Branding continues to evolve at a gallop, spurred this time by advancing technology and the rise of social media. "The internet has challenged the conventions of branding,” says Simon Browning, a brand specialist at Tokyo creative ...READ»
South Korea is already light years ahead of the U.S. in terms of broadband infrastructure. Perhaps the lessons learned as Seoul rolls out its program will push the world closer toward truly wired cities.READ»
Asia's leading scientific bodies meet in Beijing this week, trying to tackle the scale of Asia's elderly population, set to triple in some countries by 2050. READ»
North Korea may have lost control of their World Cup game against Portugal (7-0!), but the nation's also lost control of something much more deadly: Waste products from its attempts to build a hydrogen bomb have been detected in South ...READ»
We've covered sustainable urban developments in Seoul before. On Tuesday researchers launched an environmentally friendly public transport system using a "recharging
road"-- with a vehicle sucking power magnetically from buried ...READ»
Most metropolis' are so busy building the future that they don't have time to re-think the past. Not so with Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, the city demolished a downtown freeway to restore an ancient stream that once flowed beneath the ...READ»
Most metropolis' are so busy pushing toward the future that they don't have time to re-think the past. Not so with Seoul, South Korea. In 2003, the city demolished a downtown freeway to restore an ancient stream that once flowed beneath the thoroughfare. READ»
What is it with South Korea these days? First we learned about the planned Ecorium, a giant nature reserve featuring eco domes, an education center, and an environmental think tank. And now Samoo Architects and Engineers, the same ...READ»
Rem Koolhaas, the brilliant, subversive force behind the Office for Metropolitan Architecture, has had a great run with Prada, functioning basically as the fashion label's court architect. In 2001, there was a clever flagship store ...READ»
