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Posted by JC Torres

TVs stay bolted to walls where they were installed years ago. Monitors sit on desks connected to power outlets and computers through cables that limit how far they can go. Tablets work anywhere, but shrink everything down to sizes that feel cramped during longer sessions. Most screens plant themselves in one spot and expect you to come to them instead of moving to where you actually need them.

Samsung’s Movingstyle lineup builds screens meant to follow you around instead of staying put. The twenty-seven-inch touchscreen and thirty-two-inch M7 monitor both roll on stands with wheels hidden underneath, so moving them between rooms takes minimal effort. The smaller version also detaches from its stand completely and runs on battery for three hours when you carry it by the handle built into the kickstand.

Designer: Samsung

The touchscreen model weighs enough to feel substantial but not so much that carrying it around feels like a workout. The white finish and slim bezels keep it looking clean rather than gadget-heavy. The kickstand holds the battery and all the internal components in one integrated module, which means fewer parts that could fail over time compared to designs that scatter everything separately.

Touch response works smoothly for tapping through menus, swiping between apps, or sketching directly on screen when ideas need capturing quickly. The same screen works just as well from across the room when you’re using the remote to browse shows. This dual approach handles both close-up work and relaxed viewing without requiring different devices for different situations.

The M7 grows to thirty-two inches with 4K resolution, positioning itself more as a rolling workstation. The stand adjusts height and tilts the screen to whatever angle works best. Wheels roll quietly across floors, whether you’re moving over hardwood or carpet. The power cable runs through the stand’s column to keep everything tidy instead of trailing along the floor waiting to get tripped over.

Both screens run Tizen OS with access to Samsung TV Plus for streaming without subscriptions, Gaming Hub for playing console games through cloud services, and the Art Store displaying museum-quality pieces when the screen sits idle. User profiles keep recommendations separated, so everyone in the house gets content matched to what they actually watch instead of a jumbled mix.

The smaller Movingstyle might start in the kitchen, showing recipes during breakfast prep, roll to the living room for afternoon video calls, then end up in the bedroom for late-night shows. The M7 could sit in the home office all week for work, then roll out to the patio for weekend movie nights or into the workout space for following along with fitness videos.

Ports sit centered on the back panel instead of scattered along edges, which keeps cables organized and the rear view clean when the screen sits visible from multiple angles. Both models switch between landscape and portrait orientation smoothly, useful for vertical content or using the Movingstyle as a presentation tool during meetings.

The Movingstyle lineup treats screens as objects that should follow your routines instead of forcing you to build schedules around where they happen to be installed permanently. The combination of touchscreen interaction, battery-powered portability, and rolling mobility brings genuine flexibility to spaces where fixed installations would limit how and when you actually use them. Samsung’s approach feels overdue for technology meant to serve daily life.

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Author: Audrelite Title: Endless Fascination, Endless Love Fandom: Teen Titans Animated Series Prompt: #468 — Endless Rating: G Characters: Leonid Kovar, Koriand'r Word Count: 100 Summary: She gives his mother tongue a much softer place to land.

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You can see them here. They look really great, and you can pre-order them by 9AM PST on 12 November 2025, for delivery in October 2026. Unfortunately, you can only order them as a set of three for $150, which seems a bit excessive to me. I'm sure they'll set a bunch of them, but not to me.

I even double-checked to be sure this wasn't just another example of "prices going up while I wasn't looking," and it wasn't — $50 per doll is 4-5 times the price of a regular Barbie doll, which just strikes me as excessive. I could see twice the price of a regular Barbie, and at that price I'd think about it. But that at this price. At this price I look at the page and immediately nope right out.

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[personal profile] argentum_ls asked for some Julie and the Phantoms thoughts during fic or treat, and that got me thinking about a hypothetical season two. Such a bummer that the show got cancelled, and on such a cliffhanger too!

Quick recap: Caleb Covington is the baddie who wants to force the Phantoms to sing/perform for his club. He cursed them, but they were able to break the curse. So he possesses Nick (Julie's love interest) in the last episode, presumably to get face time with Julie.

