Sylvie Fortin on “El Dorado” – Criticism – E-Flux

Building on the concept of Ancillary Botanic Garden, this paper explored how reconceiving institutional urban green spaces could support informal botanical learning by emulating the layout and function of a botanic garden.With over half its case study botanic gardens found in Europe and North America, the research first confirmed the reported imbalance in the geographic...

(Bloomberg) -- Hi, it’s Lisa Fleisher, your luxury correspondent for the Middle East. The Gulf is barreling toward the busy season, when the heat subsides and the hotels get filled again.Here’s what I’ve been picking up lately.Dubai Tries to Class Up the Opera. The Audience Didn’t Get the MemoOne of the biggest knocks on Dubai...

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Lucknow's beloved Hazratganj is decorated to its brim with ceaseless shops, showrooms and eateries. Adorned with stores old and new, ideal for both high-end shopping and inexpensive places, Ganj accommodatingly shelters it all like a mixed pot of emotions.And amongst it all stands a place that saw the British rule, that witnessed Ganj change its...