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fromAol
4 days ago

Why The World's Great Bridges Mean More Than Just Getting Across

Bridges are essential structures that blend art and engineering, reflecting diverse cultures and histories across the globe.
Design
fromAol
4 days ago

Why The World's Great Bridges Mean More Than Just Getting Across

Bridges are essential structures that blend art and engineering, reflecting diverse cultures and histories across the globe.
Design
fromAol
4 days ago

Why The World's Great Bridges Mean More Than Just Getting Across

Bridges are essential structures that blend art and engineering, reflecting diverse cultures and histories across the globe.
Design
fromAol
4 days ago

Why The World's Great Bridges Mean More Than Just Getting Across

Bridges are essential structures that blend art and engineering, reflecting diverse cultures and histories across the globe.
Design
fromAol
4 days ago

Why The World's Great Bridges Mean More Than Just Getting Across

Bridges are essential structures that blend art and engineering, reflecting diverse cultures and histories across the globe.
Design
fromAol
4 days ago

Why The World's Great Bridges Mean More Than Just Getting Across

Bridges are essential structures that blend art and engineering, reflecting diverse cultures and histories across the globe.
Travel
fromConde Nast Traveler
7 years ago

15 Best Hotels in Cool and Charismatic Melbourne

Melbourne offers a vibrant cultural scene, stylish residents, and improved hotel options, making it an attractive destination for travelers.
Renovation
fromwww.archdaily.com
6 days ago

Gosford Regional Library / Lahznimmo Architects

The Gosford Regional Library is designed to enhance civic presence and symbolize a 'Town Hall' in the Civic Heart of Gosford.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 week ago

Albert Bridge reopens to pedestrians and cyclists

The recent pattern of movement does not present any additional risk and it is safe to reopen to cyclists and pedestrians, the council said.
London
#fatberg
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can't stop depositing poo balls on Sydney's beaches

A massive fatberg at the Malabar wastewater treatment plant has caused beach closures in Sydney due to dislodged waste being carried back to shore.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can't stop depositing poo balls on Sydney's beaches

A massive fatberg at the Malabar wastewater treatment plant has caused beach closures in Sydney due to dislodged waste being carried back to shore.
New York City
fromIslands
1 week ago

The 5 Most Incredible Free Tourist Attractions In New York City - Islands

New York City offers numerous free tourist attractions, making it accessible for budget-conscious visitors.
fromTravel + Leisure
4 days ago

Australia's Iconic Trains Just Unveiled Luxe New Suites With Butler Service and Private Dining

"Our iconic trains have long connected guests with some of the country's most extraordinary landscapes, and these Suites elevate that experience to an entirely new level," Chris Tallent, Journey Beyond's CEO, said in a statement.
Travel
NYC food
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 weeks ago

How to Spend a Perfect Day in FiDi, One of NYC's Most Underrated Neighborhoods

Financial District offers a mix of local and tourist activities, making it a vibrant area beyond its daytime finance reputation.
Fundraising
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Different beliefs, shared humanity: why so many Australians celebrate diverse religious festivals

Participation in diverse faith and cultural celebrations fosters understanding and community bonds.
London
fromAtlas Obscura
2 weeks ago

National Lighthouse Museum in Staten Island

Tourists should visit the National Lighthouse Museum after taking the Staten Island ferry for a unique historical experience.
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 weeks ago

Off the Mainland: Floating Architecture Projects Redefining the Built Environment

Floating architecture adapts to water levels, using buoyant materials and anchoring systems to address environmental challenges in coastal regions.
Berlin
fromConde Nast Traveler
8 years ago

10 Best Hotels in Sydney, Australia's Iconic Sunny City

Sydney is a vibrant city known for its contradictions, offering a mix of culture, attractions, and high-quality accommodations.
Brooklyn
fromNew York Post
3 weeks ago

City installs 'Hello, Gorgeous!' sign on Brooklyn Bridge - but few get the reference

A new sign on the Brooklyn Bridge says 'Hello, Gorgeous!' referencing Barbra Streisand's line from 'Funny Girl,' but many are unaware of the reference.
Travel
fromAol
1 week ago

10 Most Highly Affordable Ferry Rides With Breathtaking Views Of The Sea

Public ferry systems offer scenic, affordable transportation options that enhance travel experiences in many cities worldwide.
Arts
fromArtnet News
3 weeks ago

