Category: Urban Life

Victoria Harbour with Hong Kong Island in the background, c.1862. Unknown artist. International Conference: Port Cities in Comparative Global History: Potentials and Issues Date: 15-16 June 2023 Venue: Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong Sponsored by Lloyd’s Register Foundation via the University of Portsmouth and the History Department and Modern History Research Centre…

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Well, it’s been six months since I wrote in this space. I can’t remember how many times I’ve sat down and typed an opening line like this. Usually I delete them. It’s boring. Who wants to hear a writer lament about their inability to make time to write? Just write something already. But sometimes marking…

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Fig. 1: A green roof replacing ground level green space Graeme Hopkins 2019 The urban environment is majorly experiencing a boost of green revolt of green Terrace and vertical landscapes. These elements help in designing solutions that can transform the concrete jungle into an environmentally friendly and enhance the quality of cityscapes. Sustainable drainage is…

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In a recent video, “Savor the Harvest,” I taste test my two fig varieties, plum liqueur, a hot chili from Sicily, harvest calyxes from roselle hibiscus and much more. It is a video I hope you will watch, like and share. I share this newspaper clipping of my mother, who is going downhill fast. Her…

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Herbs can be a great addition to your cut flower farming. Odds are your mind goes to zinnias, sunflowers and dahlias. These are classics among the cut flower world. But while focal flowers are great, every cut flower garden needs a bit of greenery! Greenery adds texture and intrigue to cut flower bouquets and arrangements,…

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Ignored- framed is about the forgotten textile mills of Mumbai, that became disused and non-functional after the Great Bombay Mill Strikes of the 1980s. Occupying more than 6 acres in the heart if the city, Shakti Mills was allowed to degenerate for more than 35 years, a span of time that devolved it into a…

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Banksy’s Vest, a poignant and provocative work that fuses patriotism with the realities of violence, made headlines at the recent Sotheby’s auction held on 9th October 2024. The iconic bullet proof Vest, executed in 2019 and numbered 1 from an edition of 5, surpassed all expectations by selling for an astounding £780,000, over its estimated…

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By Carl H. Nightingale*, University of Buffalo The Archive Box is a series featuring global urban historians reflecting on their archival experience, and on the practical and theoretical challenges they faced while working with a variety of archives across the world. View of Nairobi from the Wind Farm on the Ngong Hills. This particular view…

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Helsinki’s feistiest urban policy debate in a while occurred last fall when the city’s councilors were faced with the question of whether or not to clear the way for the 1.6 kilometer, €180 million Sörnäinen car tunnel. The project seeks to make it easier for drivers to bypass the center of Kalasatama, a developing district…

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NAKED, INC., is pleased to announce that NAKED’s popular experiential art exhibition “NAKED FLOWERS Four Seasons Flower Sea Immersion Exhibition: Macau 25th Anniversary Special Exhibition” will be held for the first time from November 16, 2024 (Sat) to February 16, 2025 (Sun). The first hands-on art exhibition of flowers that can be visited with the…

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