I want Nick to be alive inside his body and seeing everything that Caleb is doing! I want him to be screaming at Julie, trying to get out, trying to stop Caleb from influencing her. Meanwhile, Caleb is asking more and more questions about the Phantoms. He already knows Julie is the key, and that they'd all be devastated if she broke up the band (and then people wouldn't even get to see them anymore?). Caleb would somehow convince Julie that she needed to strike out on her own because the guys are sick of her, "Nick" becomes her new manager, but then Caleb makes a mistake and calls her something weird, or says something to the Phantoms when no one else can see them, and Julie realizes he hasn't been Nick all along.

Cue Caleb jumping into another body, maybe Julie's Dad. But now that they're onto him, it's way easier to find him. The Phantoms come up with a way to keep him from possessing everyone. Meanwhile, Nick feels like shit and we get to see a bunch of angst with him apologizing and helping the Phantoms figure out their unfinished business. My theory is that each of them have their own unfinished business, and they aren't going to be able to solve it together as a band. Then they all get to sing their big finale song!!

We can't have a JatP post without the music! I love the ending song Stand Tall (and I still listen to it) but I think my favorite from the show is Edge of Great:



What's your favorite?

Today was frustrating

Nov. 11th, 2025 11:03 pm
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So let's just do the fannish 50. It's a two parter but first let me say sorry. I still owe tons of comments and haven't looked at blogs all week.

Because Amazon put up Niffty's song with subtitles and I could actually follow what was being said and now I have questions.


spoilery sort of questions under here )

As for part two You know I love dance. that's it, end of fannish 50. I love dance so have some of the dance videos I've been watching lately.

Come Dance With Me )

Today is my grandmother's birthday

Nov. 11th, 2025 04:30 pm
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She was inordinately pleased to have been born on the anniversary of the Armistice, not that it kept her country from being invaded again when she was a young woman.

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Fandom: Christian Religion & Lore
Characters/Ships: Lucifer
Rating: G
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Posted by Sarang Sheth

In the culinary world, some of the most powerful flavors come from the most concentrated sources. Think of a single drop of truffle oil, a pinch of saffron, one or two anchovies, or the intense kick of a perfectly pulled shot of espresso. These are not about volume; they are about the pure, unadulterated essence of an ingredient, meticulously extracted and delivered with maximum impact. This approach favors potency over portion, recognizing that the biggest statements often come in the smallest servings. It’s a confident, refined method that proves sophistication is about quality, not quantity.

The Tekto A3 Delta Mini is the espresso shot of the EDC world, condensing Tekto’s wildly popular A3 Delta into a smaller, more potent form. It is a bold, concentrated dose of tactical utility delivered in a sleek, compact form. The design wastes no motion, offering a potent, automatic deployment that gets straight to the point. The premium titanium-coated D2 steel blade is the rich, flavorful core, providing a robust cutting edge that performs well above its weight class. It’s the perfect tool for the modern minimalist who demands full-strength performance… and this Black Friday’s 20% discount makes it the ideal moment to add this shot of pure capability to your daily routine.

Designer: Tekto

Click Here to Buy Now: $112 $139.99 (20% off) Use Coupon Code A3YANKO during checkout

This knife exists because of a very specific, almost frustrating, design problem: California’s automatic knife laws. The state mandates a blade length under two inches, a rule that has led to a market flooded with shrunken, often compromised tools that feel more like novelties than serious hardware. Instead of simply lopping off the end of a larger knife, Tekto embraced the constraint as a creative challenge. The result is a tool that feels intentional, not abbreviated. It’s a prime example of how designing within a strict set of rules can force a level of focus that results in a better, more purposeful product for everyone, regardless of their local jurisdiction.

The blade itself measures exactly 1.90 inches, safely clear of the legal limit. Tekto chose D2 steel for this, a fantastic tool steel known for its impressive edge retention. You won’t need to sharpen this every week. They then added a titanium coating, which gives it a stealthy look while also bumping up its corrosion resistance. The drop point shape is incredibly versatile, handling everything perfectly thanks to its curved belly, sharp tip, and jimping both on the front and back of the blade’s spine.

Deploying the A3 Delta Mini is quite literally like taking a shot of espresso… instant. A button-push has the blade opening flawlessly, thanks to Tekto’s work in the Automatic & OTF (Out The Front) knife department. Once deployed, you’re ready to cut away, whether it’s opening Thanksgiving envelopes, slicing Amazon boxes open for Black Friday, or even using this time productively outdoors whittling away at wood or starting campfires.

