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Nicolas G. Hayek Center

The other day I passed by Swatch Group Japan‘s new Nicolas G. Hayek Center in Ginza, with a design headed by Shigeru Ban. I was in a hurry, so only had time to snap a few shots. The elevators — each one also acts as a showroom, and connects to one of the 7 stores […]

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Swatch Group Japan’s Nicolas G. Hayek Center

I’m surprised I missed this — I was even in Ginza yesterday for one of my gallery tours — but Swatch Group Japan’s Nicolas G. Hayek Center (7-9-18 Ginza), designed by Shigeru Ban, is now open. The photo above comes from this TimeZone post, which includes a few more shots of the building.

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Time: Swatch Japan’s Ginza HQ

I have a piece in this week’s issue of TIME (Vol. 171, No. 3, Asian edition), which you can read online here. It’s on Swatch Japan‘s HQ in Ginza, the Nicolas G. Hayek Center.

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Shigeru Ban’s Cardboard Bridge

From the high-tech Nicolas G. Hayek Center in Ginza, Shigeru Ban’s Carboard Bridge is made of, well, cardboard. Via Archinect.

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Daddy’s Got a Brand New Camera

I got a new camera today. My old one, a Canon PowerShot A95, had been giving me trouble for about a month now, often times not responding properly, and it finally stopped working completely a couple of days ago — the real sad thing is that I only realized it as I was being given […]

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