News from The Oregonian - 02/23/2010
Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha, struggles with identity
Click on to enlarge The growing town in Nepal is trying to appeal to tourists as well as pilgrims LUMBINI, Nepal -- It's 6 p.m. when a dusty sun descends beyond the rice paddies in Lumbini, Nepal, in the southern...
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News from Japan Today - 02/09/2010
Book Reviews › Twenty-first Century Tokyo: A Guide to Contemporary Architecture
Authors Julian Worrall and Erez Golani Solomon present 83 buildings, from world-renowned projects such as Herzog & de Meuron's Prada building and FOA's spectacular Yokohama…
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News from Malaya - 01/20/2010
The Grand Midori Makati: A grand gift of legacy
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Federal Land Inc. (FLI) has carved its niche in the mindset of Filipino families who are thriving in homes at more than 50 projects spread out across the metropolis.
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News from Malaya - 01/19/2010
The Grand Midori Makati: A grand gift of legacy
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Federal Land Inc. (FLI) has carved its niche in the mindset of Filipino families who are thriving in homes at more than 50 projects spread out across the metropolis.
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News from Malaya - 01/18/2010
The Grand Midori Makati: A grand gift of legacy
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Federal Land Inc. (FLI) has carved its niche in the mindset of Filipino families who are thriving in homes at more than 50 projects spread out across the metropolis.
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News from Malaya - 01/17/2010
The Grand Midori Makati: A grand gift of legacy
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Federal Land Inc. (FLI) has carved its niche in the mindset of Filipino families who are thriving in homes at more than 50 projects spread out across the metropolis.
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News from Malaya - 01/14/2010
The Grand Midori Makati: A grand gift of legacy
With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Federal Land Inc. (FLI) has carved its niche in the mindset of Filipino families who are thriving in homes at more than 50 projects spread out across the metropolis.
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News from Art Daily - 01/07/2010
Iconic Architecture Photographs by Ishimoto Yasuhiro to be Shown in Houston
Ishimoto Yasuhiro, (Japanese, born 1921), "Untitled", from the series Katsura, 1953-54. Gelatin silver print, printed 1980-81. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Gift of the artist in memory of Ishimoto Shigeru. 2009.223. ©Ishimoto Yasuhiro.
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News from Manila Bulletin - 12/21/2009
Grand gift of legacy
The figures don’t lie: With more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Federal Land Inc. (FLI) has carved its niche in the mindset of Filipino families who are thriving in homes at more than 50 projects spread out across the metropolis.
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News from Sin Chew Jit Poh - 11/25/2009
Nepal Zen
The platforms where holy men meditated. (Photo courtesy: Asia News Network) The entrance to the temple in Lumbini. (Photo courtesy: Asia News Network)
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News from The Southern Illinoisan - 11/23/2009
Japan
Hardly a day goes by that you don't hear something about Japan ,whether the subject is trade, travel, cuisine, the arts, orJapanese imports ranging from Sony and Toyota to karaoke and anime.Yet Japan remains something of an enigma to people in the Westernworld.
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News from Yale Daily News - 10/30/2009
The Whale resurfaces
Half a century after the doors of Eero Saarinen’s ARC ’34 David S. Ingalls Rink first opened to the public, the storied Yale “Whale” is welcoming crowds once again after the completion of a $23 million renovation.
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News from InDesign - 10/26/2009
Richard Leplastrier: Award Winner
Australian architect recognised for contribution to sustainable design. Acclaimed Australian architect, Richard Leplastrier has been awarded the Dreyer Foundation Prize of Honour 2009. Leplastrier is recognised for his “understanding of the true meaning of sustainability”.
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News from Art Daily - 10/07/2009
I. M. Pei to Receive the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture
LONDON.- The Chinese-born American architect I. M. Pei, who is best known in Europe for his transformation of the Louvre in Paris, has been named today (Tuesday 6th October 2009) as the recipient of one of the world’s most prestigious architecture prizes, the Royal Gold Medal.
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Blog from ouno - 10/03/2009
Arthur Erickson & Japan – Journeys to the East
If you’re in Vancouver and are interested in Arthur Erickson’s ties with Japan (and by extension Japan’s influence on west coast modernism), it’s worth ordering tickets for this event now. It will sell out. There’s a good deal for students. The event is co-presented by Coast Modern , the upcoming film about coastal architecture from Vancouver to LA by filmmakers Gavin Froome and Michael Bernard. The event is November 29, 7 pm at The Vancouver International Film Centre.
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Blog from The Himalayan Beacon - 09/10/2009
NEPAL: War over Lumbini begins in Nepal
FROM THE PENINSULA, QATAR Kathmandu: After the dispute over the hallowed Pashupatinath shrine in Kathmandu, Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace, has become the new bone of contention in Nepal. Lumbini in southern Nepal, where the founder of Buddhism was born as Prince Siddhartha in 623 BC, is one of the holiest pilgrim shrines in the world, drawing thousands of visitors every year. However, more than 30 years after Japanese architect Kenzo Tange drew up a master plan for developing the site, violence, political turmoil and lack of funds have come in the way of its implementation.
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News from Gulf Times - 09/08/2009
After Pashupatinath, legal battle over Buddha begins
IANS/Kathmandu After the dispute over the hallowed Pashupatinath shrine in Kathmandu, Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace, has become the new bone of contention in Nepal.
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Blog from The Himalayan Beacon - 09/08/2009
NEPAL: After Pashupatinath, war over Buddha begins in Nepal
FROM IANS Kathmandu, Sep 8 : After the dispute over the hallowed Pashupatinath shrine in Kathmandu, Lumbini, the Buddha’s birthplace, has become the new bone of contention in Nepal. Lumbini in southern Nepal, where the founder of Buddhism was born as Prince Siddhartha in 623 BC, is one of the holiest pilgrim shrines in the world, drawing thousands of visitors every year. However, more than 30 years after Japanese architect Kenzo Tange drew up a master plan for developing the site, violence, political turmoil and lack of funds have come in the way of its implementation.
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News from The Times of India - 09/08/2009
After Pashupati, now a Buddha row in Nepal
After the furore over Bollywood action comedy From Chandni Chowk to China in January about the Buddha's birthplace, Lumbini, the sacred site, is a matter of contention once again, this time between the Nepal government and the opposition Maoist party.
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News from New Kerala - 09/08/2009
After Pashupatinath, war over Buddha begins in Nepal
Lumbini in southern Nepal, where the founder of Buddhism was born as Prince Siddhartha in 623 BC, is one of the holiest pilgrim shrines in the world, drawing thousands of visitors every year.
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