That small blade is paired with a handle that gives you a surprising amount of control. It’s made from G10, a high-pressure fiberglass laminate that is basically bomb-proof and provides excellent grip, wet or dry. The contouring is what really sells it. The handle fills the hand in a way that defies its compact 4.00-inch closed length, offering a secure three-finger grip that inspires confidence. When deployed, the knife has an overall length of 6.13 inches, creating a balanced and capable tool. There is a satisfying density to it, a feeling of solidity that confirms you are holding a piece of serious hardware, even if it has the word ‘Mini’ in its name.

The appeal of this knife is specific, and that is its greatest strength. It is built for the individual who fundamentally understands the power of concentration, that an espresso gets the job done more effectively than a venti frappuccino. This is the ideal tool for the urban professional, the weekend adventurer navigating restrictive state lines, or the minimalist who demands high performance from a minimal footprint. It’s for the design-conscious user who sees the legal compliance not as a handicap but as a mark of its intelligent, problem-solving DNA. That 20% Black Friday discount simply lowers the barrier to entry, making this the perfect moment to acquire a tool that delivers that potent, undiluted shot of capability right when you need it.

Click Here to Buy Now: $112 $139.99 (20% off) Use Coupon Code A3YANKO during checkout

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Posted by Sarang Sheth

With 10 Pokémon that you can theoretically catch, Dwarf Factory’s Pokémon keycaps let you turn your keyboard into a functional monster-collection. Each keycap comes with a 3D Pokémon encased in clear resin, designed to face you when installed onto your mechanical keyboard. And if you’re a bit of a Pokémon sucker like me, these are like literal bait.

I remember the Pokémon GO days, Niantic had staggered the rollout across the globe, and India got the game months after it debuted. The only way to play was to use a VPN that let you geo-spoof your phone’s location. I used mine for a solid 2-3 months before Niantic actually caught on and banned me from the game. Some would say that would be enough to fix my fixation on Pokémon but it hasn’t. I still love the franchise, and might just end up buying a mechanical keyboard JUST so I could install these custom keycaps!

Designer: Dwarf Factory

There are an entire bunch to choose from, ranging from the original Kanto region starters to a few of the original Pokémon from the series and game. Dwarf Factory designed these keycaps to look like the blister packaging you’d get the toys in. Each Pokémon is in a clear glass enclosure, around a colored block with the Pokémon branding on the bottom and a hang-tag on the top that you’d use to hang/display these toys.

Everyone who’s played the game on their GameBoy knows that there’s no starting without a ‘starter’ Pokémon. The series includes the classic Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, as well as Pikachu, the iconic Pokémon that anyone who’s seen the series or movies will recognize.

If you haven’t seen Dwarf Factory‘s work before, I suggest you genuinely check them out. The company is the single authority on artisanal keycaps, so if there’s any company I trust with pulling this off, it’s probably them. Each keycap is meticulously made in resin, hand-painted, and then encased in clear acrylic. This gives the keycaps their sheer depth, and sometimes Dwarf Factory even manages to account for keyboard backlight, so that the light shines through the keycaps.

Other usual suspects from this series include Eevee and Meowth, shown above, along with Cubone below, followed by Koffing, Gengar, and the odd but powerful Psyduck. I wish Dwarf Factory made a few more, although that just sounds like greed on my part at this point.

Each keycap is designed with an SR1-style profile, and is designed to fit all Cherry MX switches and clones. Ideally, I’d own all 10 keycaps, but I’d first have to own a mechanical keyboard (I’m rocking a Logitech Ergo K860 which doesn’t have swappable keys), and I’d probably have to be fairly rich, given that each keycap is priced at a slightly high $44. That means setting aside almost 500 bucks (including shipping) for a set of 10 keys. Would’ve been nice to have hopped onto the crypto train back in 2012 so I could afford this stuff.

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Posted by Srishti Mitra

The latest Zaha Hadid Architects project to rise in Shenzhen looks like it belongs in another world entirely. The Yidan Center, which just topped out this month, cuts a dramatic figure against the city skyline with its rippled, canyon-like form that seems to defy conventional building logic.

This isn’t just another flashy tower, though. The 165,815-square-meter complex will serve as headquarters for the Yidan Prize and the Chen Yidan Foundation, both the brainchild of Tencent co-founder Dr. Charles Chen Yidan. The building sits at the heart of Shenzhen’s emerging cultural district, right next to the new Qianhai Museum, positioning itself as a serious player in the city’s cultural landscape.

