The Lost Train Graveyard of Bolivia

Chris Staring photographs a mysterious train graveyard in the heart of southern Bolivia, where the skeletons of British steam locomotives and rail cars rust away on the edge of the world’s largest salt flats.

Harbin Opera House

MAD Architects unveils the completed Harbin Opera House, located in the Northern Chinese city of Harbin. In 2010, MAD won the international open competition for Harbin Cultural Island, a master plan for an opera house, a cultural center, and the surrounding wetland landscape along Harbin’s Songhua River.

The Infinite Green

Adam Kalinowski has designed ‘The Infinite Green’, a sculpture that has been created as part of the visual art program of the European Capital of Culture in Wroclaw, Poland.

EUR Convention Center And Hotel, Rome

Designed by Studio Fuksas, Rome’s new convention center is nearing completion ahead of its opening in autumn 2016. Located in EUR, a historic district of the italian capital located south of the city core, the project will total 55,000 square meters.

A New Museum in Rio Looks at the Future

Architect Santiago Calatrava’s signature skeletal design in Rio de Janeiro’s rehabilitated Porto Maravilha houses a new contemporary science museum. Devoted to science and technology and opening on Saturday, Dec 19, Museu do Amanhã (Museum of Tomorrow) invites visitors to imagine how we’ll live in the next 50 years.

The Hypnotizing Beauty of Harvesting Lavender

There are few things as beautiful and scenic (and as fragrant) as a field full of lavender in full bloom. Even when they’re being harvested, the organized rows of flowers and the farmers’ methodical work strike a beautiful contrast.

There is no one set season to harvest lavender because different parts of the season are best for different uses. Someone harvesting lavender to sell fresh will harvest it differently from someone who wants to sell it in dried bunches or turn it into fragrant sachets. The variety of lavender and the climate it’s growing in can also affect harvest times. The three most commonly cultivated species are English lavender (lavandula augustifolia), lavandin (lavandula x intermedia – a hybrid) and French/Spanish lavender (lavandula stoechas).

Polar Mesospheric Clouds

Especially beautiful in Autumn.

Lake Union

Seattle Washington, USA