Large-scale advertising enthusiasts and Louis Vuitton dons, you should be sitting down for this: "The landmark Louis Vuitton 'suitcase' on Nanjing Road W. may be demolished within a week in a government crackdown on advertising sites launched yesterday. The distinctive advertising box was built during the World Expo last year around the Plaza 66 shopping mall to conceal renovation work. The regulations say that advertising facilities hanging on a building's outer walls must be no more than 9 meters high and 0.5 meters thick and must not endanger pedestrians. However, the LV suitcase - as well as other advertising boxes currently being built - is more than 20 meters high and 4 meters thick." [Shanghai Daily] [ more › ]
Large-scale advertising enthusiasts and Louis Vuitton dons, you should be sitting down for this: "The landmark Louis Vuitton 'suitcase' on Nanjing Road W. may be demolished within a week in a government crackdown on advertising sites launched yesterday. The distinctive advertising box was built during the World Expo last year around the Plaza 66 shopping mall to conceal renovation work. The regulations say that advertising facilities hanging on a building's outer walls must be no more than 9 meters high and 0.5 meters thick and must not endanger pedestrians. However, the LV suitcase - as well as other advertising boxes currently being built - is more than 20 meters high and 4 meters thick." [
