Posts Tagged: Travelling

China 2006 project, 5 – Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography (Geomgraphy): 2006 China Travels

Tuesday: Photo-art (by me) One from the latest series and photo-project aimed at digitally editing photographs taken during my China travels throughout 2006. It’s called geomgraphy (geometry + photography). All photographs are Ⓒ Roberta Cucchiaro

China 2006 project, 5 – Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography (Geomgraphy): 2006 China Travels

Tuesday: Photo-art (by me) One from the latest series and photo-project aimed at digitally editing photographs taken during my China travels throughout 2006. It’s called geomgraphy (geometry + photography). All photographs are Ⓒ Roberta Cucchiaro

virgin-glass-bottom-plane

A Glass-Bottomed Plane? Why Not?

Friday: Design & Co. It was an April’s Fool, but what if it were to become reality? Haha! Guess what? No passengers anymore would get up and go to the toilet! I find it hilarious. What am I talking about?

virgin-glass-bottom-plane

A Glass-Bottomed Plane? Why Not?

Friday: Design & Co. It was an April’s Fool, but what if it were to become reality? Haha! Guess what? No passengers anymore would get up and go to the toilet! I find it hilarious. What am I talking about?

China 2006 project, 4 – Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography (Geomgraphy): 2006 China Travels

Tuesday: Photo-art (by me) One from the latest series and photo-project aimed at digitally editing photographs taken during my China travels throughout 2006. It’s called geomgraphy (geometry + photography). All photographs are Ⓒ Roberta Cucchiaro

China 2006 project, 4 – Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography (Geomgraphy): 2006 China Travels

Tuesday: Photo-art (by me) One from the latest series and photo-project aimed at digitally editing photographs taken during my China travels throughout 2006. It’s called geomgraphy (geometry + photography). All photographs are Ⓒ Roberta Cucchiaro

China project, 3 - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography (Geomgraphy): 2006 China Travels

Tuesday: Photo-art (by me) Three from the latest series and photo-project aimed at digitally editing photographs taken during my China travels throughout 2006. It’s called geomgraphy (geometry + photography). All photographs are Ⓒ Roberta Cucchiaro

China project, 3 - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography (Geomgraphy): 2006 China Travels

Tuesday: Photo-art (by me) Three from the latest series and photo-project aimed at digitally editing photographs taken during my China travels throughout 2006. It’s called geomgraphy (geometry + photography). All photographs are Ⓒ Roberta Cucchiaro

Winter Minimalism | Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Winter Minimalism

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Winter Minimalism | Photography © Roberta Cucchiaro  

Winter Minimalism | Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Winter Minimalism

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Winter Minimalism | Photography © Roberta Cucchiaro  

Abelardo Morell's Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room 1996
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Abelardo Morell’s Camera Obscura Series

Wednesday: ART (and as always, photographic art, that is) It’s wonderful how every day, every hour, minute and second there is always something to learn. I humbly consider myself as a photographer or photograph taker, and have always known the

Abelardo Morell's Manhattan View Looking South in Large Room 1996
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Abelardo Morell’s Camera Obscura Series

Wednesday: ART (and as always, photographic art, that is) It’s wonderful how every day, every hour, minute and second there is always something to learn. I humbly consider myself as a photographer or photograph taker, and have always known the

Autumn by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: The colors of Autumn

Tuesday: Photography (by me) The beauty of Autumn – in Gdansk Oliwa All photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro  

Autumn by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: The colors of Autumn

Tuesday: Photography (by me) The beauty of Autumn – in Gdansk Oliwa All photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro  

Blinded By The Lights - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Blinded by the lights

Tuesday: Photography (by me) In dedication to the musical poetry of Archive – Lights All pictures have been taken in Gdansk – Poland on Sunday, 7 October 2012. All photography is © Roberta Cucchiaro

Blinded By The Lights - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Blinded by the lights

Tuesday: Photography (by me) In dedication to the musical poetry of Archive – Lights All pictures have been taken in Gdansk – Poland on Sunday, 7 October 2012. All photography is © Roberta Cucchiaro

The Hear Heres by Studio Weave

The voice of nature: Studio Weave has a solution: The Hear Heres!

Friday: Design & Co. I was expecting it to be a project related in some way to an East Asian background, and in fact the London-based Studio Weave is headed by Korean-born Je Anh. As part of Kedleston Hall’s art initiative

The Hear Heres by Studio Weave

The voice of nature: Studio Weave has a solution: The Hear Heres!