Designer: Zaha Hadid Architects

Nature Meets Architecture

What makes this building truly striking is the massive outdoor void carved right through its center. ZHA calls it a “canyon,” and the comparison isn’t hyperbole. The architects drew inspiration from the natural valleys and gorges that crisscross the region, creating a central space that feels both dramatic and purposeful. Terraces and balconies wrap around this central void, turning what could have been a simple courtyard into something far more dynamic.

The idea is to get people moving between levels, encouraging the kind of spontaneous encounters that spark collaboration. It’s a bold move that transforms circulation into an architectural event. The building’s skin tells its own story through layers of external louvers that create deep shadows and changing patterns throughout the day. These aren’t just for show – they block harsh sunlight while preserving views out to Qianhai Bay, a practical solution wrapped in compelling form.

Green Ambitions

For all its sculptural drama, the Yidan Center takes sustainability seriously. The project targets China’s top-tier three-star green building certification plus LEED Gold, no small feat for a building this complex. The design incorporates hybrid ventilation systems and smart glazing to handle Shenzhen’s notoriously humid climate without relying entirely on mechanical systems. Principal Patrik Schumacher and Project Director Manuela Gatto led a team that had to balance the building’s artistic ambitions with its practical requirements.

The result feels both otherworldly and grounded in real-world constraints. The building’s mission centers on education and innovation, housing research facilities and exhibition spaces that will support the foundation’s work in educational reform. Visitors will enter through landscaped gardens that slope down to the canyon floor, where a large skylight floods the interior with natural light. The lower levels will house YiPai, a community-focused learning initiative designed to welcome people of all ages. It’s an ambitious social program that uses architecture as a catalyst for broader educational goals.

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Nov. 11th, 2025 07:33 pm
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Posted by Vincent Nguyen

Bamford Watch Department has built its reputation on one compelling principle: watches should reflect personal style, not just manufacturer decisions. Since launching in 2014, the British brand has made waves by customizing luxury timepieces for clients who wanted something beyond off-the-shelf offerings. Now, with the Mayfair 2.0 chronograph, Bamford shifts from customization service to original design house, and the result challenges conventional thinking about what affordable innovation can deliver.

Designer: Bamford

The Mayfair 2.0 promises a blend of playful modularity and serious functionality, wrapped in a package that costs £495 (approximately $652 USD). That price point positions it squarely in entry-level mechanical territory, except this isn’t a mechanical watch. It’s a quartz chronograph with a split-second complication, housed in a modular bioceramic and titanium case that transforms into eight distinct watches. The question isn’t whether Bamford can deliver customization at this price. The question is whether the watch industry is ready for this level of user-controlled design flexibility.

Visual Impact and Modularity: Eight Watches in One

The Mayfair 2.0’s core proposition sounds almost too good: four interchangeable bioceramic outer casings slip over a titanium inner case, paired with two strap options per set, creating eight distinct color and style combinations. The modular system works through a simple black button release mechanism that pops the bioceramic shell off the titanium core in seconds.

Each colorway tells a different story. The Green set delivers pure sports energy with its forest green dial, vibrant yellow and black chevron NATO-style strap, and matching green bioceramic case. The white chronograph subdials pop against the saturated green, creating the kind of legibility you want when timing laps or tracking intervals. This combination screams weekend adventure, outdoor activity, casual confidence.

The Blue set  shifts the mood entirely. The bright blue bioceramic case paired with the same yellow-black chevron strap creates a nautical aesthetic that feels both playful and purposeful. On the wrist, the 40mm case diameter shows its versatility. It’s substantial enough to make a statement but restrained enough for everyday wear under a shirt cuff. Bamford also offers White and Pink sets, expanding the personality range from patriotic (white case with red-blue straps) to bold fashion statement (pink everything).

The genius here isn’t just the variety. It’s the experiential element. Switching cases and straps takes seconds, but it fundamentally changes how the watch feels on your wrist and how it presents to the world. You’re not buying a watch. You’re buying eight different expressions of time.

It’s soft to the touch and more resistant to surface scratches than plastic, though not as impact-durable as metal casings. The signature black button that secures each casing adds a functional design detail that becomes part of the watch’s visual identity.

