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  1. 2010/06/01 Romance of the Three Kingdoms (Year 2010)
  2. 2009/02/27 Emerging new world order? Dubai and Korea stand tall. (5)
2010/06/01 19:37


I had originally written this post in Korean on my Korean blog; realized this might be helpful for others as well; so I'm basically translating my own blog post. I'm sure I can do a better job than Google Translation at least on this =D

Anyhow, many devices, many platforms, many OSs, many companies, many versions, many countries, etc. Should I say we're cursed or blessed by the Tyranny of Choice?

It's always good to put things in perspective; so I just picked out some cores from the big 3: Apple, Google, and Microsoft. All have been there and done that. With the ever-growing convergence of technology, platforms, cultures, countries, languages, on/off life, mobile/desktop, and content suppliers, what we're witnessing is a perfect-stormed-war in 2010. We're seriously living in an interesting time!

Just to add a twist to the picture, here is the list of countries represented on the chart: U.S., S. Korea, Taiwan, and China. The list was subjectively taken by me as an avid reader of Engadget, Gizmodo, GSM Arena, and TechCrunch, and sadly enough, I had to leave out some Asia-based companies like Sony and LG, simply because they don't seem to be as popular in this field as much as the ones aforementioned. At least, this list surely adds a reason for Japanese tech industry to go through some major revolution.

Any ideas to the chart above? I'll be diligent updating the list above for the next couple of days; so any input will be graciously taken.

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Posted by Danny Kim twdanny
2009/02/27 17:19



I just came across a report published by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUA) on the projections for the world's 20 tallest buildings in 2020. (You can view the entire document here. A pretty interesting report.)

What's really interesting is that out of the 20, Dubai has 6 and Korea has 4. Overall, the Middle East has 10 (50%) while Asia has 7 (35%). There's only 2 in the U.S. (10%), only one in Europe (in Moscow), none in Japan.

Now one question I'm tempted to throw is "could this possibly be any indication for the emerging new world order in the not-too-distant future?"

Sure, there are many factors to consider. First of all, you might say "having many tall buildings don't mean jack about the new world order." Some cultures and people just might be more obsessed with tall buildings (I believe Koreans are, in general.) Some governments are strategically doing that just to impress many investors when they come to visit. (Again, I'm pretty sure the Korean government is doing this.) I mean, if you are already rich and powerful, you don't need to show off to prove anything, right? Also, we shouldn't forget that the current economic crisis could simply kill many of those projects. We've been hearing over and over again about the not-so-rosy situation in Dubai.

But, this still has many important implications. The catch-up-from-behind countries are really speeding up. That's including Dubai, China, and Korea. Morever, think about what kind of technology you would need in order to complete a project like this. Remember architecture is a combination of business, technology, arts, social dynamics, and culture. (For example, look at the shape of the building that's being built in Maccah, which is near Mecca.) Think about the urbanization effects. Each of those buildings will probably hold over 100,000 habitants and probably even more during business hours. Basically when you could have monuments like these, you can't take these too lightly.

What do you guys think?

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Posted by Danny Kim twdanny