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Shanghai Expo 2010
Been back from Shanghai for a few weeks already, it’s about time I finish organizing the photos and archive this project before I move on to a new one. Despite the crazy long line-ups and the rudeness of our mainland people (just a difference in culture I would say), the 3.5 days I spent at […]
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Home Sweet Home
Came back from Shanghai late last night. The Would Expo was not as spectacular as I imagined, perhaps I had too high of an expectation. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience nonetheless, and I did manage to see some awe-inspiring architectures. Glad to be home, it’s through traveling that I realize where home is.
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Summer Vacation Starts Today!
Submitted my paper on “Mitigating Air Pollution with Architecture in Hong Kong” today. There were at least 3 months for me to work on it, but I barely did any work until the last two weeks, all the other time were wasted on procrastination. I don’t know why I just can’t get myself to start […]
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Touch This Earth Lightly
Walls that breathe, roofs with glimpses of the sky, sliding windows with views of the vast Australian landscape, together with the smell of seasonal flowers and occasional sound of dripping rain, I can imagine myself relaxing and enjoying my cup of morning coffee in a veranda house designed by Glenn Murcutt. The Architect describes his […]
tagged: architect, architecture, books, climate, like
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Architecture without Architects
In my mind, architects always hold this mysterious prestige status, attractive yet unattainable. Perhaps I was drawn to the field by the creative and inspirational masterpieces of world-renowned celebrity architects. It seems to be a field never lacking dreams and aspirations. Yet, my perception of “architects” seems to have shifted slightly after looking at the […]
tagged: architecture, art, books, life, like
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Sickness (Part III)
My light fever has pretty much subsided, but my throat is still so sore that I couldn’t take in solid food. Haven’t stepped out of my apartment for 3 days, must be a record. It’s not just because of sickness that I stayed home, the sudden cold weather is discouraging me to even open the […]
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Marathon
Finally submitted my assignment last night, I’ve spent much of my time this week working on it. Relief! I chose one of the buildings for the upcoming Shanghai World Expo 2010 as the case study, so the end of the assignment is actually a new beginning for my research of the much anticipated Expo. While […]
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Moving On From….. the Copenhagen UN Climate Summit
It was freezing cold at the BYOB forum on Sat. evening, I was shivering while listening to the panels discuss issues about climate change. What stirred me most was the way one of the panels reacted to a question from the floor. I can sense his passion and love of nature. Yes, how can we […]
tagged: architecture, climate, school, travel
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Malcolm Wells
I like reading about the life and work of artists, especially those with a sense of humor. Malcolm Wells (a.k.a Mac Wells) is one of those rare few I truly admire. I love his style of writing – personal, honest, truthful, with plenty of humor/sarcasm and to-the-point cartoons/illustrations. It was only by luck that I […]
tagged: architecture, art, artist, life, like
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bodw & BYOB
I was carrying with me a fair bit of expectation entering the bodw show, but I left during the break right after the first presentation by Hermés. I believe there’s value in good design, but there’s something I disgust about luxurious goods, I just can’t stand the way people spending so much money buying them […]
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