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Garance - Gary and the endless forest

FWA of the day 28 August 2025:

Garance - Gary and the endless forest

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Explore the Endless Forest, harvest the berries and invest by planting trees. An educational project to raise awareness among youngsters of the importance of financial savings.

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‘Crafting Sanctuaries’ Sheds Light on Black Experience in the South During the Great Depression

Between 1935 and 1944, the Farm Security Administration (FSA) spurred a unique documentary project. The government outfit, organized as part of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, provided aid to rural families during the Great Depression. The global economic crisis spanned 1929 to 1939 and was compounded in North America by the Dust Bowl, a severe drought exacerbated by poor agricultural practices and strong winds. Many farmers and their families were forced to migrate as, in some cases, their livelihoods essentially blew away.

Roy E. Striker, head of the Information Division of the FSA, had the foresight to hire a group of...

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Local studio 51-1 Arquitectos has stacked a vertical convent made of pink-coloured concrete and grey brick screens onto an urban site in Lima, Peru.

The Religiosas de Maria Inmaculada was completed as a contemporary alternative to an ancient building type.

51-1 Arquitectos constructed a 6,226-square metre (67,000-square foot) project on a quarter-acre plot that houses both residences for the Sisters of Mary Immaculate Congregation and the Young Women Shelter Home & Productive Technical Center.

"Creating a building with an open street level could be a good opportunity for the Sisters of Mary Immaculate to show their...

Six N. Five's Startling "Umbral," an Art Piece Where the Real and Virtual Intersect

Here's a rock sitting on what appears to be a mirror.

In fact, beneath the mirrored glass is an LED panel.

Called Umbral, the art piece was created by Barcelona-based artist Six N. Five, a/k/a Ezequiel Pini.

Zaha Hadid Architects brings Richmind's vision to life for sculptural Oystra development

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Developed by Richmind, Oystra sits on Al Marjan Island in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE), where its undulating shape overlooks the gulf.

The 128,000 square-metre development features four interconnected towers, comprising over 800 apartments as well as penthouses, sky villas and stand-alone waterfront villas.

Richmind explained that it has shifted its focus to developing original spaces that have a...

Sculptural House Numbers by Dutch Artist Reinoud Oudshoorn

In 2008 the Olympian Quarter, a new 900-unit residential neighborhood, was under construction in Amsterdam. Seeking something special to distinguish the neighborhood, the Amsterdam Foundation for the Arts commissioned Dutch artist Reinoud Oudshoorn to create the house numbers.

Oudshoorn was something like a graphic designer who transitions into industrial design: He originally trained as a painter, but grew dissatisfied with the limitations of 2D and started pushing into sculptural 3D works. In short, he was the perfect guy to render boring 2D characters interesting:

Oudshoorn's take on house numbers was inspired by the early-20th-century architecture movement...