CAIP Mapping

CAIP Mapping

Thursday, October 30, 2008

fake Water Cube in Chongqing


This is a new Water Cube at Han Yu Rd 汉渝路 in Chongqing. It looks like a bar. Apparently it got inspiration from Water Cube in Beijing.
Here is video.
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XNDk3NTMxNTY=.html (just in case it doesn't show up here.)

[via
shanghaiist and picasa]

Monday, October 6, 2008

Herzog and de Meuron 's woosaaaaah

On a cooking competetion, one of the contestants shows her masterpiece named BIRD NEST which made of eggs tomatoes and noodles.
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On a hairstyle show, the hairstyle designer shows his piece proudly.

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Kids are asked to make paper models in their class as homework

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a basket made like the BIRD NEST
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BIRD NEST Teapot with very high price.
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BIRD NEST lights.
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city sculpture in Nanjing.
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City sculture in Tiananmen Square
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Another city sculpture
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BIRD NEST Luxory made of silver which is now worth at least 5 million RMB
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A man who loves sports wearing a Olympic hat made by himself on a swimming gathering.
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Well, Rem Koolhaas has done a lot to transform his CCTV building into cultural recreation by making all kinds of daily products. However, He would never imagine that Herzog and de Meuron's so-called BIRD NEST has been transformed totally into simulacra by the whole Chinese society without any effort by these two constructing approach architects.

[via Netease]