by Tommy Manuel
Balhae’s Castle Site Found in Russia
Source: Han Sang-hee, The Korea Times
The ruins of a castle from Korea’s ancient Balhae Kingdom (698 – 926) have been discovered in Primorsky Krai ― known as Yeonhaeju here in the past ― 360 kilometers from Vladivostok, Russia.View in Google maps.
The Natural Cultural Properties Research Institute announced Thursday that after observing […]
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by Tommy Manuel
While watching James Kunstler’s TED Talk on the failure of suburbia yesterday I had an unrelated thought — as often happens — about Google’s Street View as a conduit for guerilla architecture and urban design. During his talk, Robinson was showing slides of buildings and urban settings he considered objectionable; the ubiquitous blank wall spanning an entire city block and Pei […]
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