Monday, September 29, 2014
FASHION OBLIVION
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If you’re ever up for a slightly depressing tour of yesterday’s design fads, mosey on over to your local architectural salvage yard. There y...
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
THE GLASS BOX
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In 1913, Walter Gropius completed an unusual shoe-last factory in the sleepy German town of Alfeld-an-der-Leine, and ever since, architect...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
CHINA: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow
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(Note: This is the final piece in a series of reflections on China, where I spent this past summer). China is a nation of baffling cont...
Monday, September 8, 2014
THE U.S. VERSUS CHINA: Who's Really Greener?
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America or China: Think you know who’s greener? Americans have long painted the Chinese as wayward polluters and environmental cretins. Bu...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
"MADE IN CHINA"
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It’s hard to believe now, but the phrase “Made In Japan” was once synonymous with laughably poor quality. After the devastation of World W...
Monday, August 25, 2014
SHANGHAI'S CHOCOLATE HAPPY LAND
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(Author's note: For some background on the Shanghai Expo mentioned herein, see the previous post). Ever wonder what happens to tho...
Monday, August 18, 2014
HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE SHANGHAI EXPO?
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Author's note: I'm currently in China for the summer. The following is a piece I wrote in August 2010 after visiting the Shanghai Ex...
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