Public choreography repeated seamlessly
They say it is "public choreography that is repeated seamlessly hundreds of times a day". Wow! What a thing to say. The rush is silent. :-)The cacophony is absent and rather there are visual delights.----------------
"... Serene and surprisingly quiet, Tokyo is a city of visuals. Deliberate design, architecture, interiors and fashion dominate every space. People speak in controlled tones and even trains pass without the usual cacophony. It is in the palpable influence of the traditions of ikebana and origami, the wavering lines of the buildings in Aoyama, the bright interiors in Ginza and the earth toned hues of older structures which will stir you. It is all these stimuli ..."
"... Seven Japanese architects have won the Pritzker prize, the most recent of whom have been Toyo Ito in 2013 and Shigeru Ban in 2014. They are national stars, and everyone knows their names. Modern buildings are labelled with the year of design and the name of the architect – from Tadao Ando’s Tokyo Skytree to Jun Mitsu’s De Beers Ginza Building. ..."
Find this at http://www.vogue.in/content/tokyo-design-post .
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