Whatever happened to.....

[Sam Fraser]

.....Shimizu Corporation's plans as outlined here:

http://www.permanent.com/m-shimiz.htm

Well, here ya go:

http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/spacehotel.html
http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/moonbase.html

And I really like (for its audaciousness, not its practicality) the concept and artwork for the "Luna Ring":

http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/images/luna_img003.jpg

http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/images/luna_img009.jpg

More here:

http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/lunaring.html

Other cool terrestrial projects here:

http://www.shimz.co.jp/english/theme/dream/index.html

These illustrations are probably used to entice graduates and then "you spend the rest of your career designing innovative parking garages for downtown Tokyo" (http://www.permanent.com/u-japan1.htm) (a PERMANENT page still in the old 90s format, but worth a read. :cool: