Mario's iconic pipes only exist because Shigeru Miyamoto happened to see "a plastic pipe sticking out of a wall" while wandering the streets of Kyoto
The big green warp pipes populating Mario's world are just an accepted feature at this point, but have you ever wondered ...
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The Mario Series Has Pipes Because Miyamoto Saw A Pipe One Time On The Street
This wasn't the last time Miyamoto discussed the origins of Mario's iconic pipes. In 2009, he said in an Iwata Asks interview ...
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Shigeru Ban: ‘Technology does not make architecture better’
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The last time I visited Shigeru Ban’s office, it was on top of the Pompidou Centre. The Japanese ...