Detroit Month of Design 2021 Highlights
An extensive roster of exhilarating events across the Motor City this September
Tag: UNESCO
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The World’s Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge Opens in Portugal
Suspended 574 feet above Portugal’s Paiva River, the 516 Arouca pedestrian suspension bridge stretches nearly 1,700 feet and sets a new record for length in the category. Built by Conduril and designed …
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Preserving the Scents of Everyday Life
Researchers at the UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage are working double-time to identify and catalog scents that exist all around us—from the smell of an old book, to a pub at a …
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The end of the VW beetle, celebrating iconic NYC dive bar Max Fish, robots, rockets and more
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Eight Frank Lloyd Wright Works Added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
In a serial nomination, inscribed as “The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright,” eight major works of the beloved architect join UNESCO’s World Heritage List. This is the first recognition of modern …
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3D Light Projecting the Buddha in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
A UNESCO World Heritage Site in danger, the Buddha complex and surrounding cliffs and valleys in Bamiyan, Afghanistan survived 1,500 years before the Taliban blasted away the two giant statues in 2001. …
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Detroit Design Festival Grows to Month-Long Extravaganza
In 2015, Detroit was anointed as the first-ever UNESCO City of Design in the United States. This honor pertains to their astounding past and the continued revitalization coursing through the Motor City …
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Real life Star Wars destinations, a blue moon eclipse, growing materials for robots and more
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Neapolitan Pizza Makers Added to UNESCO Cultural List
Known as pizzaiuoli, the pizza makers of Naples, Italy have been added to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity listing, by the organization’s committee for safeguarding culture. Roughly 3000 pizza makers were …
Via dezeen.com
Afghanistan’s “Carved” Cultural Center Design
UNESCO has just revealed the winner of a months-long competition seeking a design for a new cultural center in Afghanistan’s Central Highlands region. The competition was launched by UNESCO along with the …