Core Construction and Engineering: Titanium Meets Bioceramic

Beneath the colorful bioceramic exterior lives a Grade 5 titanium inner case that handles the serious engineering work. This dual-case architecture solves multiple design challenges simultaneously. Titanium provides structural integrity, water resistance, and long-term durability while keeping weight minimal. The bioceramic outer shells deliver aesthetic flexibility without compromising the core construction. The dimensions hit that sweet spot of modern versatility: 40mm diameter, 13.8mm case height. That height includes the domed crystal, so the watch wears thinner than the number suggests. More importantly, the 40mm diameter works across different wrist sizes. It’s large enough to carry visual presence but compact enough that smaller wrists won’t feel overwhelmed.

100-meter water resistance might not sound impressive until you consider the modular design. Maintaining waterproof integrity with removable outer casings requires precision engineering of the sealing system. Bamford clearly prioritized real-world usability over maximum depth rating. This watch can handle rain, swimming, and daily wear without anxiety. The bioceramic choice connects Bamford to broader industry trends. Swatch popularized bioceramic through high-profile collaborations (notably the Omega MoonSwatch series), proving the material could deliver luxury aesthetics at accessible prices. Bamford takes this concept further by making bioceramic the customization vehicle itself. Where Swatch used bioceramic for one-off collaborations, Bamford built an entire user-driven ecosystem around it.

Design Detailing and Dial Play: Color Harmony Meets Functionality

The dial layout reveals Bamford’s attention to both aesthetics and chronograph functionality. Each colorway maintains dial color harmony between the outer casing, subdial accents, and strap patterns. The green set pairs its forest green dial with white subdials and yellow strap accents. The blue set echoes the case color throughout the watch face. This isn’t accidental. Bamford understood that modular design only works if each configuration feels intentionally designed, not randomly assembled.

The chronograph layout packs genuine utility into the 40mm canvas. At 12 o’clock sits a 1/10-second counter that converts into a 10-hour totalizer, an unusual complication that gives the dial asymmetric visual interest while serving split-second timing needs. The 30-minute totalizer at 3 o’clock features color segments matching the four casing options, creating a subtle design link between form and function. Small seconds live at 6 o’clock, balanced by the date window at 4:30.

A tachymeter scale wraps the rehaut (the angled ring between dial and crystal), offering speed calculation capabilities that most owners will never use but enthusiasts absolutely appreciate. Lume-treated hands and markers ensure nighttime legibility, a detail that separates serious tool watches from pure fashion pieces.

These details accentuate both fun and utility. The colorful 30-minute totalizer adds playfulness. The tachymeter scale and 1/10-second precision add legitimacy. The combination suggests Bamford designed for watch enthusiasts who don’t take themselves too seriously but still care about proper horology.

The Movement: Swiss Quartz Meets Split-Second Complication

Inside beats a Swiss Ronda caliber 3540.D quartz movement with split-second chronograph functionality. This is where Bamford made its most controversial and arguably most intelligent decision. In an industry that worships mechanical movements, choosing quartz feels almost heretical. But this specific quartz movement delivers a complication rarely found under $1,000: split-second chronograph timing. Split-second chronographs can time two events simultaneously, with one hand stopping while the other continues running. In mechanical watches, this complication typically adds thousands to the price due to engineering complexity. The Ronda 3540.D delivers this functionality with quartz accuracy (typically within 10 seconds per year) and minimal maintenance requirements.

Bamford balances serious horology and accessibility by choosing precision over prestige. The watch community might debate the quartz versus mechanical merit, but the functional reality favors quartz at this price point. You get better accuracy, split-second complications, and zero maintenance for years. The titanium and bioceramic case construction absorbs the cost savings from the movement choice, delivering material quality where it impacts daily wear experience.

Wearability and User Experience: Lightweight Comfort, Everyday Ruggedness

The strap system offers two distinct wearing experiences. The rubber strap (available in black or white) delivers traditional sports watch comfort with easy cleaning and water resistance. The woven recycled plastic strap with chevron pattern (shown in both images) brings texture and visual interest while advancing Bamford’s sustainability positioning. That chevron pattern isn’t just decoration. The high-contrast yellow and black (or other color combinations depending on set) creates visual energy that complements the colorful bioceramic cases.

