# Recognize this "confusing housing arrangement" in Asia?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 29, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670 "2008-06-29T17:45:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670/1 "2008-06-29T17:45:48Z")

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[Image](http://www.myconfinedspace.com/?attachment_id=35810)

It looks more like a campus of some sort rather than housing arrangement. In any case, I am in awe of the architecture-scaping. Does anyone know anything more about the location?

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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670/2 "2008-06-29T17:55:50Z")

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It’s definitely not “housing”, it’s some sort of institutional or retail structure. In fact in looking at the pic close up I’m pretty sure it’s a shopping mall.

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**Author:** ![smiling\_bandit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670/3 "2008-06-29T17:58:04Z")

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I can’t see the characters too clearly, but they look Korean to me.

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**Author:** ![hibernicus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hibernicus/32/2802_2.png) [@hibernicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hibernicus)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2008, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670/4 "2008-06-29T20:44:04Z")

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I recognise it - I’ve been there. It’s [Namba Parks](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namba_Parks) in Osaka, Japan. It’s a shopping mall and office building and opened in around 2003. I agree that it’s very impressive.

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**Author:** ![B.Serum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/b.serum/32/14266_2.png) [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\
**Post date:** [June 30, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recognize-this-confusing-housing-arrangement-in-asia/454670/5 "2008-06-30T04:41:26Z")

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You guys friggin’; rock. Dopers are unbeatable!