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Asia is different from the United States and Europe. We dream of more vertical cities. In fact, the only choice here is to go up and use the sky.
Friday 04th April, 03:00 AM JST
Real estate developer Minoru Mori, whose projects in Japan and abroad have drawn attention and controversy for their great impact and scale on cities. (New York Times)
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6 Comments
dat5h at 05:14 AM JST - 4th April
It's like the Jetson's
kagunlapell at 10:55 AM JST - 4th April
'Asian' meaning 'Japaneses'? I see...well, Japanese architects can only dream of ugliness, just have a look around, it's everywhere! So, I guess that building towers is just a way to scape from such dullness.
Nessie at 03:21 PM JST - 4th April
Tell it to the Moorlocks, baby.
Nessie at 03:22 PM JST - 4th April
Compensation may have something to do with it.
smartacus at 05:02 PM JST - 4th April
No more Roppongi Hills please.
fireant at 07:35 AM JST - 9th April
Mori seems to forget the fact that some European and American cities have tall buildings, too. In fact, most major cities do. So building up isn't an Asian 'trait.' And I'm pretty sure people don't dream of vertical cities - many probably dream of grandpa's (or great-grandpa... or a mythical) farm and the open spaces it had.
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