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28 July, 2014

Architecture Biennale 2014

By benbansal ¶ Posted in Architecture, Germany, History, Japan ¶ Leave a reply

I had a major blast visiting the Architecture Biennale in Venice this year. Although we had a little less than two days, we managed to see most of the main national pavilions, some of the other countries’ contributions as well as the Monditalia exhibition at the Arsenale.

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Main Biennale pavilion

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5 July, 2014

Hotel Okura to be demolished

By benbansal ¶ Posted in Architecture, Tokyo ¶ 1 Reply

The management of the Hotel Okura announced in late May that the iconic building in Tokyo’s Toranomon area will be demolished and redeveloped into a new hotel complex opening in time for the 2020 Olympics.

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Hotel Okura main building – photo by Manuel Oka

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