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Posts Tagged ‘immigration’

Entry Stamp, Exit Stamp

20 Jun 2011
In: Design Inspiration, Seoul
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Nice attention to detail on the entry and exit stamps for South Korea.
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Reflections Whilst You Wait

08 Oct 2010
In: Design Inspiration, San Francisco
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A feature of San Francisco airport – clear mirrors that face the waiting queues pick up on something that architects have known for a while …
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Leakage

03 Jun 2010
In: Cultural Norms, Pudong
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That passport photo that you’re embarrassed to share with friends? That’s now open to public consumption thanks to Chinese immigration. All passports are scanned as …
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Counter Wayfinding

26 Apr 2008
In: Design Inspiration, Shinagawa
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Spend more than a few years in Japan, most likely you’ll have enjoyed numerous visits to the immigration building – a short drab bus ride …
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Simple Pleasures

15 Dec 2007
In: Tashkent, Today's Office
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Walking the final few meters towards the Uzbekistan side of the border I was pulled aside by a weathered Tajikistan criminal detective and questioned. His …
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Biggest Mistakes

04 Dec 2007
In: Tashkent, Today's Office
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Make it through immigration with communication reduced to a nod of the head and a surly smile. The first words directed at me after disembarking …
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Captive, wanting to be free

23 Sep 2005
In: Seoul, Today's Office
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If there isn’t a law about advertising to captive audiences there should be – one hour waiting to clear customs watching an endless loop of Samsung Mobile …
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