Friday: Design & Co. I was expecting it to be a project related in some way to an East Asian background, and in fact the London-based Studio Weave is headed by Korean-born Je Anh. As part of Kedleston Hall’s art initiative

OH! Red Fortune II - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Doors

Tuesday: Photography The door to a thousand roads. (China, sometime in 2006)

OH! Red Fortune II - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Doors

Tuesday: Photography The door to a thousand roads. (China, sometime in 2006)

Rome - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Rome

Tuesday: Photography (by me) The Eternal City: Rome, Italy – Summer 2012

Rome - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Rome

Tuesday: Photography (by me) The Eternal City: Rome, Italy – Summer 2012

Lineality11 From Lineality Series, Shanghai 2009 - by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Lineality Series/Shanghai in B&W (Part 3)

Tuesday: Photography (by moi) Memories of a Shanghai which seems now far away. All photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License

Lineality11 From Lineality Series, Shanghai 2009 - by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Lineality Series/Shanghai in B&W (Part 3)

Tuesday: Photography (by moi) Memories of a Shanghai which seems now far away. All photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License

Zaha Hadid Z Boat

The Z Boat by Zaha Hadid

Friday is for D. E. S. I. G. N. Zaha Hadid is one of the, literally, “coolest” architects of our time. Now, the Z Boat can’t get any cooler! The Z Boat: Zaha Hadid has been commissioned by the london-based art dealer

Zaha Hadid Z Boat

The Z Boat by Zaha Hadid

Friday is for D. E. S. I. G. N. Zaha Hadid is one of the, literally, “coolest” architects of our time. Now, the Z Boat can’t get any cooler! The Z Boat: Zaha Hadid has been commissioned by the london-based art dealer

Lineality26 - by Roberta Cucchiaro. Shanghai (Summer 2009)

Photography: Lineality Series/Shanghai in B&W (Part 2)

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Lineality Series cont’d Shanghai heights

Lineality26 - by Roberta Cucchiaro. Shanghai (Summer 2009)

Photography: Lineality Series/Shanghai in B&W (Part 2)

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Lineality Series cont’d Shanghai heights

Lineality34 - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Lineality Series/Shanghai in B&W (Part 1)

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Shanghai in B&W. Part of the Lineality Series © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License.

Lineality34 - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Lineality Series/Shanghai in B&W (Part 1)

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Shanghai in B&W. Part of the Lineality Series © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License.

London: This Will Be On Canvas - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: This will be a canvas

Tuesday: Photography (by me) London is an amazing place. Here is the proof: Photography © Roberta Cucchiaro. Copyright under the Creative Commons License

London: This Will Be On Canvas - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: This will be a canvas

Tuesday: Photography (by me) London is an amazing place. Here is the proof: Photography © Roberta Cucchiaro. Copyright under the Creative Commons License

Gdańsk - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Beautiful Gdańsk

Tuesday: Photography (by me) A postcard from Gdańsk in Poland, one of the most beautiful surprises in this world! Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro (App used: Photosynth)

Gdańsk - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Beautiful Gdańsk

Tuesday: Photography (by me) A postcard from Gdańsk in Poland, one of the most beautiful surprises in this world! Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro (App used: Photosynth)

Munch in Brick Lane - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Munch in Brick Lane

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Long time no see! As some of you might already know, I am now not based in London anymore and for the sake of the old times… One of my favourite shots from the East End:

Munch in Brick Lane - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Munch in Brick Lane

Tuesday: Photography (by me) Long time no see! As some of you might already know, I am now not based in London anymore and for the sake of the old times… One of my favourite shots from the East End:

London - en route - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: en route

Tuesday: Photography (by me) en route: London. Photography © Roberta Cucchiaro p.s. if you are that kid over there, give a shout!

London - en route - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: en route

Tuesday: Photography (by me) en route: London. Photography © Roberta Cucchiaro p.s. if you are that kid over there, give a shout!

London under the rain II - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: London under the rain

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) A rainy day in London and an iPhone in hand (Mattebox and Instagram apps): All photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License.

London under the rain II - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: London under the rain

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) A rainy day in London and an iPhone in hand (Mattebox and Instagram apps): All photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License.

