´s ruins paintings
I feel a fascination about ruins since I was a child. My first career wish was to become an archaeologist, but my parents wouldn´t allow me to travel to the faculty in La Plata, there was no freeway in...
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El Manzano. De Juan José Saer
Huerta del manzano. Dibujo en tinta, bajado de Google images. Sin referencia de autor.En el barrio nuevo, en medio de desplantes arquitectónicos y de complejos urbanísticos, de bloques de cemento...
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Ant city (in China). By Brad Westphal
Like an ant in the forest I wandered through the city. It was a giant organism, or a machine too large to take in at a glance. I was one in eighteen million. The city was foreign; it held romance and...
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Three amazing pictures of the Eiffel Tower
I´ve been reading an interesting post of unconventional photos of the Eiffel Tower. Here´s the link:http://www.lightstalking.com/architectural-photo-eiffelFrom this post, I´ve selected the first one by...
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Great pictures of staircases
Photo by Moises LevyPhoto by Martin TurnerPhoto by Niki FeikenPhoto by Niki FeikenPhoto by Scallop HoldenThis one, balconies. Photo by Niki FeikenPhoto by Maximiliam ZimmermannREFERENCE: the pictures...
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Interesting, mysterious landscapes
By Moises LevyLangøya Island, Norway. Aerial Photograph by Robert B. HaasIndustrial by-products form a swirling palette at a waste-treatment facility on this island south of Oslo.—Photograph and...
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An old poster on Angkor Vat, Cambodia
I´m sharing this poster from Wikipedia, it was designed by Georges Groslier, Paris, 1911.What took my attention was the depiction of ¨exotic¨ people, instead of the ruins themselves. And I remembered,...
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2013 Faith & Form/IFRAA Awards Program
Photo: Stefg1971/flickrThe 2013 Faith & Form / IFRAA International Awards Program for Religious Art and Architecture is now accepting project submissions, including those for student work. The...
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Christian symbolism in churches. A reflection on Bradbury´s ¨The Fire Balloons¨
Blue Balloon church. A digital manipulation on Josef Svoboda´s set design. By Myriam MahiquesSince I bought my simple e-reader, the first book I´ve downloaded from my computer is The Illustrated Man,...
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The Temple of Hercules in Amman, Jordan
I´m sharing today this amazing photograph of the Temple of Hercules in Amman, Jordan, by Robert Clark and posted at National Geographic.comAt first glance, I was astonished to see the fingers and...
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