Tag Archives: contemporary architecture
Hong Kong heritage: The Mills (Part 1)
Posted on May 27, 2019 by Toothpicker
Interesting 1950s-60s architecture
If you take the MTR in Hong Kong, you are most likely to encounter the name 'Tsuen Wan' because one of the main lines is the Tseun Wan line (red) and its station is at the end of the line in the New Territories. Around 100 years ago, this area [...]
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Hong Kong heritage: Tai Kwun 2010 vs 2019
Posted on May 25, 2019 by Toothpicker
Since its opening in mid 2018, Tai Kwun (means 'big station' in Cantonese) has become the hottest heritage destintation in Hong Kong. Located at the eastern end of Hollywood Road, the 300,000sq ft compound comprises three declared monuments: the former Central Police Station, former Central Magistracy and Victoria Prison. The revitalisation project is [...]
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Houkusai & Hirashige's ukiyo-e exhibition at MOA Atami
Posted on October 22, 2018 by Toothpicker
After my visit to Kyu Hyuga Bettei, I headed back to the train station to take a free shuttle bus to the MOA Museum of Art situated on the top of hill that overlooks the sea. Like Miho Museum in Kyoto, this private museum was opened in 1982 by the Mokichi Okada [...]
This post was posted in Exhibitions, Architecture, Travel, Art, Traditional arts & crafts, Anything Japanese, Japanese art, Contemporary, Japan, woodblock printing and was tagged with art and design exhibitions, Japanese art, contemporary architecture, Japanese architecture, woodblock printing, Atami, MOA Museum of Art, Hokusai, Hiroshige, ukiyo-e
The D.T. Suzuki Museum in Kanazawa
Posted on October 18, 2018 by Toothpicker
Out of all the sights I visited in Kanazawa, my favourite was the tranquil and minimalist D.T. Suzuki Museum, a small museum commemorating the life and works of Suzuki Daisetz Teitaro (1870-1966), a prominent Buddhist philosopher and writer.
Suzuki received his Buddhist training at the Engakuji Zen monastery in Kamakura and later became [...]
This post was posted in Architecture, Travel, Nature, Buddhism & meditation, Anything Japanese, Gardens & parks, Contemporary, Japan and was tagged with nature, museums, contemporary architecture, Japanese architecture, Zen Buddhism, zen gardens, Kanazawa, D.T. Suzuki Museum
I.M. Pei's Shangri-La – Miho Museum
Posted on September 12, 2018 by Toothpicker
"The Peach Blossom Land" was a Chinese fable written by poet Tao Yuanming in 421 CE about a fisherman's discovery of a hidden valley - an ethereal utopia where contented people lead an ideal existence in harmony with nature, unaware of the outside world for centuries. It is similar to the mystical and [...]
This post was posted in Architecture, Travel, Nature, Art, Anything Japanese, Kyoto, Contemporary, Japan and was tagged with art and design exhibitions, Kyoto, contemporary architecture, cherry blossom, Miho museum
Dungeness, Prospect cottage & Hurricane Ophelia
Posted on October 22, 2017 by Toothpicker
One early October weekend, I was checking the weather forecast on my iPad and it showed that Monday would be sunny. The symbol of the sun somehow triggered an urge in me to go to the seaside. I thought of visiting The Folkestone Triennial, but the photos of some contemporary art installations [...]
This post was posted in Architecture, Travel, Nature, Gardens & parks, Britain and was tagged with nature, gardens, contemporary architecture, Dungeness, Kent, Derek Jarman, Prospect Cottage
Hauser & Wirth & Drawing Matter in Somerset
Posted on October 5, 2017 by Toothpicker
Hauser & Wirth Somerset
One day I receive an interesting newsletter from Architecture Foundation regarding a day trip to Somerset, visiting Hauser & Wirth and the nearby Drawing Matter. I had no idea that The 2014 Serpentine Pavilion designed by Chilean architect Smiljan Radić had been relocated to Hauser & Wirth Somerset in [...]
This post was posted in Exhibitions, Architecture, Travel, Nature, Art, Gardens & parks, Britain, Contemporary, British art and was tagged with art and design exhibitions, nature, gardens, serpentine pavilion, British art, contemporary architecture, Hauser & Wirth, Somerset, Drawing matter
Open House 2017: Highgate
Posted on September 20, 2017 by Toothpicker
Highgate's hidden gem – Omved gardens
Honestly, I am finding it harder to enjoy London these days, and it is partly due to the city being overcrowded. The worst time is June and July when tourists and school children from abroad flock over here – it is a nightmare. September used to be [...]
This post was posted in London, Architecture, British designs, Gardens & parks, Design, Modernist & Art Deco, Contemporary and was tagged with London, architecture, open house, Brutalism, contemporary architecture, modernist architecture, social housing
Art in Yorkshire: Hepworth Wakefield
Posted on August 21, 2017 by Toothpicker
The stunning concrete architecture is designed by David Chipperfield architects
Two years ago, there was a major retrospective exhibition of Barbara Hepworth's work at Tate Britain, which I found fairly disappointing and felt it did not do justice to the great sculptor. Luckily, there are two museum/art gallery in the U.K. dedicated to [...]
This post was posted in Exhibitions, Architecture, Travel, Art, Britain, Contemporary, British art, Sculptures and was tagged with British art, sculptures, contemporary architecture, Hepworth Wakefield, Barbara Hepworth, Howard Hodgkin, David Chipperfield, West Yorkshire
Serpentine Pavilion & Grayson Perry's exhibition 2017
Posted on July 9, 2017 by Toothpicker
This year's Serpentine pavilion is designed by Diébédo Francis Kéré, the Berlin-based African architect from Gando, Burkina Faso.
Inspired by the tree that serves as a central meeting point for life in his home town of Gando, Francis Kéré's design aims to connect its visitors to nature – and each other. The [...]
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