The unrelenting Manhattan street grid is a New York landmark as well known as Central Park. Over the past year or so, four marble blocks have been unearthed in the park.

They are original markers from the early 1800s that indicate where the city grid would have continued its march, had the park not been created.

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Last year I took this (terrible) photo of Lucas Patchett and Nicholas Marchesi speaking at a conference. They were talking about Orange Sky Laundry, a free mobile laundry service for the homeless that they established after hearing about the number of people who were homeless in Australia on our last census night.

With vans containing a couple of industrial washing machines and dryers, Nick, Lucas and their growing team of volunteers travel to public parks and towns affected by natural disasters to wash and dry clothes, and chat with their new friends.

Last week these incredible young men were named Young Australians of the Year for 2016.

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Since the second World War an extraordinary series of heroic edices has been constructed in the outer suburbs of Paris. Housing people moving from the countryside and other nations, many have been declared failures; others targetted for renewal.

Photographer Laurent Kronental visited many of these estates over a four year period, documenting the astonishing architectural legacy and the remaining residents.

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This year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, creator of some of the most influential English landscapes.

Not content with bringing the 'ha-ha' to global fame, Brown's naturalistic country landscapes include Blenheim Palace Park (seen above). Events are planned across the country, throughout the year. Ha ha!

Image: Simon Q via Wikimedia Commons.

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