5 posts tagged “architecture”

CHINATOWN, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN

MOTOMACHI, YOKOHAMA, JAPAN A BATHING APE: BAPE STORE YOKOHAMA COOL CAR...This looks like the tofu delivery car (Toyota Trueno) from the popular anime Initial D. This is NOT the actual car. This is a different model from the actual car model. This was the figure infront of the Precious Moments store. I just HAD TO take a picture. So cute! And that's me...trying to give a high-five. WEST YOKOHAMA, JAPAN

A little glimpse of DAIKANYAMA...

Some more of Harajyuku. This is mainly the "Urahara" area, which is the neighborhood behind Omotesando street & the Omotesando Hills shopping center. There are also a few pics of Omotesando street... As you can see...I love Japanese architecture. The buildings are so unique and amazing; and since there are less strict construction and land laws/restrictions/codes, the architects have more creative freedom to create even more beautiful, crazy designs.

CHINATOWN and its surrounding areas

MOTOMACHI BAPE STORE YOKOHAMA (by A Bathing Ape)

Yep...just like I had promised...there's a PART 2 to my previous post about Omotesando Architecture!!! And since you've all been good boys and girls, I'm going to reward you with this delicious treat............

 

Link: http://pingmag.jp/2008/03/19/omotesando-architecture2/
Article Title: Architecture in Tokyo: Omotesando Steet, Pt II
Written by: Chiemi
Translated by: Natsumi Yamane
Provided by: Pingmag
Article Snippet:
"Walk by some of the finest architecture in just twenty minutes: In the first part of our little Architecture in Tokyo: Omotesando Street special, we tried to share with you some of the archtectural profile of Omotesando Street, beginning from the recent luxurious GYRE complex, up to the chic Louis Vuitton Omotesando building (completed in 2002). For today, we take a stroll up the road beyond Tod’s Omotesando, past the crossing of Aoyama Street, towards the Nezu Museum."

I am a lover of many things, and two of them would be 1. cool & unique architecture design and 2. Omotesando Street in Harajuku, Tokyo, JP. So I guess Pingmag (my favorite design culture website) must have read my mind, because they wrote this KICK-ASS article about...what else....unique architectural design on Omotesando Street in Harajuku! Seriously folks, this is a very interesting (and informative) article about all the cool buildings that line up like lego blocks on the main strip of Omotesando Street....It's not only the fancy, high-end shopping malls or the brand name department stores....it's also the universities, academies, churches and even living spaces that neatly pepper the booming street!

So come and check out this awesome article provided by Pingmag (with pictures and references) here.

Link: http://pingmag.jp/2008/03/12/omotesando-architecture/
Article Title: Architecture in Tokyo: Omotesando Street, Pt. 1
Written by: Chiemi
Translated by: Natsumi
Provided by: Pingmag
STAY TUNED...THERE WILL BE A PART TWO TO THIS ARTICLE!

 

And if you still can't get enough of the design culture in Japan...check out this cool article (also by Ping mag) about unique taxi-cab lights that flood the streets like the neon signs in Las Vegas...

Link: http://pingmag.jp/2008/03/13/taxi-lights/
Article Title: Flashy Lights: Taxi Illumination in Japan
Written by: Ryoko
Translated By: Kevin Mcgue
Provided by: Pingmag
Article Snippet:
"Prowling the city of Tokyo are hoards of taxis, chasing down lonely passengers on their way, to and fro. Characteristically, all are equipped with automatically opening doors and a driver’s white gloves. However, little distinguishes these roaring vehicles, classically Japanese, outside the small glowing beacon perched on the center of their tops - each company from every region set themselves apart with their own special logo and shape. How practical, since, from far, a passenger can see what type of ride they are in for that night! Today, PingMag spots some of the great variety of roaming lights for you."