Source: The Huffington Post
There are two Japans. One is the tangible, modern nation of today, the LED-spangled cities and bullet trains. The other is more ephemeral, the mystical psychological landscape of the nation's past. Always present, always just out of reach, ...
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Source: Hacker News
Designed by Thomas Gaskin. Creative direction by Hugh Dubberly. Algorithms by Patrick Kessler. Patent belongs to William Drenttel + Jessica Helfand. This poster illustrates a change in design practice. Computation-based design—that is ...
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Source: dezeen
This house in Osaka by architects has a faceted concrete exterior that looks like a rockface. Located on a triangular site that is surrounded by roads, House S eschews typical windows and instead features a narrow gl ...
Full article at: dezeen
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Source: MOMA
“The world is one, a seamless whole, for those who can see it; for those who can learn to observe, to regard, to understand.”—Donald Richie The hallway leading into Kurenboh, a "meditation gallery" attached to the Chohouin Buddhist Temple of ...
Full article at: MOMA
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Source: Globe and Mail
Mark Berger is officially the teacher... but really, the teacher is the subject: judo. “It teaches them respect... respect for opponents, respect for rules, respect for themselves,” says the Ukraine-born black belt from Winni ...
Full article at: Globe and Mail
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