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Buffalo, Then and Now (1902-2011)

Pratik — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:09:52 +0000

Time has not served Buffalo well since. Fighting rapid population loss and economic stagnation, the city’s attempts to revitalize itself have resulted in swaths of surface parking and clusters of vapid office towers that impede on its radial street grid. We pulled sections from this 1902 map via the Library of Congress and compared it to current satellite imagery to see just how much has changed.

[Source: The Atlantic Cities]

Sadly, too many parking lots.

Evolution of New York City Subway

Pratik — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 18:47:04 +0000

…in one GIF [via].

If the world lived in a single city…

Pratik — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 21:22:16 +0000

[via Flowing Data]

The Ghosts of World War II’s Past

Pratik — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 01:07:12 +0000

Taking old World War II photos, Russian photographer Sergey Larenkov carefully photoshopped them over more recent shots to make the past come alive. Not only do we get to experience places like Prague, Vienna, and Moscow in ways we could have never imagined, more importantly, we are able to appreciate our shared history in a whole new and unbelievably meaningful way.

[Source: My Modern Metropolis] Excellent juxtaposition of images of structures from the World War era and present day.

The Happiness of Unhappy Hipsters

Pratik — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:37:42 +0000

Exhausted by another episode of soft-parenting, the glass wall broke free from the framing.

If you haven’t already, don’t miss your daily dose of Unhappy Hipsters. They may be unhappy but they sure keep you smiling.

Best of Architecture on Flickr

Pratik — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 14:13:31 +0000

Flickr is a smorgasbord of amazing and brilliant photo collections from around the world. The Graduate Degree Blog collects 100 sets for architecture buffs.

Earth, Observed

Pratik — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Beautiful pictures from the collections in the Earth Observatory. These images were taken from many different satellites and astronaut missions. You can see evidence of climate change and nature of human settlement especially in the images of a Las Vegas … Continue reading →

Environmental Contamination at Kingston, TN

Pratik — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:35:54 +0000

The extent of the spillage of an estimated 1 billion gallons of sludge containing years’ of waste from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal-burning power plant over an area of 300 acres cannot be better described than these pictures taken by Dorothy Griffith.

The entire region is a brownfield and I wonder how many years, resources, and money will it take to clean it all up. I wonder if anyone will be held accountable.

Homes Built for Scenic Views

Pratik — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:15:28 +0000

Scenic views are underestimated in home designs. Check out images of homes that make full use of the scenic views around them.

Pod Structures of San-Zhr

Pratik — Wed, 28 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000

Continuing on our theme of abandonment, photographer Craig Ferguson features images of an abandoned hotel/housing development in the small town of San-zhr on the north coast of Taiwan. If you are bemused by the pod-like structures, Craig heightens our interest by narrating the ghost myths that surround these strange-looking structures. I wonder how much does such myths influence abandonment of otherwise perfectly safe and livable structures? Can such settlements be saved in the future?