Kurt’s Vanity Fair article on the new era of Beijing architecture, “From Mao to Wow,” just won a Deadline Club Award for best Arts Reporting. Lucky for us, he did a radio version of the piece, too. Listen here.
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Kurt wins Deadline Club award
Posted in Literary, tagged architecture, Beijing, Deadline Club, Kurt Andersen, Vanity Fair on May 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Name that building: revealed!
Posted in Japan, tagged architecture, Tokyo on November 23, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This afternoon, Leital and I were hitting up some souvenir shops when we spotted this building across the river. We were just as surprised when we found out what company it represents.
Any guesses?
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THE ANSWER:
Indeed, it is the Asahi Breweries HQ.
Our pal here says that the French architect actually planned 3 gold flames, all sticking straight [...]
Kyoto Station
Posted in Design, Japan, tagged architecture, Kyoto, station, train on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Kyoto may be the 1200-year-old home of Japanese classical arts, but you wouldn’t know it when you first get here.
Built in 1997 by Hiroshi Hara, Kyoto Station is a stunning living monument to modern Japan. A hub for multiple regional and local train lines, it’s also home to great restaurants and multiple shopping centers. Travelers [...]
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