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Category Archives: Asia

Ruined futures

Monday, March 17, 2008

As you travel east from Danshui along the number 2 highway that runs along the north coast of Taiwan, you come to the small town of Sanzhi. Just before arriving in Sanzhi, there’s an interesting site hugging the shoreline … Accounts vary on the origins of this complex, and indeed, as to whether it was [...]

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Japanese love hotels

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Mobile tech researcher Younghee Jung describes the extraordinary interaction design of Japanese love hotels:
The entrances of love hotels are characteristically discreet. It is impossible to see the inside of the lobby from outside. There are many entrances to the building. Once in the lobby, you see the big board with pictures of all rooms. The [...]

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Ubiquitous space and culture

Thursday, January 17, 2008

For those not familiar with Korea’s New Songdo City, it’s “the first new city in the world designed and planned as an international business district. Overall, it will include 45 million square feet of office space, 30 million square feet of residential space, 10 million square feet of retail, 5 million square feet of hotel [...]

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