February 2012
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“All Indo-Germanic pilgrims—Greek, Indic, Nordic, and Celtic—cross...”
– “H20 and the Waters of Forgetfulness”
Ivan Illich
Carlo Scarpa, Brion Cemetery (San Vito d’Altivole, Italia)
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Multiplicity and Memory
Interview with Peter Zumthor
During the first planning stage, you think of the needs of the place and what it lacks. Then how does the planning evolve?
I don’t only think of the place: I visit it, because it’s a physical experience and all can be thought as being in the place. In architecture, there’s always an underlying need. I think of the utilization: is what I do valuable? Do I like it? And...
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Mortality Immortality?
“Is contemporary art only for contemporary times? The answer to this question, one of several about the mortality and immortality of contemporary artaddressed in this book is, in its simplest form, no. …It is, however, vexing that this question is posed at all, for it displays a profound uncertainty about the art of our time.”
The Case Against Amnesia
James Coddington
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Instead of bookmarking all 50 tabs I have open,
I think I’ll just post things here. It’ll help me organize my thoughts and links.
Modellare la natura
The landscape intervention guideline was to clean up all the incoherent additions piled up during the years. Therefore, the main work was to eliminate and shape trees, to get back visual cones and glimpses. This procedure allowed for beautiful balances and geometrical effects. A...