5 Must-See Shows in Hong Kong During Art Basel | Artnet News

Hong Kong Art Week features Art Basel and various exhibitions highlighting local and Asian artists.
San Francisco
fromThe Bold Italic
4 weeks ago

The Bay Bridge Lights Are Coming Back and We Need to Talk About Our Feelings

The Bay Bridge Lights' return represents how infrastructure transcends utility to become emotionally meaningful urban infrastructure that people grieve when absent.
#hong-kong
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

All you hear is bloody Irish accents': the unstoppable growth of Sydney's County' Coogee

Like, what the fuck are they doing?' Gaelic football jerseys in Australia! County Coogee, as it's become popularly known, hosts one of the largest Irish populations in Australia. In the most recent census, 19.5% of its residents claimed Irish heritage. When McCaul describes going down Coogee Bay Road and all you hear is bloody Irish accents, he's not joking.
Liverpool FC
Brooklyn
fromNewsday
1 month ago

Walk the Brooklyn Bridge and other NYC pedestrian spans

Walking across New York City's pedestrian bridges offers scenic views, adventure, and historical connection to the city.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
1 month ago

ema shin embroiders intricate detailing into monumental heart for biennial of sydney

Suspended within the exhibition space, the piece occupies the room with a soft mass of red and white textiles. Dense embroidery traces arteries and vessels across the surface, while clusters of beads and pearls gather along the contours. Even with this ambitious new scale, it maintains the tactile intimacy of Shin's smaller works.
Arts
#new-york-bridges
fromThe Boutique Adventurer
1 month ago
New York City

How Many of New York's Most Famous Bridges Have You Actually Seen? - The Boutique Adventurer: Luxury Adventure Travel Blog focussed on Emerging Destinations for those over 35

fromThe Boutique Adventurer
1 month ago
New York City

How Many of New York's Most Famous Bridges Have You Actually Seen? - The Boutique Adventurer: Luxury Adventure Travel Blog focussed on Emerging Destinations for those over 35

fromThe Boutique Adventurer
1 month ago
New York City

How Many of New York's Most Famous Bridges Have You Actually Seen? - The Boutique Adventurer: Luxury Adventure Travel Blog focussed on Emerging Destinations for those over 35

fromThe Boutique Adventurer
1 month ago
New York City

How Many of New York's Most Famous Bridges Have You Actually Seen? - The Boutique Adventurer: Luxury Adventure Travel Blog focussed on Emerging Destinations for those over 35

London
fromCN Traveller
4 weeks ago

British Airways' exciting new flight routes include a direct service to this buzzy cultural capital

British Airways launches daily direct flights from London Heathrow to Melbourne via Kuala Lumpur starting January 9, 2027, with return fares from £1,130.
Renovation
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

The World's Tallest Timber Skyscraper Is in Sydney, and It Rises 600 Feet Into the Sky - Yanko Design

Atlassian Central in Sydney will become the world's tallest hybrid timber tower at 183 meters, more than double the current record holder, using a combination of concrete, steel, and engineered wood.
NYC politics
fromTime Out New York
1 month ago

See portraits of immigrant New Yorkers at this unlikely ferry terminal

A pop-up photo exhibition at Staten Island Ferry Terminal showcases portraits of immigrant New Yorkers working across the city, highlighting their essential contributions to New York's cultural and economic life.
Brooklyn
fromAol
1 month ago

Move Over Empire State Building: There's a New Way to See NYC's Skyline (And It's Free)

Starting June 2026, the David N. Dinkins Municipal Building's rooftop will offer free public guided tours with panoramic city views from 36 floors above Lower Manhattan.
Photography
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Beautifully strange: Australian landscapes photographed from the sky in pictures

Andrew Vukosav flies solo in a Cessna 182 named Valerie with a belly-mounted high-resolution camera to capture remote landscapes that challenge outback clichés.
Digital life
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Summer in Australia means beers, beaches, and bork

Supermarket digital signage in Milton displayed an error ('bork') that overlaid promotional slides, including grocery, lottery, and school-snack ads.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Breakfast oysters and pricey king crab: Sydney's new fish market is glitzy and less smelly for now