The weave provides breathability and flexibility while the recycled plastic construction checks environmental consciousness boxes without sacrificing durability. Both strap options use pin-buckle closures instead of deployant clasps, keeping the design straightforward and the cost controlled. Pin buckles are more time-consuming to fasten but they’re infinitely adjustable and nearly indestructible. The combined weight of titanium case and bioceramic shell keeps the watch surprisingly light on the wrist.

This isn’t a timepiece you notice after the first hour. It’s comfortable enough for all-day wear, rugged enough for weekend adventures, and modular enough to match different contexts throughout the week.

Packaging and Value Proposition: Full Set Access

Bamford delivers the complete modularity experience in the box: four bioceramic outer casings, two strap options per set, and the titanium core chronograph. That’s eight distinct watch configurations before you consider mixing and matching across sets. Want the green case with the white strap? Done. Blue case with pink strap? Your call. At £495 (approximately $652 USD), the Mayfair 2.0 undercuts traditional entry-level Swiss chronographs by hundreds of dollars while offering Swiss movement provenance and split-second functionality.

The value calculation extends beyond initial purchase price. One Mayfair 2.0 set provides the variety of eight watches, eliminating the collector impulse to buy multiple timepieces for different occasions. The bioceramic and titanium construction suggests durability that justifies the investment. The Swiss quartz movement means minimal servicing costs for years. Compared to similar modular systems (rare in watchmaking) or entry-level chronographs (common but usually singular in design), the Mayfair 2.0 occupies unique territory. It’s not the cheapest chronograph you can buy. It’s potentially the most versatile chronograph you can buy at this price.

Big Picture: Design Significance and Industry Implications

Bamford’s playful modularity philosophy could influence how the industry thinks about personalization at accessible price points. Luxury watch brands have long offered customization through special orders and limited editions, but these options typically add cost and require commitment to a single configuration. Bamford flips this model by building flexibility into the core product architecture. This approach democratizes creative ownership in watch fashion.

You’re not selecting from manufacturer-determined options and living with that choice forever. You’re actively participating in the design process every time you swap a case or strap. The watch becomes a creative tool for self-expression rather than a static accessory.

The broader implications for sustainable materials in consumer design run deeper than the recycled plastic straps. Bioceramic production requires less energy than traditional metal case manufacturing. The modular system extends product lifespan by preventing boredom-driven replacement purchases. One watch doing the work of eight watches reduces overall consumption.

If Bamford’s experiment succeeds, expect competitors to explore similar modular architectures across product categories. The challenge will be replicating the thoughtful execution. Modularity only works when each configuration feels intentionally designed rather than randomly assembled, and when the swapping mechanism is genuinely convenient rather than technically possible.

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Posted by Ida Torres

There’s something mesmerizing about watching waves crash against a harbor, the way they ripple and fold into themselves with an effortless rhythm. Japanese architect Kengo Kuma must have spent some time observing this when designing the Busan Lotte Tower, because he’s managed to bottle that exact energy and stack it into the sky.

Rising from the former City Hall site in South Korea’s bustling coastal city, this skyscraper isn’t your typical glass-and-steel rectangle reaching skyward. Instead, Kengo Kuma and Associates have created something that feels alive, like the building itself is caught in a gentle oceanic current.

Designer: Kengo Kuma and Associates

The tower’s design captures the wake patterns left by ships moving through Busan’s busy harbor. Think about those moments when you watch a boat glide through calm water, leaving behind those beautiful, undulating trails. That’s exactly what Kuma’s team translated into architecture. The facade features horizontal bands that ripple across the exterior, creating a continuous line that wraps around the entire structure.

What makes this approach so clever is how it blurs the usual architectural boundaries. The glass shifts seamlessly from transparent to gently tinted, mirroring the changing colors of Busan’s coastal sky throughout the day. It’s not trying to dominate the landscape but rather reflect and celebrate it. This is pure Kuma, who’s known for his philosophy of creating buildings that harmonize with their surroundings rather than fight against them. The structure itself is conceived as a stack of curved transparent volumes, each layer subtly offset to suggest motion. This creates an interplay of concave and convex surfaces that echo, you guessed it, more waves. It’s architecture as poetry, where form doesn’t just follow function but captures feeling.

