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Between Euro 2008 and NBA finals, I finally had a chance last night to watch Charlie Rose’s discussion with Pritzker Prize winner architects Jean Nouvel, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid and Renzo Piano. It was a good one hour conversation about what architecture mean to these famous architects.

Third annual Dwell on Design Event runs June 5-8 at the LA Convention Center, and includes an Exhibition of 200 exhibitors, a Speakers Conference of 50 speakers, and full size Sustainable Pre-Fab Neighborhood built on site

Macau is your new address for Las Vegas in Asia. Glamorous new hotels and casinos are opening one after another which is a great opportunity for us who are in the hospitality design business. Remedios Siembieda, where I have been working more than 7 years,

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has signed a long-term lease agreement with BAI Bauträger Austria Immobilien GmbH, the development and management arm of the Immobilien Holding Group, for the Shangri-La Hotel, Vienna, opening late 2009.

Remedios Siembieda, where I have been working for almost 7 years, won the annual hospitality design (HD) award for the Shilla Hotel Seoul, Korea.

After my Alcatraz post, I have seen this article called “Prisons of the world” in “deputydog“. The blogger did some research about prisons out of curiosity.
1. World’s most valuable prison - San Quentin State Prison, California

This installation, called Tsunagu - Japanese for “connect�- by architect Kengo Kuma, of a concept home based on traditional Japanese interiors was one of the talking points at the Salone del Mobile, Milan this year. It was commissioned by one of Japan’s largest developers of home real estate property company Mitsui Fudosan Residential, which plans [...]

Currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis is the world’s first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It is one of [...]

Logic+Emotion published a fictional story called “A Tale of Two Architects” by Ed Lee. The story is about two architects who design kid-friendly playgrounds and their reaction when kids start playing and reinterpreting the playgrounds. I believe it will apply to all designers regardless of the area of interest. I hope you enjoy it [...]

The winners of the red dot award, one of the largest and most renowned international design competitions, have been chosen. From the absolute record number of 2,548 submitted products, which had been sent to Essen for assessment by the experts, a total of 43 top products have received the ‘red dot: best of the [...]