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Sliced Rectangles

14 Aug 2013
In: Cultural Norms, Tokyo
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Tokyo is known for its oddly angled buildings such as the sloping roof’s on the the row of buildings in the center of the picture. …
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Dirty City

18 Apr 2013
In: Abu Dhabi, Today's Office
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In Abu Dhabi for the week – a mixture of new-new and sandstorm-building-site-dust-covered buildings, the textures of fast, expensive cars, marble, kerbs, migrant labour uniforms, …
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Brands You Need to Know

07 Feb 2013
In: Aishanmen, Cultural Norms
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Sany.
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Power Lines

01 Jun 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Phnom Penh
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Urban Faces

26 Apr 2012
In: Design Inspiration, Shanghai
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Default State

17 Mar 2012
In: Bangalore, Cultural Norms
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In a high-growth, high-infrastructure investment country, this urban scene is the norm.
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Scaffold Norms

02 Mar 2012
In: Addis Ababa, Cultural Norms
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Executing on the Vision

13 Oct 2011
In: Cultural Norms, Kangding
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In China, the reality matches the vision faster.
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Wall Mounted versus Free Standing

06 Jun 2010
In: Ashgabat, Cultural Norms
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The very Soviet practice of mounting street signs on buildings rather than on poles – wayfinding geared up to the needs of pedestrians more than …
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Augmented Reality

29 Mar 2010
In: Future Perfect, Malibu
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This Malibu ocean view includes poles and netting to help the builders, potential buyers and neighbours understand how the landscape will change once the building …
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