Yesterday I sent out this tweet about the, relatively new, Apple store in Kyoto. It is the first in the city and I like what they did with the facade of the building. It is decidedly modern and yet there are hints of a local… Read More
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Apple and the Milanese piazza
This past July, the Apple Piazza Liberty opened in Milan. Above is a photo from the opening via Apple. There’s a band playing in the middle of the piazza. The store is central to Apple’s vision of transforming its retail locations into “town squares.” And in… Read More
So, what’s a town square?
Earlier this week, Apple let us know that it is now calling its stores “town squares.” Not surprisingly, this elicited more than a few reactions. The Verge called it a “pretentious farce.” Others called it arrogant. Who is Apple to think that its stores could ever… Read More
Assembled realities of the New York landscape
New York photographer Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao has an upcoming solo exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York next month called Assembled Realities. I just heard about it through CityLab. Here’s a bit of background on his work: Pushing the boundaries of traditional… Read More