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architecture

london

haunted by postmodernism

kindergarten wolfartsweier architects: tomi ungerer and ayla suzan yöndel memphis studios interior ettore sottsass and others is po-mo now retro? recently visited charles jencks’ residence; the cosmic

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asia

the phoenix hall of byodoin

the phoenix hall of byōdō-in byōdō-in is a temple situated in uji-shi a city found between the two historical capitals of japan; nara and kyoto. the most

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asia

tokyo tower

tokyo tower tokyo tower is a conundrum of beauty and ugliness, a paradoxical structure that has fascinated architects, urbanists, and photographers since it appeared on the tokyo

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asia

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 a modernist approach to technique and

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asia

lee ufan museum

while visiting naoshima earlier this year i visited the purpose built lee ufan museum, designed by tadao ando

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Category: architecture