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Twisting Skyscraper Reshapes Downtown Vancouver



Taking inspiration from the Flatiron Building in New York City, Danish Architecture fim BIG have unveiled their proposal for a 490 ft high skyscraper in downtown Vancouver. Twisting and turning into the air, the 49 story Beach and Howe tower is not only a unique addition to the Vancouver skyline, it aims to be a dramatic gateway that speaks to the emerging creative economy in the…

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Added by Eugene on April 17, 2012 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment

2010 in Photos - The Big Picture

As 2010 comes to a close, we take a close-up look at the action-packed year in review. In this three-part series by The Big Picture , each photo tells its own tale, weaving together an incredible story...…



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Added by Eugene on December 15, 2010 at 12:00pm — No Comments

LA Contemporary Art Fair This Weekend

One of my favorite art galleries in LA, Thinkspace is taking part again in this year's Beyond Eden, a multi-gallery event. Beyond Eden starts tonight, Sat, Oct. 9th and continues to tomorrow Sun, Oct. 10th at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery located in Barnsdall Park off of Hollywood Blvd.



Thinkspace will debut new paintings from Aaron Nagel, Brett… Continue

Added by alice on October 9, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

The Pipe (a David and Goliath documentary)



Here in Ireland there has been a huge furore over the past 4+ years about the building of a gas pipeline from the Corrib Gasfield off the west coast of Co. Mayo to nine miles inland. The local people have been divided by the prospect of this pipeline. The Shell Oil company (who have a less than stellar record internationally) are behind the pipeline. They have the support of the Irish government to a large degree. The Pipe, chronicles the story of the struggle of the… Continue

Added by James Lynch on September 15, 2010 at 7:00am — 1 Comment

Big City Silhouettes (7 photos)

It's easy to feel insignificant in a big city. There are so many things to do, lots of cars, bikes, and scooters whizzing by, and tons of hectic street lights and urban noises all around us.



This series titled “People and Places” by English photographer Jasper James creates an interesting juxtaposition between the city of Beijing and its citizens. The… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 18, 2010 at 10:30am — 2 Comments

Glastonbury Festival 2010 - The Big Picture

Last weekend in Glastonbury, England, on a site covering 1,000 acres, the 40th annual Glastonbury Festival was held at Worthy Farm. Started by a dairy farmer, Michael Evis in 1970 it has grown into the largest music festival in Europe. This year's headline acts on the main stage included Muse, Gorillaz and Stevie Wonder. Thousands of attendees were treated to a sunny… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 29, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Halfway In - 2010 World Cup: The Big Picture

Model Larissa Riquelme celebrates Paraguay making it to the next round.

Nearly halfway through the month-long 2010 World Cup Tournament in South Africa, over a dozen teams have been eliminated from the original group of 32, with the Round of 16 beginning tomorrow, June 26th.



Collected here are recent photos from the 2010 World Cup, as some of… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 25, 2010 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

Oil in the Gulf, Two Months Later - The Big Picture

Fire and smoke rise from a controlled burn of oil on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.

62 days have passed since the initial explosion of BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and the crude oil and natural gas continue to gush from the seafloor. Re-revised estimates now place the flow rate at up to 60,000 barrels a day - a figure just… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 21, 2010 at 1:30pm — 3 Comments

Modern Design: Minjjoo's Small Door For A Big World (3 pics)



The minjjoo children’s door makes the little ones feel big. Via the small door children have access to their own room and their personal world…



This door can even be be painted upon. They have a waterproof white chalkboard-coating that can be drawn on or written on with chalks or water soluble markers which can easily be wiped off again with a wet cloth.…



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Added by thinkpossitive on June 13, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Preparing for the World Cup - The Big Picture

The 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is only two days away and I can hardly contain my excitement. South Africa was selected as the host six years ago, and has been preparing ever since, building five new stadiums, upgrading five existing stadiums, and building up public transportation, including a new rapid transit railway. Over the past weeks, the teams and their… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 9, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Creative Marketing: Big Spill (3 pics)



Belgian communication agency King George came up with a clever way to market paint made by Belgian manufacturer Levis. A large can of paint appears frozen high up in the air, while a bright red pole gives the illusion that a stream of paint is flowing down, splattering onto the street, creating a huge mess onto the street.…

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Added by Eugene on June 8, 2010 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

Apartment Therapy's Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces

An exciting new book is being released in a few days called Big Book of Small, Cool Spaces. If you enjoy Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan's interior design website, Apartment Therapy, I'm sure you'll find a ton of inspiration in his book. Ryan promises to "help you transform tiny into totally fabulous" with forty… Continue

Added by alice on May 16, 2010 at 5:00am — No Comments

Earth Day - The Big Picture

Northern Lights above Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano, April 22, 2010

Yesterday was Earth Day. Since 1970, it's been a day set aside to remember and appreciate the Earth's environment and all of our roles within it. As a way to help appreciate and observe our environment,… Continue

Added by Eugene on April 23, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Urban Street Art: Big Hunting (3 pics)



This piece by Laguna is one of the most incredible pieces I've seen lately. Completed in Almagro, Spain, a couple men are seen riding a gargantuan fish, reminiscent of an epic tale. Viewers must stand in the perfect spot to see all the individual pieces connect.…

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Added by Eugene on April 22, 2010 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

Big Rig Projection Animation

Sweet visuals from this big rig projection… Continue

Added by Eugene on March 23, 2010 at 11:45am — 1 Comment

Modern Health: Why a Salad Costs More Than a Big Mac

It's no wonder poverty and obesity have such a strong correlation in the U.S.



Federal subsidies are government grants that are meant to support an enterprise (in this case--agriculture) that's of public interest. They are offered either through direct payments or indirect means such as price cuts or favorable contracts.



Imagine if the government were to subsidize fruits and vegetables instead of meats and dairy? Our waistlines… Continue

Added by Annie on March 16, 2010 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Earthquake in Haiti - The Big Picture

Haitian officials said more than 100,000 could have died in the Tuesday earthquake that devastated the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. The Haitian president, in a CNN interview, said it was too early to give a number, but he said he had heard estimates from 30,000 to 50,000 to 100,000. As expected,… Continue

Added by alice on January 13, 2010 at 2:00pm — 5 Comments

Urban Street Art - Dalata Goes Big: The Netherlands

Mixing abstraction and surrealism, Brazilian artist André Dalata recently tagged up this huge wall in Rotterdam. I could just imagine passer-byers stopping in the street, trying to figure out what's exactly going on in this awesome piece...



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Added by Eugene on December 6, 2009 at 7:00pm — 4 Comments

The Longest Solar Eclipse of the Century - The Big Picture

Earlier today, the moon passed directly in front of the sun, causing a total solar eclipse that crossed nearly half the Earth - through Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. It was the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century, lasting as much as 6 minutes and 39 seconds in a few areas. Despite cloudy skies in many of the populated areas in the path,… Continue

Added by Eugene on July 22, 2009 at 10:00am — 2 Comments

A Troubled Week in Iran - The Big Picture

The Big Picture has some of the best pictures I've seen covering the drawn out riots in Iran. "Many of the photographs here were taken and transmitted at great risk in the past week, in the hopes that others would be able to see and bear… Continue

Added by Eugene on June 22, 2009 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

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