Saint Paul from the Millenium Bridge in London - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Tate Modern versus Saint Paul Cathedral

TUESDAY: Photography – Iphoneography (by me) London from the Millennium Bridge, Tate Modern on one side and Saint Paul Cathedral on the other. All photography © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License

Saint Paul from the Millenium Bridge in London - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Tate Modern versus Saint Paul Cathedral

TUESDAY: Photography – Iphoneography (by me) London from the Millennium Bridge, Tate Modern on one side and Saint Paul Cathedral on the other. All photography © Roberta Cucchiaro under the Creative Commons License

Returning Flight Theme II - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Beijing’s Soho

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) Beijing’s Soho District. 2007. Photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro as stated under the creative commons license.

Returning Flight Theme II - Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Beijing’s Soho

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) Beijing’s Soho District. 2007. Photographs are © Roberta Cucchiaro as stated under the creative commons license.

Singapore Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool

THURSDAY: Ar(t)chitecture I think I now reached the conclusion that when architects meet in Asia and think of what new project to undertake, they simply go totally crazy and come up with the craziest (and coolest!) ideas ever! If you

Singapore Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Infinity Pool

THURSDAY: Ar(t)chitecture I think I now reached the conclusion that when architects meet in Asia and think of what new project to undertake, they simply go totally crazy and come up with the craziest (and coolest!) ideas ever! If you

Ben Heine - Pencil vs Camera 15
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Ben Heine: Pencil vs Camera

WEDNESDAY: Art (..creativity to the maximum) Ben Heine Ben Heine, born in the Ivory Coast, is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist. While he started off as a political cartoonist, he has now become widely known for his 2011 project “Pencil vs

Ben Heine - Pencil vs Camera 15
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Ben Heine: Pencil vs Camera

WEDNESDAY: Art (..creativity to the maximum) Ben Heine Ben Heine, born in the Ivory Coast, is a Belgian multidisciplinary artist. While he started off as a political cartoonist, he has now become widely known for his 2011 project “Pencil vs

London Brick Lane Graffiti Art - Photo © Karen Chan and Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: London’s Brick Lane

Tuesday: Photography Graffiti art over here in London’s East End, around Brick Lane, change at an incredible rate! It was just a month ago that I took the picture you can see displayed on my iPhone and it was few

London Brick Lane Graffiti Art - Photo © Karen Chan and Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: London’s Brick Lane

Tuesday: Photography Graffiti art over here in London’s East End, around Brick Lane, change at an incredible rate! It was just a month ago that I took the picture you can see displayed on my iPhone and it was few

The Himalayas 35mm Photography - By Roberta Cucchiaro

35mm Photography: The Himalayas

TUESDAY: Photography (35mm) The Himalayas, part of the greater Himalaya, West China – Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro © Roberta Cucchiaro

The Himalayas 35mm Photography - By Roberta Cucchiaro

35mm Photography: The Himalayas

TUESDAY: Photography (35mm) The Himalayas, part of the greater Himalaya, West China – Photography by Roberta Cucchiaro © Roberta Cucchiaro

Xinjiang, China - Street barber - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: The famous street barbers – Xinjiang, China

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) On the streets. The street barber. Xinjiang. West China. Summer 2006 This photograph is by Roberta Cucchiaro © Roberta Cucchiaro

Xinjiang, China - Street barber - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: The famous street barbers – Xinjiang, China

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) On the streets. The street barber. Xinjiang. West China. Summer 2006 This photograph is by Roberta Cucchiaro © Roberta Cucchiaro

Snow in London 4/5 February 2012

4-5 February 2012 – SNOW in London!!!

SUNDAY: OK GO for Photography! Hello to all Londoners! It SNOWED in LONDON! I have finally stopped being jealous of everyone in Rome for the incredible massive snowfall they experienced between the 3rd and 4th February 2012, which has made

Snow in London 4/5 February 2012

4-5 February 2012 – SNOW in London!!!

SUNDAY: OK GO for Photography! Hello to all Londoners! It SNOWED in LONDON! I have finally stopped being jealous of everyone in Rome for the incredible massive snowfall they experienced between the 3rd and 4th February 2012, which has made

James Law Cybertecture - The iPad (Pad) Tower

Cybertecture: The iPad Tower (Architects in Dubai are crazy-in a good way of course!)

THURSDAY: Ar(T)chitecture And here we are again, guess where? DUBAI! Yes, in the United Arab Emirates where architecture is totally going crazy! The UAE is a paradise for architects, after the Burj Al-Arab and the palm islands and the floating

James Law Cybertecture - The iPad (Pad) Tower

Cybertecture: The iPad Tower (Architects in Dubai are crazy-in a good way of course!)