When the new Sydney Fish Market flung open its doors for the first time on Monday morning, one regular clientele was notably absent. There were no seagulls. And, by extension, no poo. I've been waiting 50 years for this, one man carrying several shopping bags told me as he exited the shiny new building. I couldn't bring friends here from Europe to sit out there [at the old market] with the birds and the shit.
World news
Marketing tech
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Ogilvy Sydney hits the Bullseye with latest acquisition

Ogilvy Sydney acquired Bullseye, taking full ownership and integrating its 100 staff and offshore production to strengthen and embed digital capability across the agency.
#shark-attacks
Remodel
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
2 months ago

Quiet on the Street, Joyful at Heart! An Adelaide Cottage That Reveals Its Playful Soul - Yanko Design

An art deco-inspired extension transforms an Adelaide cottage into playful, social, and thoughtfully detailed living spaces that balance refined exterior restraint with expressive interiors.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The rise and rise of Australia's cinematheques: There's just a particular magic'

Cinematheques attract diverse, intergenerational audiences by programming curated archival and underseen films as an alternative to multiplex and streaming offerings.
Real estate
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

Building at the Edge: New York and Hong Kong's Competing Waterfront Logics

Coastal development balances capital drives, public access, sustainability, and urban identity, forcing trade-offs evident in New York City and Hong Kong waterfront projects.
Miscellaneous
fromPhys
1 month ago

Australians are rethinking inner city living

Australian residents are increasingly choosing lower-density housing over CBD living in the post-COVID era, driven by rising costs, overcrowding, and improved remote work accessibility.
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

Time running out for S.S. United States as group pushes for preservation

ALABAMA - THE HISTORIC S.S. UNITED States ocean liner, currently undergoing environmental remediation work in Mobile, Alabama ahead of its planned sinking and conversion to an artificial reef off of Florida's coast, was this week given a tentative April departure date from that port for its final destination, Fox 10 WALA reports . The new timeline has lit a fire under the New York Coalition to Save the S.S. United States, the preservation group battling to save the ship .
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Australia's beach culture is very fatphobic': the summertime rise in body dissatisfaction

As a teenager, Davis was always striving to be thinner, obsessed with tracking calories and terrified to date or be intimate with anybody in case they commented on her body. Even going to the beach with friends was fraught. I'd wait for them to go into the ocean first, because I felt really insecure, she says. Some days I'd cancel and say I was sick.
Mental health
#super-bowl
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

The Wait Is Ending! Bay Lights Will Officially Be Re-Lit on Friday, March 20

The Bay Lights belong to San Francisco, Illuminate founder Ben Davis said in a Thursday statement announcing the March 20 relighting date. They're a reminder that beauty can live at the scale of infrastructure and that awe can be part of a city's identity. SF Mayor Daniel Lurie also chimed in on the same Thursday announcement. The Bay Lights are an iconic symbol of San Francisco and the entire Bay Area, Lurie said in the same press release.
San Francisco
Renovation
fromArchitectural Digest
1 month ago

A Victorian Row House in Sydney Goes from Dilapidated to Decidedly Mediterranean

A Victorian row house in Potts Point underwent extensive renovation including two additional floors, facade restoration, and interior modernization while preserving original architectural features and creating an elegantly neutral backdrop for antique furnishings and European design elements.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why does Sydney pump sewage into the ocean and put its famous beaches at risk of poo balls?

Sydney disposes most sewage via fast primary treatment, removing solids and discharging effluent through deepwater ocean outfalls, relying on ocean dilution reaching limits.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

People on top of people': Sydneysiders flock to netted beaches and ocean pools after shark attacks

Wylie's Baths capped entry as unprecedented crowds flocked to netted ocean pools after multiple shark attacks, displacing regular open-water swimmers.
Arts
fromArchDaily
1 month ago

London's Brutalist Heritage and Australia's New City: This Week's Review

Architecture increasingly emphasizes social responsibility, adaptive cultural projects, heritage protection, and large-scale urban planning aligning infrastructure, resilience, and long-term civic agendas.
fromWorld Wild Schooling
2 months ago

12 Iconic Bridges That Are Engineering Marvels

Some seem to defy gravity, rise to unimaginable heights, and traverse difficult terrains. These iconic bridges are engineering marvels that offer tourists immense exploration opportunities. While they were built to serve as links between two points and enhance transportation, adventurers cannot help but admire the technical prowess involved in their construction and the scenery these bridges create. From being considered impossible to construct
Travel
fromThe Art Newspaper - International art news and events
1 month ago

