Frank Zappa the noted musical genius and political activist once said that "writing about music is like dancing to architecture." So what dance steps should we do here? Since the last post I made on this series I found out that probable reason for the feverish building activity is that the land was sitting undeveloped for a certain period of time and if undeveloped for any longer there would be serious tax consequences based on "land speculation" laws.
This developer's office was designed and landscaped impeccably. Even the barricades (blocking driveway) were nicely done and coordinated with company's color scheme. Talk about brand awareness. Big up on that one in a place that is usually way to casual in concept and execution. I guess the world around me is growing up...
You can see part of the Shinkong Mitsukoshi Department Store (Taichung, Taiwan) colorful exterior on the right. The downtown formerly centered around the train station 2 miles east of here is now filling in westwardly from WenHsin Rd. up to the ChungShan Freeway.
I love these cranes. I never knew I was a crane geek. I can envision them as more minimalist transformer bots swinging into action doing fierce battle with wayward Taoist immortals or stray WuTang Clansmen...
Music: Quincy Jones- Summer In The City
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Nice shots, and great building designs, too.
Not sure what music should go with 'em, but I enjoyed looking. 
Thanks-I'm pleasantly surprised with the level of design quality in this area. Zappa's comments were of course in response to msuical criticism. So for music instead of talking about it let's listen,fortunately architecture can be enjoyed visually.
Amazing shots, Mark. Apt quote from Frank Zappa.
Hey Steve thanks. Exciting time when a village is sprouting up in front of
you consisting of much concrete and steel.
Amazing shots, Mark. Apt quote from Frank Zappa.
Hey Steve thanks. Exciting time when a village is sprouting up in front of
you consisting of much concrete and steel.
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