Comments on: 10 Office-Front Facades, Ginza http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/12/10-office-front-facades-ginza/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MJG http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/12/10-office-front-facades-ginza/comment-page-1/#comment-1504 MJG Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:26:16 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=996#comment-1504 Tornadoes- Thanks, I had no idea any of these buildings existed before heading out there and really looking around. Most of them are down side-streets and not so obvious- also most of them are very new- not even opened yet. The Frank Gehry building, yes- I saw this in the movie 'Get Smart', it's bizarre and awesome. Jason- Thanks, glad you liked the layout- thought a fair bit about how best to shoot and present them for a series. About Ginza- the few times I had been there in the past were all to meet you I think- at the Apple store or the big Starbucks. About the 'slap in the face' stuff, well, it's hard to argue with that viewpoint, but it's also hard to truly support it without being hypocritical. I know you'll say all the expensive stuff you have is essential, but so others will say about their handbags. These designer goods are basically art- they need it for their peace of mind, their status, whatever. Should all art, all entertainment, all 'frivolous things' be put to one side until everyone is fed? That sounds a bit like communism, and as such wouldn't work in reality. Tornadoes- Thanks, I had no idea any of these buildings existed before heading out there and really looking around. Most of them are down side-streets and not so obvious- also most of them are very new- not even opened yet.

The Frank Gehry building, yes- I saw this in the movie ‘Get Smart’, it’s bizarre and awesome.

Jason- Thanks, glad you liked the layout- thought a fair bit about how best to shoot and present them for a series. About Ginza- the few times I had been there in the past were all to meet you I think- at the Apple store or the big Starbucks.

About the ’slap in the face’ stuff, well, it’s hard to argue with that viewpoint, but it’s also hard to truly support it without being hypocritical. I know you’ll say all the expensive stuff you have is essential, but so others will say about their handbags. These designer goods are basically art- they need it for their peace of mind, their status, whatever. Should all art, all entertainment, all ‘frivolous things’ be put to one side until everyone is fed? That sounds a bit like communism, and as such wouldn’t work in reality.

]]> By: Jason http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/12/10-office-front-facades-ginza/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Jason Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:17:43 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=996#comment-1494 Nice collection of buildings...I like the layout form of close-up with wide shot. Ginza has been one of my favorite areas of Tokyo ever since I arrived. It always felt like an escape from the chaos and grime of most of the other areas of the city. A bit of high class I could pretend to be a part of for the time I spent there. Now, I view Ginza's existence as a slap in the face to the homeless, to the destitute in other countries. It's very existence is an insult to every homeless person, every hungry person out there. If you can afford to buy a Â¥300,000 ($3,000) handbag, when you already own multiple handbags, would that money not be much better put to use helping to feed people? Nice collection of buildings…I like the layout form of close-up with wide shot.

Ginza has been one of my favorite areas of Tokyo ever since I arrived. It always felt like an escape from the chaos and grime of most of the other areas of the city. A bit of high class I could pretend to be a part of for the time I spent there.

Now, I view Ginza’s existence as a slap in the face to the homeless, to the destitute in other countries. It’s very existence is an insult to every homeless person, every hungry person out there. If you can afford to buy a Â¥300,000 ($3,000) handbag, when you already own multiple handbags, would that money not be much better put to use helping to feed people?

]]> By: Tornadoes28 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2008/12/10-office-front-facades-ginza/comment-page-1/#comment-1488 Tornadoes28 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:07:14 +0000 http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/?p=996#comment-1488 Great post. I love to look at buildings, especially highrises, and these ones are even cooler with all their weird designs. I really do not see anything like this in LA. Especially in one location like the Ginza. I have been to Ginza a few times but did not see most of these buildings. The weirdest building in LA is the new Disney Concert Hall in downtown designed by Frank Gehry. See it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall Great post. I love to look at buildings, especially highrises, and these ones are even cooler with all their weird designs. I really do not see anything like this in LA. Especially in one location like the Ginza. I have been to Ginza a few times but did not see most of these buildings.

The weirdest building in LA is the new Disney Concert Hall in downtown designed by Frank Gehry. See it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney_Concert_Hall

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