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Tokyo Imperial Hotel

Posted on September 5, 2009 by admin

If a building, so admired that its parts are reassembled after being pulled down and removed from its site, is not iconic, then what is? Demolished in 1968, the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo by Frank Lloyd Wright is one of … Continue reading →

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Gellert Hotel and Baths – Budapest, Hungary

Posted on August 31, 2009 by admin

The Gellert Hotel and Baths face Liberty Bridge at the foot of Gellerthegy Hill in Buda. Saint Gellert was pushed from the hill and martyred by heathen Magyars. The hill has long been known for its thermal springs, which are … Continue reading →

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Hotel Habita – Mexico City

Posted on August 23, 2009 by admin

The architects at Taller Enrique Norten Arquitectos (TEN) are internationally renowned for their artful renovations that concentrate on the manipulation of the skin of a structure to breathe new life into unremarkable constructions. Nowhere is this more evident than in … Continue reading →

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Burj al-Arab – Dubai, UAE

Posted on August 8, 2009 by admin

The Burj al-Arab is recognized around the world as the beacon of the wondrous city of Dubai, similar in status to the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Opera House in Sydney. It is a symbol of the economic boom … Continue reading →

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Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel – Alberta

Posted on July 28, 2009 by admin

Everything in Canada is vast, and the string of super-size hotels built by the Canadian Pacific Railways to boost tourism along its Rocky Mountain railway fits in with that enormous scale. The railway was completed in 1885, and a mere … Continue reading →

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