The curvaceous De Beers building in Ginza, Tokyo
December 25, 2008 · Print This Article
First off, I do not support the buying, selling or acquisition of diamonds, gold or any other kind of nonsense material that had arbitrary value placed on it by human society. I knew diamonds were bloody even before I saw BLOOD DIAMOND. I just happened to like the va-va-va-voom curves of this building in Ginza, Tokyo, and it just happens to be owned by De Beers, who I also make no claims on regarding the status of their diamonds (not slandering them).
I would not have even of known about this building if Aya and I didn’t happen to go to Ginza this Christmas Day (because I feel Ginza has the most Christmas feeling of any place in Tokyo for some reason). So thanks to her I got to take these shots. See the descriptions in the photos for more.
De BEERS BUILDING IN GINZA TOKYO PHOTO GALLERY:
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That is a pretty cool looking building. Architecture like this is one of the aspects that make world class cities like Tokyo and New York so interesting.
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Jason Collin Reply:
December 26th, 2008 at 7:58 PM
These types of buildings tend to be concentrated in single areas in Tokyo, so if you don’t go to the right parts of the city, you’d only see the boring majority.
L.A. doesn’t have as many cool buildings?
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Tornadoes28 Reply:
December 27th, 2008 at 2:29 AM
Nothing like this in LA. However, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown LA is pretty crazy now that I think of it. You can see a picture of it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall
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Some great shots, ones I didn’t even think of taking myself and I cruised by it 2 or 3 times. Distant shot from the street and tight on the side- both great ways to look at it.
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Jason Collin Reply:
December 27th, 2008 at 1:19 PM
Thanks…the distant shot was just because we happened to be walking that way toward the building.
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That building immediately caught my eye when they started building it as being one of the exceedingly rare instances of a genuinely interesting building in Tokyo. I was disappointed to see the Blood Diamond people were going to be the tenants. Anyone know the architects? It’s stating the obvious to say it’s Sir Norman-esque.
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Jason Collin Reply:
December 28th, 2008 at 10:53 AM
I would have liked to of seen the inner frame of this building while it was being built. Was it all twisted looking? Do you have a photo of it?
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