THURSDAY: Ar(T)chitecture And here we are again, guess where? DUBAI! Yes, in the United Arab Emirates where architecture is totally going crazy! The UAE is a paradise for architects, after the Burj Al-Arab and the palm islands and the floating

The Life of a Lotus Flower Part 1 - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: The Life of a Lotus Flower

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) and a new life is born.. All photographs are by Roberta Cucchiaro © Roberta Cucchiaro

The Life of a Lotus Flower Part 1 - Photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: The Life of a Lotus Flower

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) and a new life is born.. All photographs are by Roberta Cucchiaro © Roberta Cucchiaro

Hyde Park, London by Roberta Cucchiaro through Disposable Hipstamatic iPhone app

App Review: “Disposable Hipstamatic” Photo App

FRIDAY: Design & Co. (Tech and Curiosities..) Sometimes I wonder how crazy we are. We are living in the 21st Century, yes twenty-first, more exactly in the year 2012.. and we keep on wanting to take those extremely low-fi photographs,

Hyde Park, London by Roberta Cucchiaro through Disposable Hipstamatic iPhone app

App Review: “Disposable Hipstamatic” Photo App

FRIDAY: Design & Co. (Tech and Curiosities..) Sometimes I wonder how crazy we are. We are living in the 21st Century, yes twenty-first, more exactly in the year 2012.. and we keep on wanting to take those extremely low-fi photographs,

Chinese New Year Lanterns - Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro

Photoessay: The story of Chinese New Year in Beijing

  TUESDAY: a Photoessay a day in Beijing’s Chinese New Year celebrations.. Today is the second day of the New Year of the Dragon and I would like to recall the beautiful Chinese New Year atmosphere I experienced last year

Chinese New Year Lanterns - Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro

Photoessay: The story of Chinese New Year in Beijing

  TUESDAY: a Photoessay a day in Beijing’s Chinese New Year celebrations.. Today is the second day of the New Year of the Dragon and I would like to recall the beautiful Chinese New Year atmosphere I experienced last year

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Deuter: New Age Music

MONDAY: Music and not just about music ..it’s a melody that follows you deep in your soul. Deuter From the music video description: Born in postwar Germany, Deuter taught himself the guitar, the flute, harmonica and just about every instrument

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Deuter: New Age Music

MONDAY: Music and not just about music ..it’s a melody that follows you deep in your soul. Deuter From the music video description: Born in postwar Germany, Deuter taught himself the guitar, the flute, harmonica and just about every instrument

Chinese New Year Fireworks in Beijing - photo © Renata Ferrini

新年快乐!!!!

SUNDAY: Photo & Music 新年快乐! 新年快乐!That’s “Happy Chinese New Year” in Mandarin Chinese! Tomorrow the 23rd of January, well it’s already “today” in China, will be the New Year of the Dragon and I wish you all, wordpress readers and

Chinese New Year Fireworks in Beijing - photo © Renata Ferrini

新年快乐!!!!

SUNDAY: Photo & Music 新年快乐! 新年快乐!That’s “Happy Chinese New Year” in Mandarin Chinese! Tomorrow the 23rd of January, well it’s already “today” in China, will be the New Year of the Dragon and I wish you all, wordpress readers and

New London Buses by Heatherwick studio

The NEW London buses!

FRIDAY: Design & Co. New year, new buses.. With the new year London has introduced a new design for their famous red double-decker buses. While before it was like this: Now it’s going to look like this: The new design

New London Buses by Heatherwick studio

The NEW London buses!

FRIDAY: Design & Co. New year, new buses.. With the new year London has introduced a new design for their famous red double-decker buses. While before it was like this: Now it’s going to look like this: The new design

Steve McCURRY Afghan Girl National Geographic
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Steve McCurry and the power of colour

WEDNESDAY: Photographic art …photography is an intriguing art because it speaks in silence and leaves the viewer free to interpret it. STEVE McCURRY The magic of colour Steve McCurry is an American photojournalist whose talent and photographs are universally acknowledged

Steve McCURRY Afghan Girl National Geographic
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Steve McCurry and the power of colour

WEDNESDAY: Photographic art …photography is an intriguing art because it speaks in silence and leaves the viewer free to interpret it. STEVE McCURRY The magic of colour Steve McCurry is an American photojournalist whose talent and photographs are universally acknowledged

Beijing - Tiananmen, the Forbidden City. Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: 3 pictures from Beijing

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) A temple, an infinity of windows and a forbidden city. lo-fi photography.  All pictures © Roberta Cucchiaro

Beijing - Tiananmen, the Forbidden City. Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: 3 pictures from Beijing