At ground level, the experience shifts. Those curved glass volumes frame glimpses of the activity happening inside, connecting the rhythm of urban life with the broader cadence of the harbor nearby. It’s like the building is breathing with the city, offering passersby windows into the life happening within while simultaneously pulling in the energy of the port. When evening arrives, the tower transforms again. Soft interior lighting brings those horizontal lines into subtle relief, creating the impression of an illuminated current rising through the building. Imagine standing at the waterfront at dusk, watching this glowing structure that looks less like a conventional skyscraper and more like captured light moving upward through water.

The project, which began construction in August 2023 under Lotte Construction with structural engineering by Arup and CNP, is expected to complete by 2028. It’s been ongoing under Kuma’s direction, and if you’re familiar with his body of work, this fits perfectly into his architectural language. This is the same designer who gave us Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium and the Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum, projects that similarly prioritize integration with their contexts over architectural ego.

What sets Kuma apart in contemporary architecture is his resistance to creating monuments to himself. While many starchitects chase dramatic, instantly recognizable signatures, Kuma seems more interested in creating buildings that feel inevitable in their settings, as if they grew there naturally. The Busan Lotte Tower embodies this approach perfectly. It’s bold without being brash, distinctive without being disconnected from its environment.

For a city like Busan, which lives and breathes its maritime identity, having a landmark that doesn’t just acknowledge but celebrates that connection feels right. The tower doesn’t sit on the harbor pretending to be anywhere else. Instead, it amplifies what makes Busan special, turning the patterns of ships and waves into something permanent yet fluid. This project shows us what happens when an architect truly listens to a place. The result isn’t just another tall building competing for attention in an increasingly crowded skyline. It’s a vertical landscape that captures the essence of where land meets sea, where urban energy meets ocean rhythm, where glass and steel somehow manage to feel as natural as water itself.

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Book review: Flight of the Fallen

Nov. 11th, 2025 03:33 pm
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Title: Flight of the Fallen (Magebike Courier Duology #2)
Author: Hana Lee
Genre: Fantasy, post-apocolypse, action

It’s been a bit! Timing conspired to prevent me from reviewing my last audiobook (Katherine Addison’s The Grief of Stones), but I’m here with the conclusion of the Magebike Courier duology by Hana Lee, Flight of the Fallen.

On the whole, I think if you liked the first book, you’ll like the second. It’s more of the same, which is no complaint from me. Lee digs only slightly more into the worldbuilding of the Wastes, but as with the first book, it’s clear that’s not where Lee’s strengths or interests lie, and so she doesn’t overreach herself there, which I think is best.

The main trio—Jin, Yi-Nereen, and Kadrin—continue to be fun and engaging characters, although Jin’s self-pitying act that began at the end of book 1 grows a little tiresome, even if it is understandable. (Fortunately, she gets over it and her best traits--her courage, her determination to keep trying, her capacity to love--win resoundingly in the end.) Making a surprisingly delightful reappearance is Sou-zelle, who actually threatens to usurp our lovers as the most interesting protagonist for the first third of the book. Book 1 did a good job of making Sou-zelle a more dynamic character than merely Yi-Nereen’s jilted fiancé, and book 2 continues to give him more depth.
 
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Nov. 11th, 2025 11:04 pm
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  1. I will grudgingly concede that the ridiculously overengineered parsnip risotto from The Modern Vegetarian is actually very tasty and it's very obvious that without the THREE DIFFERENT PREPARATIONS OF PARSNIP it would also be significantly less Parsnip. It is not, however, sufficient to convince me to update The Risotto Rule. But, as I say, it's very tasty and we have at least another day (possibly two?) of it, which I am cheerful about as a concept!
  2. Blessedly my repeat prescription request had made it to the pharmacy by the time I swung by to pick up A's IOU and a new thing, so I won't need to make any more trips there this week, at any rate.
  3. Chillis in the greenhouse that I really need to bring home before I lose the gamble on frost are looking happy still despite a week+ of neglect.
  4. Through hunting duvet covers (the one I bought for myself when I first moved out of the Den of Christians and into My Own Flat, in very early 2014, has tragically failed catastrophically) I have been reminded of the existence of incredibly gaudy (watercolours of) tulips, and I'm probably not going to spend slightly silly money on watercolour stripy tulips, but I'm very glad they exist.
  5. We are continuing to Really Enjoy playing Inkulinati together, and I now definitely have enough grasp of the mechanics to collaborate on What We Wanna Do Next. One level fits quite neatly into some of the slightly awkward chunks of time in our week; I am looking forward to tomorrow's. <3

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