#UrbanPixel | Your Anti-Urban
THIS WEEK: Anti-Urban NEXT WEEK: Waterfronts/ Waterways #UrbanPixel – A feature series on Urban Times that documents the issues and scenes of the urban landscape through photography. By visually representing an interesting topic, concern or element of our »
Classifying the Built Environment: Zones, Urbanicity, Transects, and Trends
Each day countless commuters trek through the commuter zone to the CBD, from T3 to T6, from “MSA but not in a central city” to “central city of an MSA,” from »
Image of the Week: Cinque Terre
The first image was taken in Manarola, Cinque Terre. Cinque Terre is one of the main attractions of the Riviera of La Spezia and one of the most important attractions in Italy. In 1997, the Cinque Terre were included among the UNESCO World Heritage sites. It's located »
Draw Something: 10 Stunning Portraits
Draw Something, the social drawing and guessing application, has been taking the world by storm. In the fifty days following its launch, it was downloaded an average of 1 million times daily, attracting the attention of »
Unschooled Urban Planners
Abbey Oklak recently wrote about passing the design torch to the next generation. It is entertaining (and sometimes eye-opening) to solicit opinions about transport infrastructure from young minds. Think of it as a type of community involvement initiative. In fact, as »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
10 Photographs Of Shanghainese Life
Shanghai Through People Shanghai is the largest city proper (by population) on the planet so it is only natural that the vast assortment of inhabitants speak volumes about the character of the city. Whether it is the »
10 Playful Panda Photos From Chengdu
Pandas, otherwise jokingly and lovingly referred to by me in Chinese as ‘又胖又大’ [yòu pàng yòu dà] – literally translated as both chubby and big – are probably my favorite animal. »
10 Awesome Reminders of Nature’s Elegance
Every once in a while we need to remind ourselves that the Earth’s beauty doesn’t just rely on human beings and human creations and that Mother Nature produces things that go above and beyond what we can »
Image of the Week: Lord Buddha’s Birthday
These set of photographs were taken in Bhopal, India, during the Buddha Jayanti or Buddha Purnima festival. This festival is celebrated in remembrance of Lord Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. 2012 marks »