November 2009
11 posts
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PEZ CAR DISPENSER FOR REAL
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Created by the Architects over at http://www.moskowlinn.com
Zipcar Dispenser Boston, New York, and Washington DC.
The prototype parking structure modeled on a giant PEZ dispenser doles out cars in lieu of candy. The tower will maximize Zipcar’s presence in the city, providing a recognizable corporate symbol for the emerging car...
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10 Outrageous Dubai Projects that may never be...
With the Dubai Debt Crisis unfolding last night there are fresh concerns about a range of amazing projects that may never be completed. Here they are:
Number 10 - Hydropolis
The Hydropolis is a project seemingly dreamed up by pure wonder. Dubai is a fairly small city with a fairly high heat index, but it takes some force of will to decide that you’re going to move the entire hotel to the...
The future of airline seating: watch this space
Passengers want more room, airlines want more seats. How will it turn out?
Design Q is a British firm with an impressive track record in aircraft interior design. The company was responsible for Virgin Atlantic’s much-vaunted Upper Class suite and, more recently, it was involved in the overhaul of all three classes for Cathay Pacific.
Now, Design Q is spruiking the benefits of what it is...
Ladies of the night
THE LIVING CULTURE OF GEISHA
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THE LIVING CULTURE OF GEISHA
……“Click”. I hung up the pay phone again and started relaying the directions for the third time….we were lost again in Kyoto. We were also running embarrassingly late for Peter Macintosh’s night walk in the traditional Geisha district of Kyoto.
In my mind, I thought it would be a relatively easy walk...
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Chasing Picasso in the Park
Art Journey
Hakone Open Air Museum
The steam subtly rises up from the vents in the undulating roads lined by lush trees and shrubs. In the distance mostly covered by cloud but unmistakable no less is Mt. Fuji and almost unbelievably nestled amongst these ancient surrounds is one of the most amazing contemporary art museums in the world.
The Hakone Open Air Museum (Japanese: Hakone Chokoku No...
Adventures from the Blue City
Introducing Shani & her adventures from the blue city.
Johdpur: From the rooftops or the blue city.
Arriving in Johdpur at 5:30am meant that the city was still sleeping. All was quiet in this blue town as the sun came up over the aqua skyline.
When I woke from my sleep, the whole city had woken with me. The ‘Vegetable Wallas’ calling out, the rickshaws were beeping, but the most energetic...
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