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Human cost of climate crisis will hit harder and sooner than previously believed, research reveals
theguardian.com: One billion people will live in insufferable heat within 50 years – study
Australia’s Tallest Skyscraper Will Have a Green Twist With its impressive height and ambitious twisting, greenery-covered design, you could be forgiven for assuming Southbank by Beulah was destined to remain on the drawing board. The supertall skyscraper has now received planning permission, however, and is due to begin construction in Melbourne next year. Southbank […]
gcoportal.com: Australia’s Tallest Skyscraper Will Have a Green Twist – GCO Portal
“Rising to a sharp gleaming point in the City of London, the aptly-named Scalpel is another high-profile skyscraper by Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF). The office building is a striking addition to the capital’s skyline and rises to a height of 190 m (623 ft).” – Adam Williams May 6, 2020 new
gcoportal.com: City of London’s Scalpel skyscraper Cuts a Fine Figure – GCO Portal
No Space, Just a Place. Eterotopia
“A digital billboard in New York City’s Times Square targeting President Donald Trump’s early inaction on coronavirus reached a grave milestone on Wednesday, as it ticked over to an estimated 50,000 preventable deaths.” – Josephine Harvey huffpost.com
huffpost.com: ‘Trump Death Clock’ In Times Square Is Grim Reminder Of Preventable Virus Deaths | HuffPost
“There’s something about floating translucent bubbles that’s always seemed futuristic, from the ’60s right up to the present day. Photographer Melvin Sokolsky was on the, er, ball, then, when he shot his now iconic Bubble series for the Harpers Bazaar 1963 Spring Collection.” – Doug Bierend wired.com
wired.com: In the ’60s, Models Floated Through Paris in Bubbles
“Return to ancient crafts and watch the Dolce&Gabbana Men’s Fall Winter 2020/21 Fashion Show”.
– Dolce & Gabbana on YouTube
It’s been five decades since Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders photographed Earth peaking over the Moon’s horizon. The iconic image, dubbed Earthrise, inspired a new appreciation of the fragility of our place in the universe. Two years later, Earth Day was born to honor our home planet. As the world prepares to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, NASA reflects on how the continued growth of its fleet of Earth-observing satellites has sharpened our view of the planet’s climate, atmosphere, land, polar regions and oceans.
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Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
“From the Philadelphia Museum of Art to Independence Hall, these buildings are the heart and soul of this city.”
“That’s why we’d argue that Philly has some of the most iconic buildings in the U.S., from Independence Hall (It was the birthplace of America, after all) to the always dazzling Philadelphia Museum of Art.” via philly.curbed.com: Philly’s most iconic buildings, mapped
