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Oil rigs checker the landscape around Loco Hills, New Mexico. Thousands of drilling platforms like these can be seen throughout southeastern New Mexico and western Texas, covering a region known the Permian Basin. This basin, which contains one of the world’s thickest deposits of rock from the Permian geologic period, accounted for more than one-third of U.S. domestic oil production in 2019.

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32.823349°, -104.128032°

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The Gwangyang Steel Works in Gwangyang, South Korea is the largest facility of its kind in the world. It outputs an average of 18 million tons of steel per year, producing parts for bridges and other infrastructure, cars, refrigerators, and more. The plant even serves as a tourist attraction, receiving hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world.

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34.914935°, 127.740139°

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Baljenac is a small island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Although it is only about 34 acres (14 hectares) in area, it contains a network of roughly 14 miles (23 km) of low stone walls — making it resemble a fingerprint from above. Baljenac is uninhabited; its walls were built by residents of the nearby island of Kaprije to separate crop fields and vineyards.

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43.703199°, 15.727591°

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Waves roll into the coast of Fortaleza, Brazil. Located in the northeast of the country on the Atlantic Ocean, Fortaleza has nearly 16 miles (25 km) of urban beaches. It’s nearly 2.7 million residents make it the 5th most populous Brazilian city, behind São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and Salvador, respectively.

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Santorini, officially known as Thira, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea. It is known for its beautiful scenery and traditional architecture — low-lying cubical houses made of stone, often whitewashed to reflect the hot mediterranean sun. Santorini’s primary industry is tourism, welcoming about 2 million visitors every year. This Overview also shows Therasia, Nea Kameni, Palaia Kameni, and Aspronisi, four smaller islands included in the municipality of Santorini.

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36.416667°, 25.433333°

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Situated on top of a picturesque rolling hill overlooking the ocean in the LA district of Palos Verdes Estates, a cohesive Italian-Mediterranean-Scandi-Japanese inspired home looks to the melodic stylings of Vivaldi’s “La Folia” to articulate its serene and well-balanced interiors.

La Folia, or ‘madness’ in Italian, references the original styling of the house, a veritable hodgepodge of mixed styles – think Spanish, 1970’s Brady Bunch and 1990s Colonial. The renovation – or rearrangement – as designer Beatriz Rose of Byrdesign describes it, channelled the spirit and elegance of this classic Baroque chamber piece. Home to a skilled violinist and meticulous physician, the abode captures the strong creative force behind their subtle demeanour.

Gentle curves and lofty proportions redefine the existing vernacular. A grand arch replaced the imposing 1970’s lava rock fireplace while the removal of a popcorn ceiling gave way to a voluminous ceiling with a series of shapely and graceful Roman arches. Inspired by the dreamy and surreal art of Giorgio de Chirico these sinuous domes gently frame the pastoral landscape of the surrounding Palos Verdes Estates.

In a nod to Alvar Aalto and Scandinavian design, five new skylights have been strategically placed across the dark, long hallway and staircase illuminating the zone with a soft raking beam of light. Simple geometric light fixtures are suspended in the air like musical notes floating above a sheet of music.

Downstairs a concert size mahogany grand piano takes centre stage in the music room with a custom pistachio bookcase wrapping around it, doubling as a library. Designed as a quiet place to rehearse, compose and record music spindly chairs border the piano.

The kitchen is informed by 17th Century European paintings of ordinary bucolic life. Bright rust and saturated blue-green hues warm the rooms. This rustic colour palette is balanced with the modern flair of Japanese lines, artisan craftsmanship, and Scandinavian minimalism. The owner’s collection of handmade Japanese teaware and Chinese ceramics, some made by their friends are shown off in the open shelving, complementing the natural wood tones of the central chef’s work table.

This wabi-sabi Asian aesthetic continues in the lightwell-like powder room with the organic lime-washed walls and Basel ceramic tiles by Tabarka Studio awash as daylight streams in. streaming daylight.

With new ideas and old influences, this well-composed home has undergone a harmonious rearrangement, enveloping the cool of California with the warmth of the Mediterranean, with surprising notes of Scandinavian and East Asian minimalism to boot.

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Baljenac is a small island in the Adriatic Sea, located off the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia. Although it is only about 34 acres (14 hectares) in area, it contains a network of roughly 14 miles (23 km) of low stone walls — making it resemble a fingerprint from above. Baljenac is uninhabited; its walls were built by residents of the nearby island of Kaprije to separate crop fields and vineyards.

See more here: https://bit.ly/33W48Za

43.703199°, 15.727591°

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The Gwangyang Steel Works in Gwangyang, South Korea is the largest facility of its kind in the world. It outputs an average of 18 million tons of steel per year, producing parts for bridges and other infrastructure, cars, refrigerators, and more. The plant even serves as a tourist attraction, receiving hundreds of thousands of visitors from around the world.

See more here: https://bit.ly/3wo6zjD

34.914935°, 127.740139°

Source imagery: Maxar

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Oil rigs checker the landscape around Loco Hills, New Mexico. Thousands of drilling platforms like these can be seen throughout southeastern New Mexico and western Texas, covering a region known the Permian Basin. This basin, which contains one of the world’s thickest deposits of rock from the Permian geologic period, accounted for more than one-third of U.S. domestic oil production in 2019.

See more here: https://bit.ly/3v6BZdP

32.823349°, -104.128032°

Source imagery: Maxar