This froma Skyscrapercity forum. Apparently it wasn’t made in irony. And why not- the Singapore real estate scene is Monopoly Street nowadays…
MONOPOLY properties?
Just wondering if anyone interested in owning Monopoly Property?My apologies if this is off topic but I’m a monopoly fanatic and will be redecorating my apt with the stage backdrop (mural can be seen in first picture) and the individual floor pieces will be the wall art (saves me $ painting). I will also display collectible monopoly sets in antique Art Decor (or retro) cupboards throughout the apt… think anyone will rent/buy it if I do it like that??Any other fans or ppl who have old Monopoly set for me to frame up and display?Any one here interested to see the floorplan / layout of the apt so that all members here can “suggest” ideas on where to put what… hence the final outcome will be a collective effort by everyone here?Cheers!The browns (or Purple in this case. This board is the World’s 1 and only)
I invoked the Musee du Quai Branly in my Gharbzadeghi exhibition as an example of ‘Orientalist’ project. That aside, the Musee du Quai Branly is also apparently an experiment in green walls- a technology that is “quite sophisticated, involving layers of plastic, metal, and air to provide a rigid frame, temperature control, and air circulation. The plants grow in small pockets of felt-like plastic that is nonbiodegradable to avoid rotting. They are irrigated through a system of plastic pipes that distribute nutrient solution.”
I understand that the plant wall is now available for uses on a much smaller scale, made possible by Swedish company GreenFortune. Their plants walls are available in Sweden, Denmark, with a representative company in Japan.
A documentary about space and memory and how we stake our claim on spaces, no matter how temporary-from the graffiti on the wall or the tissue paper in a food court.
The official website here:
The issue of the preservation of a city’s heritage through architecture is also present in Syria. When Mohamed Atta expressed concern for the preservation of the souks in Aleppo as a student of urban planning, he was similarly expressing a distaste for the encroachment of Westernization/modernization as represented by the monolithic Cham Hotel in Aleppo. This distaste for large, luxury hotels is a continuing thread evidenced by the number of luxury hotel chains being the target of terrorist attacks. One of the concerns of luxury travellers is to travel responsibly and the same concern extends to luxury hotels that try to benefit the communities in their immediate locality. This is especially true when there is a huge disparity between the standard of living of the ‘locals’ and the clients of the hotels.
Alvar Aalto at Style:Nordic
Kateha- which, according to the Style:Nordic website, references pile rugs in Arabic. A good, modern substitute for my Berber pile rugs, I think- the latter a look I’m getting rather tired of, unfortunately.
Style:Nordic is a Scandinavian concept store, selling everything from Scandinavian furniture to fashion.
There are hotels that try to evoke the same clean-line design.
The Sartorialist is a photographer who captures images of the well-dressed in cities he travels to. Made up entirely of people s(he)? randomly approaches on the streets, proving that there is glamour in everyday life.
A breakdown of the different neighbourhoods below:
Harlem
SOHO
Greenwich Village
Blecker St, West Village
I can imagine how this’d translate in Singapore.