Material for thought
Posted in culture on Aug 26th, 2010
The Hermitage is a massive residential property under construction in Kowloon (Hong Kong). I was living just next to its location, so I could see the progress of its development and I was very intrigued by the inside. Few weeks ago, I was walking in the adjacent Olympian shopping mall and I discovered that The [...]
Posted in culture on Aug 3rd, 2010
Here are few pictures of the Tree of Prosperity at the Wynn casino of Macau. It is a very impressive piece of technology, but more interestingly, it merges various purposes and cultural influences into one big display. It mixes Western and Chinese astrological symbols, a tree made of gold and many visual effects in a [...]
Posted in innovation on Jun 30th, 2010
I visited Hong Kong Disneyland the other day. It was not without any resistance as the park has not the reputation of being the best of its kind. But it was only 20 minutes away by public transport and I’m a specialist in theme parks after all, so I could not resist and did my duty. [...]
Posted in culture on Jun 4th, 2010
I visited the observation deck of the Shanghai World Financial centre while I was in Shanghai for the World Expo. I was not so impressed by the view from the 100th floor, I have already seen many similar views in my life. I was much more interested by their lift. They built around the lift [...]
Posted in innovation on Jan 26th, 2009
The New London Architecture, at the Building centre, is an initiative that seeks to highlight the level of development either planned or currently underway in London. ”Digital Cities, London’s future” was their latest exhibition. It highlights some of the resources and technologies which designers can use in the development of the city and explores areas [...]
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