Entries from Liao Yusheng | 廖雨笙 tagged with 'travel'
Beijing
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Beijing
I just returned from an 8-day trip to Beijing. I haven't been to China in almost exactly three years and Beijing specifically in eight. China's effort to spiff up Beijing for the Olympics has been well reported but still I...
Nakagin Capsule Tower, Plus Nagoya and Fukuoka
Nakagin Capsule Tower (1972) - Kisho Kurokawa [Figure-Ground.com] I've also expanded Figure/Ground's Tokyo (2005—2007) section to include photos from Fukuoka and Nagoya. Therefore, the section has been renamed "Japan" to reflect the expanded scope. Definitely take a look at...
Toyota Municipal Museum of Art
I love Taniguchi's buildings. They're very elegant and understated. Toyota Municipal Museum of Art - Yoshio Taniguchi [Figure-Ground.com] Another Taniguchi building I've photographed: The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures....
Yokohama International Passenger Terminal
Osanbashi Yokohama International Passenger Terminal - Foreign Office Architects [Figure-Ground.com]...
Tadao Ando in Tokyo, 2005—2007
Three recent works of Tadao Ando in Tokyo (pictured above from left to right: hhstyle.com/Casa, Omotesando Hills, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT). You see a definite departure from earlier works with the incoporation of lots of sharp angles and diagonals. I'm...
Harajuku Protestant Church
Harajuku Protestant Church (2005) - Ciel Rouge Creation [Figure-Ground.com]...
Bangkok & Ko Phangan
Bangkok & Ko Phangan [Figure-Ground.com]...
Tokyo
A selection of photos from four trips to Tokyo taken between April 2005 and December 2007. Tokyo [Figure-Ground.com]...
Imperial Hotel Entrance Hall
Surprise, surprise, another update to Figure/Ground! Hot on the heels of the Indonesia travelogue, here's a small update featuring a few shots of Frank Lloyd Wright's Imperial Hotel entrance (yes, just the entrance), moved from Tokyo and planted in...
Indonesia
Photos from a short trip to Indonesia last May: Indonesia [Figure-Ground.com] I can't believe it's been ten months since I last updated Figure-Ground.com. It's frightening how time flies. I've introduced a couple of minor tweaks to the site's look...
One More Reason Why Japanese People Are So Cute
I was looking out the window of the plane as it started to taxi away from the gate when I noticed that the airport grounds crew not only bows to the planes as they taxi away (this is to be...
Visiting Japan Isn't as Hassle-Free as It Used to Be
When did Japan get so paranoid about visitors? At some point between now and when I last visited in July, they've instituted American-style immigration check-point, with photo taking and fingerprint scanning (in fact, they've gone one-step further and scan both...
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon (Tokyo)
I will just come right out and say it: start-to-finish, it was the best meal I've ever had. If you are reading this review, chances are, you know all about Robuchon and his Ateliers popping up all over the...
Ginza Kyubey
In all my trips to Tokyo over the past few years (this was my 8th trip in 8 years), I've never tried a high-end sushi restaurant (I went to Nobu Tokyo once, but I don't think that really counts)....
Seoul
These photos are from a trip I took to Seoul over two-and-a-half years ago. I've been meaning to put them up but never got around to it. I'm actually at the airport on my way to Jakarta right now;...
Gehry Residence (plus thoughts on Sketches of Frank Gehry)
"We were told there were ghosts in the house. I decided the ghosts were ghosts of cubism." —Frank Gehry A small update today: a few exterior shots of the Gehry Residence in Santa Monica. I took these after I...
Le Calandre
Tonight we went to a Michelin 3-Star restaurant, Le Calandre, in Sarmeola di Rubano, a few minutes outside of Padova, near Venice. [For those of you non-European and/or non-foodies not familiar with the Michelin Guide, here's some information on what...
Ten Reasons Why China Sucks
This ridiculous article titled "From cells to bells, 10 things the Chinese do far better than we do" has been making the rounds in the blogosphere these past few days. I say ridiculous because it was obviously written by someone...
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