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. Continue reading
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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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
A New Museum in Rio Looks at the Future
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.