Originally Posted by
deer
Hey, in the press release there is talk of a Chedi Hawaii!!!
"Ando is also at work on a GHM property in Kona, Hawaii."
So Kage was right when he first mentioned it in February!
And one personal thing to add: Tadao Ando totally rocks. We visited his museums at Naoshima Island, and they were the most outstanding architectural experiences I ever had on the world...
Well I actually can't wait to see what ANDO has done for the DIAOYUTAI LAMA TEMPLE HOTEL ( at YONGHEGONG ) in Beijing. Suppose to open late 2012. But as of my last visit there ,3 weeks ago , still not yet stirred.
My biggest argggghhhh is its a MGM branded property ... R they kidding ? ,!!
I don't like anything ANDO has done so far including Sight 2121 Tokyo ... It all seems hard and indulgent ... I am more comfortable with his private houses than commercial stuff.
His Capella NISEKO was my long awaited hope of seeing a big scale property of his but that hasn't materialized
He is more popular/ treasured and championed by the western media thus his popularity and following there ...but frankly a yet to be proven entity , commercially or otherwise , and accepted.