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) A temple, an infinity of windows and a forbidden city. lo-fi photography.  All pictures © Roberta Cucchiaro

Songzanlin Monastery, Shangri-La, Yunnan, China photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

The monk with an “iPod”

SUNDAY: Photography and Music At the Songzanlin Monastery ..in the dreamy County of Shangri-la  Yunnan Province China Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro When I went to visit Yunnan several years ago (I’ll post more picts from this trip later on), I took

Songzanlin Monastery, Shangri-La, Yunnan, China photo by Roberta Cucchiaro

The monk with an “iPod”

SUNDAY: Photography and Music At the Songzanlin Monastery ..in the dreamy County of Shangri-la  Yunnan Province China Photo © Roberta Cucchiaro When I went to visit Yunnan several years ago (I’ll post more picts from this trip later on), I took

OMA CCTV Beijing - Photo Roberta Cucchiaro

OMA/Progress and Beijing’s CCTV Tower

THURSDAY: AR(t)CHITECTURE In late November I wrote a review piece for The Beaver, the LSE Student Newspaper where I was the Visual Arts Editor, on a splendid exhibition on now at the Barbican Centre in London.  The exhibition is entitled OMA/Progress

OMA CCTV Beijing - Photo Roberta Cucchiaro

OMA/Progress and Beijing’s CCTV Tower

THURSDAY: AR(t)CHITECTURE In late November I wrote a review piece for The Beaver, the LSE Student Newspaper where I was the Visual Arts Editor, on a splendid exhibition on now at the Barbican Centre in London.  The exhibition is entitled OMA/Progress

René Burri
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René Burri

WEDNESDAY: Art = Photographic Art René Burri “I never thought I would become a photographer” “I never thought I would become a photographer”. This is what he said, but I would reply, you don’t become a photographer, you are born

René Burri
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René Burri

WEDNESDAY: Art = Photographic Art René Burri “I never thought I would become a photographer” “I never thought I would become a photographer”. This is what he said, but I would reply, you don’t become a photographer, you are born

Xinjiang, Karakoram Highway, photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Travelling on the Karakoram Highway

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) On the road. Xinjiang, West China Travelling from China to Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway, the highest paved international road in the world. At 4000 m. high, the road swirls across the Karakoram Mountain range, part

Xinjiang, Karakoram Highway, photography by Roberta Cucchiaro

Photography: Travelling on the Karakoram Highway

TUESDAY: Photography (by me) On the road. Xinjiang, West China Travelling from China to Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway, the highest paved international road in the world. At 4000 m. high, the road swirls across the Karakoram Mountain range, part

Roman countryside - photo by Roberta Cucchiaro using Photosynth

App review: Photosynth

FRIDAY: Design & Co. (Tech and Curiosities..) I just recently found out about an amazing iPhone app, amazing, incredible. It has always been one of my photography-dreams to have the wide-angle lens and be able to capture with one shot

Roman countryside - photo by Roberta Cucchiaro using Photosynth

App review: Photosynth

FRIDAY: Design & Co. (Tech and Curiosities..) I just recently found out about an amazing iPhone app, amazing, incredible. It has always been one of my photography-dreams to have the wide-angle lens and be able to capture with one shot

Bosco-Verticale-lead

The Bosco Verticale is growing in Milan

THURSDAY: AR(T)CHITECTURE GREEN ARCHITECTURE Imagine 50,000 square meters of land and 10,000 square meters of woodland all combined together into two towers. Impossible? No. This is what is becoming reality right now in Milan, Italy. The BOSCO VERTICALE It is

Bosco-Verticale-lead

The Bosco Verticale is growing in Milan

THURSDAY: AR(T)CHITECTURE GREEN ARCHITECTURE Imagine 50,000 square meters of land and 10,000 square meters of woodland all combined together into two towers. Impossible? No. This is what is becoming reality right now in Milan, Italy. The BOSCO VERTICALE It is

Tiananmen October _ 1

Photography: Proud to be Chinese

TUESDAY : Photography (BY me) It was the 1st October 2010, the National Day of China and me and thousands of Chinese gathered in the vastness of Tiananmen square in Beijing to see the flag being raised at sunrise, hear the

Tiananmen October _ 1

Photography: Proud to be Chinese

TUESDAY : Photography (BY me) It was the 1st October 2010, the National Day of China and me and thousands of Chinese gathered in the vastness of Tiananmen square in Beijing to see the flag being raised at sunrise, hear the