Yoyogi National Indoor Stadiums, Kenzo Tange, 1964
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (1967)
Set
primarily in Japan, this Bond features classic local architecture
alongside some of Ken Adam’s most ambitious production design work -
including an elaborate villain’s lair within a volcano. In one geographically-improbable sequence Sean Connery actually cruises past
Tange’s modernist central-Tokyo stadium only to instantly emerge within the
Japanese countryside :-).
(Photo by Chris Schroeer-Heiermann
on Flickr)
Situated on the outskirts of Peitian Village, Fujian Province, China and designed to be constructed without the use of mechanical fasteners, “Wind and Rain Bridge” by
Donn Holohan - The University of Hong Kong
is a reciprocal interlocking timber structure which draws on the long tradition of wooden buildings native to the region. Each of the bridges’ 265 elements is unique and integral, assembled under the supervision of traditional carpenters, who number some of the few remaining exponents of their craft.
The bridge creates a community space, located in the heart of the village’s fertile farmland, where local people can socialize and exchange. Opening outward towards the village, the bridge negotiates the variable terrain and provides a place of respite from Peitian’s changeable climate. Supported by the Gallant Ho Experiential Learning Fund, and integrated within the University of Hong Kong’s introduction to architectural design course, The Peitian bridge project took 70 students to southern Fujian to aid in the construction of this community structure.
