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Lucio Fontana was a sculptor before he became a painter. He is the founder of the spatialism movement (Movimento Spaziale), more »

读了从金石堂买来的安藤忠雄自己写的《建筑家安藤忠雄》发现了以前不知道的三件事情：一，安藤忠雄有一个孪生弟弟。二，他是追随弟弟才打拳击的。三，安藤忠雄高中毕业，开始做室内设计谋生直到自学建筑开立事务所。以前读过很多介绍tadao ando的文章，大多以第三人称介绍为主。这本书可以说是作者的自传和40年建筑的心得，书中很详细的整理了一些重要作品的设计线索。 more »

Below is a Reading Quote taken from “2G august 2009″, Image from internet.

The nest and the cave are both primal states of architecture, but in a sense these two are opposites.

For the person (or animal) living in it, a nest can be described as a hospitably arranged “functional place.” By contrast, a cave is there regardless of people. It is a place that occurs naturally irrespective of whether it is hospitable or in hospitable for a person to inhabit. Yet neither is it unsuitable as a place in which to live. In a cave there are various contours and hollows, as well as unexpected expansions and contractions. When people set foot in a cave, they rediscover how to inhabit these geographical features. These hollows seem like they can be slept in, that height seems good for eating, those nooks are slightly more private spaces, I could put this book here; in this way, they gradually begin to inhabit these geographical features. In other words, a cave is not functional but it is heuristic. Rather than a coercive functionalism, it is a stimulating place in which various activities are enabled. Each day, people will discover new usages for a place.

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The words below are from <Invisible Forms> by Tokujin Yoshioka

“I find cooking and design have a lot in common. And the style of design in a country is connected to the style of its cooking more closely than we think. Italian cooking and design and French food and design are good examples. I am not sure yet whether Chinese design is as  fiery as its cooking, but i have the feeling that it will become more appealing in the future as the country has such great culture and amazing food.

We can say the same thing about Japan. Japanese food, take Tofu for example, looks very simple and maybe not so appetizing at first sight but you cannot discern the immense amount of work that is put into it once you ate it. You will realize the depth of it which cannot be seen at first sight. Even with sushi, you might first think that not much preparation is needed as most of the ingredients are raw fish. In reality, however, sushi needs a lot of careful and thorough preparation. more »