southbank
southbank a short visit to the tate modern on friday after a very short haircut. i don’t mean the time i was at … (read more)…
le fondation le corbusier
le fondation le corbusier i doubt if <em>le corbusier</em> needs much of an introduction to many of you. in case … (read more)…
phillipe starck and the golden flame
philip starck and the golden flame the area of asakusa in tokyo was once a fashionable entertainment and leisure area during … (read more)…
it’s been a while …
i haven’t gone, or died, … yet … in fact i’ve been very busy this past year with one thing … (read more)…
pompidou panorama
there was a time when photography in art galleries was very strictly controlled and usually forbidden. with the widespread use of phone cameras these prohibitions have been largely abandoned.
hackney walk
starting from stratford westfield shopping centre, then across the olympic grounds and over to the complex of waterways comprising the … (read more)…
kyoto international conference centre
located in the north west of kyoto, the kyoto international conference centre (国立京都国際会館) is an arresting and dramatic design, foregrounds … (read more)…
toto seawind awaji island
awajishima | toto seawind resort awaji awaji island or awajishima is japan’s fifth largest island. traditionally a farming and fishing area, … (read more)…
lee ufan museum
while visiting naoshima earlier this year i visited the purpose built lee ufan museum, designed by tadao ando
the hiatus
there’s been something of a gap, and my apologies for that. i was travelling in japan for about seven weeks during july … (read more)…