Word: ultramodern
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...Vuitton and other name-brand boutiques have multiplied as if the bubble had never burst. The gilded strip recently got its most flamboyant address yet when Dior opened its largest shop in the world there. But the store is notable for more than the treasures for sale inside. The ultramodern glass building, which resembles a fantastically illuminated medieval castle, is also Omotesando's most striking piece of architecture. Its creator, Kazuyo Sejima, 47, recalls that Dior requested that the building be feminine, elegant and intimate. With her partner, Ryue Nishizawa--with whom she runs SANAA Ltd. (Sejima, Nishizawa & Associates)--Sejima...
CONNECTING FLYERS Travelers at the airport just outside Malaysia's capital can check out the international terminal's ultramodern interior, then hop online to send e-mails to friends and colleagues. This tech-friendly nation in Southeast Asia has about 300 hot spots and plans 700 more for next year...
...literary epics are never purely heroic. Ambani's reputation was not untarnished, but his great achievement was that he showed Indians what was possible. With no Oxford or Yale degree and no family capital, he achieved what the Elite "brown sahibs" of New Delhi could not: he built an ultramodern, profitable, global enterprise in India itself. What's more, he enlisted four million Indians, a generation weaned on nanny-state socialism, in an adventure in can-do capitalism, convincing them to load up on Reliance stock. His messianic annual shareholders' meetings were held in a Bombay football stadium, and Ambani...
...creating the T-Bird required some auto archaeology for the designers, several of whom weren't even concepts when the original was born. They collected vintage models on which to base the new version. The result is a silky interpretation of the original, built on ultramodern innards...
...reliable asset, will not change and won't lose their unique energy, courage and vision for a bright tomorrow. And in the eyes of many, this might be enough to assure Hong Kong's future success. In the city of Lo Wu, at the border with China, the ultramodern train station is packed with masses of Chinese from the territory going to the mainland for a weekend or a short business trip. Their faces, their radiant smiles and spontaneous enthusiasm suggest the conclusion that maybe, for the extraordinary people of Hong Kong, the future has come well before July...