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China’s latest boast is a 30 floor hotel built in only 15 days and supposedly able to withstand “magnitude 9″ earthquakes.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 17, 2012 08:47

    i give it a 74 weeks... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 16, 2012 13:56

    REN HO starship was made in 15 days true story... More


Korean Skyscraper “Reminiscent of 9/11″

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A new skyscraper planned to grace the skyline of Seoul has been accused of resembling the spectacle of the World Trade Center under terrorist attack.

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  • Anonymous commented on January 17, 2012 05:53

    The thought put into it is cool although, yes, it does look eerily similar to 9/11....I'm sure there was a way to accomplish the same intention with a different design...one not reminiscing of 9/11.... /: I... More

  • Anonymous commented on December 19, 2011 23:58

    Not trolling but lurking.:)... More


China Builds “Leaning Tower of Zhejiang”

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A China quality apartment building is currently being hailed as an inadvertent copy of Pisa’s famous architectural blunder, thanks to its increasingly pronounced lean – and as an added bonus, the tilting tower looks as though it may be about to create the world’s largest domino set.

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  • JD commented on November 14, 2011 06:01

    wow....just wow... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 11, 2011 14:12

    "You goddamn Mongorians! Stay away from my shitty warr!!"... More


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Chinese Internet users are furious at pictures showing the palatial luxury of the Harbin Pharmaceutical Group’s main offices.

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  • 岸谷新罗 commented on September 21, 2011 13:25

    表示压力很大。确实现在中国许多许多的问题存在着,不过在今天能看这样的报道我觉得就已经是一种进步了,不是么? 西方国家一直没有放弃对中国的和平演变,我相信中国的市场经济其实也是一种资本主义话的过程。就如同中国拿市场经济模式来发展经济,而美国借鉴宏观调控理论来规范经济一样,问题在于“度”如何去掌握,从而确定社会的性质。 其实最另我感到不安的不在于贫富差距,而是无论怎样的体制,全力永远在少数人手里,而我们知道人性是丑陋的,正如当年苏联出卖国家一样,我害怕被国家所出卖。... More

  • Anonymous commented on September 15, 2011 11:36

    Communism in practice has always been a bit different to communism in theory. And by "a bit" I mean "completely".... More


Mio House Model Quite Something

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Detailed architectural plans of the various houses featured in K-ON! are nothing new, but for one fan only a meticulous 1:100 model of the Akiyama residence would do.

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  • Darklob commented on May 1, 2011 15:41

    For hardcore fan its blasphemy to commercialize these holy objects I think :P... More

  • Darklob commented on May 1, 2011 15:39

    Yay now I can stalk Mio whiles in my own room.... More


Shabby Railway Stations of Japan

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Japan’s railway network may be renowned as one of the best in the world, but that doesn’t stop large parts of it, particularly many tiny rural stations, from being rather shabby – train and photography otaku share the worst examples:

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  • Anonymous commented on April 16, 2011 00:16

    You haven't seen BULGARIAN railway stations - those are NIGHTMARISH. The aboves are quite and well-tended. In Bulgaria most of the rural stations are simply abandoned and rotting :P(only the bigger towns have better ones... More

  • Anonymous commented on January 30, 2011 01:53

    I live in the same area as some of these stations, heh. These places aren't a big affair because most folks own cars in them but they're there for folks traveling across Japan and the... More


Forsaken Japan

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The exploration of Japan’s forgotten places continues below, with the intrepid urban explorer from the previous gallery returning to share more of his expeditions.

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  • Anonymous commented on May 24, 2011 16:19

    what is a love hotel? is it where you do sex?... More

  • Anonymous commented on May 10, 2011 15:31

    These pics look like a good setting for an eroge.... More


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A detailed diagram of none other than Nagato Yuki‘s very own home is featured in this month’s issue of a Tokyo housing magazine.

The otaku taste for dabbling in architecture is well established, but Nagato’s apartment likely ranks up higher than most other such schematics.

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  • Quen commented on November 13, 2010 12:14

    I merely wrote the article since I am an otaku, and this is what I regard as one of my otaku activities. Trust me on this. ^^;... More

  • Quen commented on November 13, 2010 12:13

    Thanks, glad you liked it.... More


Creepy Buildings Gallery

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2ch’s renowned population of architectural critics have assembled an impressive collection of buildings which in their collective estimation qualify as “creepy” – an appraisal few are likely to find fault with.

Japan in particular is no slouch in providing examples of ill-advised architecture…

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  • Anonymous commented on July 26, 2011 00:30

    jest i Sopot ;]... More

  • Shinden commented on May 28, 2011 13:59

    Is that Tsutenkaku I spy?... More


Giant PS3 Spotted

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Sony’s expertise in either miniaturisation or mimicry seems evident from the above image.

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  • Michael commented on August 7, 2010 11:01

    They would build the central air system too small to accommodate the building, hire cheap foreign labor to do a crappy job with brick & mortar, the building would suffer from extreme fatigue and warping,... More

  • TehBoringOne commented on August 5, 2010 10:08

    And some of the workers there have red things on their labia, only those are from STDs...... More


Shanghai Bridge Made of Rubbish Collapses

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Citizens of Shanghai are aghast at the collapse of a major new bridge, pictured, which was revealed to be constructed partially out of rubbish instead of concrete.

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  • SouSou commented on January 11, 2012 01:07

    This probably comes too late to all but a few readers, but this refers to only decorative lamp posts on the sides of the ends of bridge that was filled with rubbish. The typical media exaggerations... More

  • Anonymous commented on November 10, 2011 20:52

    and people say the american infrastructure is horrible... damn...... More


Astounding Chinese Architecture

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For whatever reasons the builders of this humble dwelling apparently thought better of going through the troublesome process of removing the telegraph pole, instead opting to build around it…

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  • Anonymous commented on April 29, 2011 09:54

    It's called a cantilever. https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Cantilever... More

  • GodOfSpeed commented on November 15, 2009 05:01

    Haha! China did it again!... More


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