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Image of the Week: Isolated Landscapes

Most of my work is about abandoned places. Decaying buildings have a unique feeling for me: a mix of mystery, romance and loneliness. When I’m not among the dust and the shadows, I like to do some landscape »
1 day ago by Alicia Rius
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Apple: The Numbers [Infographic]

World’s largest tech company: check. Larger than Microsoft and Google combined: check. World’s largest company by market cap: check. But how? We all know that iPhones, iPads, iPods, Apps and Apple computers all sell like hotcakes globally – but a look »
1 day ago by Charlie Hilton
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Tech-tastic Bodies [Infographic]

After Urban Times’ Tech Day and the launch of the UK tour of the Olympic Flame last week, there is no better time to appreciate the technological advancements in sporting prosthetics in recent decades. The below infographic from eBuyer and the University of »
2 days ago by May Guise
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22 May: Our Launch and What Else?

22nd May feels and is important to us. We are now officially two years old and are developing into quite the munchkin in the online publishing world. We stated our vision of rewiring global media towards »
2 days ago by Charlie Hilton
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Urban Times: What’s It All About? [Infographic]

In honour of the Urban Times’ second birthday, I made a little celebratory word art using a neat online generator called Wordle. Happy Birthday Urban Times! »
2 days ago by Kosal Kong
This photo was taken hyesterday in New Mexico, US, using a Canon EOS 5D Mark II by astrophotograher Philip L. Jones. Image via Flickr / visual-universe/

Five Awesome Images of the Solar Eclipse, 2012

If you’ve never been lucky – or determined – enough to have seen a solar eclipse, here are a selection of five stunning images sourced from across the web that depict unique vantage points of the »
2 days ago by Alexander Phillips
Photographer: Venetia Archer

Image of the Week: Moments in Mogadishu

The photos were taken in Mogadishu in February – right before the London conference on Somalia. Security guard looking over one of Mogadishu’s largest slums, located opposite the parliament building. Woman »
3 days ago by Venetia Archer
The Reston, Virginia area in Fairfax County via La Citta Vitta on Flickr

Classifying the Built Environment: Zones, Urbanicity, Transects, and Trends

The built environment houses various building types, densities, networks, land uses, and functions; author Brian Engelmann explores the facets of the built environment »
3 days ago by Brian Engelmann
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Weird and Wonderful National Favourites

This article is written in honor of Food Revolution Day 2012. To celebrate food revolution day (which happened yesterday!), we’ve pulled together a selection of national dishes from around the world that are both »
3 days ago by Tess Scagliarini
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Health Suffers Because of Stress [Infographic]

Stress seems to be an everyday occurrence for a lot of people nowadays. The strains of everyday life are brought to the forefront in the following infographic produced by HeartMath. It outlines the more common ailments »
3 days ago by Nicola Hunt
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Image of the Week: Jiuzhai Valley National Park

Jiuzhai Valley National Park, located in north Sichuan Province, is probably the most well-preserved natural area in China. Located within the Min Shan Mountain range, it is home to nine Tibetan villages (only three of »
6 days ago by Tian Song
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