Australia's coal city flexes culture muscle with major gallery expansion

The redevelopment prompted Simon and Catriona Mordant, leading Australian arts philanthropists, to make a record gift of 25 works from their private collection, and the gallery will present these to the public in a special exhibition to open in May. The building expansion makes Newcastle Art Gallery the largest public art institution in New South Wales outside Sydney.
Arts
fromBrooklyn Eagle
2 months ago

Exhibition opens Friday on alternative visions for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal

RED HOOK - A SPECIAL EXHIBITION - "Brooklyn Marine Terminal: Past, Present, & What's Next for Red Hook?" - will hold its opening Friday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Compere Collective, 351 Van Brunt St. in Red Hook. The display, hosted by Resilient Red Hook in collaboration with Pratt Institute's School of Architecture, features student work that explores alternative visions for the BMT, bringing academic insight, community priorities and design innovation together.
New York City
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bikinis banned on Sydney bus over cleanliness' concerns

In a statement on Friday, the council cited legislation that allows council bus drivers to refuse entry where a passenger's clothing is likely to dirty or damage the vehicle, or cause inconvenience or damage to other passengers or the driver. This can include circumstances where a passenger is wearing wet or sandy clothing that could impact the cleanliness and comfort of the shared transport environment, a spokesperson said.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

New poo balls on Sydney beaches after revelation of huge fatberg stuck in treatment plant

Debris balls have washed up on Sydney's beaches after a weekend of heavy rain, with the objects found on Malabar beach next to a sewage treatment works and also in Botany Bay. Sydney Water erected a sign at Malabar beach warning of the potential pollution. This area may be affected by sewage debris balls, the sign states. Please do not touch any debris. We are cleaning the area and apologise for any inconvenience.
Environment
fromCN Traveller
2 months ago

The lowdown Down Under: three underrated Australian hotspots we're championing in 2026

It might be only 40 minutes by ferry from Brisbane, but when North Stradbroke Island, or Minjerribah, comes into focus - a soft line of bush, dunes and open water - and you roll off the barge, the city skyline feels like a sci-fi memory. It's no wonder that the locals and in-the-know Brisbanites guard this island with a conspiratorial hush.
Travel
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Halcyon House / Ming Architects

Crafted for a growing family and to host their friends, Halcyon House features a raised double-volume living room with an accompanying feature staircase and circulatory spaces overlooking it. The house remains intimately connected to nature and light, with an airy interior featuring mellow materials.
Design
New York City
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

This Is the Best Free Attraction in New York City-and No, It's Not Central Park

World Trade Center's Liberty Park is New York City's highest-rated free attraction, offering a one-acre green space with monuments, memorials, and peaceful reflection areas.
Travel
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Walk this way: new Australian hikes to try in 2026

Australia is experiencing a boom in hiking participation and trail construction, expanding accessible long-distance and regional walks for hikers of all abilities.
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

This New Nonstop Flight From San Francisco Makes South Australia's Wine, Wildlife, and Coast Easier to Reach

This December, I was on the inaugural United flight from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Adelaide Airport (ADL), the first-ever direct flight connecting the U.S. and South Australia. The nearly 16-hour flight will be happening three days a week with United Economy, Premium Plus, and Polaris business-class seats available, making it easier than ever to reach this part of Australia.
Travel
fromTravel + Leisure
2 months ago

Surf, Sourdough, and a Gorgeous Sunset: A Local's Guide to the Perfect Day in Western Australia's Margaret River

"I've had my fair share of beach vacations, but I'm telling you, there's no place like Margaret River," Hardy, the vice president of Friends of the Cape to Cape Track, shares in his tour of his home region. "You don't have access to waves like this anywhere else in the world." While Hardy happens to be a seasoned local, he explains that it's still a wave for everyone, especially at spots like Gnarabup Beach, with plenty of surf schools around to show you the ropes.
Travel
Travel
fromThe Boutique Adventurer
2 months ago

29 Most Famous Bridges in the United States: How Many Have You Crossed?

America contains numerous impressive bridges offering iconic sights and remarkable engineering, from the Golden Gate and Brooklyn Bridge to cliff-spanning and ocean-crossing structures.
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