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Architecture studio EC3 and developer Prince Concepts have created The Canopy, a series of duplex buildings in Detroit with rooftop murals, native gardens and over 100 new trees. The Canopy involved transforming an abandoned, 17,000-square-foot (1,579-square-metre) lot into a residential complex with five buildings that vary in size and shape. Each building is a duplex […]
In downtown Northampton, on the corner of Main and Central Streets, an eye-catching mural commemorates a historic crime. The mural is at the site of the former Northampton National Bank, where on January 26, 1876, robbers stole $1.6 million. At the time, it was the largest bank robbery in American history. The heist was pulled […]
With debates raging over the use of artificial intelligence in art, it’s a good reminder that computers have aided artists for quite some time. An early example of this mix of technology and art can be found on the side of a building, through the massive E Pluribus Unum mosaic that is found on the University […]
The name Miguel Hernández is applied to numerous structures and institutions around Alicante and Elche on Spain’s Costa Blanca. These include the airport serving Alicante and the university based in Elche. Hernández was one of the most important poets (amongst many poets and artists) who fought, wrote, and worked for the Republican government during the […]