June 24, 2008

Tadao Ando UCLA 2008

Tadao Ando 演講 @ UCLA, Monday, 23 June, 2008

已經聽過兩次安藤演講, 本來沒有很強烈的意願要去聽這次的演講, 在同事力邀之下才出動. 這次的演講就在 UCLA 建築系內, 並未動用更大的空間, 聽眾雖然沒有爆多, 也恰好把小演講廳塞滿.

跟以往稍微不同的是, 這次的活動伴隨著簽書活動, 大多數人幾乎人手一本現場賣的安藤專輯 (Taschen 出版) 大小剛好是我那本專輯的一半 (也是 Taschen 出版), 安藤也似配合活動地在簽名旁畫上光的教堂的小素描, 對於性喜收集簽名的人來說必定是非常特別的吧? CL 為了達到"不以物喜"的境界, 極力抗拒這種誘惑.... (到現在還後悔中... XP )

這次的演講是安藤在飛回東京前爭取來的. 他此行是為了紐約和馬里布 (Malibu) 的案子.

其實這次的演講某些內容跟以前聽過的很雷同, CL 便當成以前不小心睡著, 這次補聽...
演講大概提到的內容有:
- 小時後不愛唸書
- 青年時為了尋求建築夢想展開的建築之旅.
- 萬神殿 (提到了concrete)
- Ando 事務所及其增建還有那隻狗...
- Suntory Museum
- 威尼斯 Francois Pinault Arts Center
- 六甲集合住宅 一, 二, 三, 四期 (四期指的是醫院), 總共花了三十年才完成. 安藤現在又在想...附近是不是還有人要找他設計啊?
- Issey Miyake Museum (21_21 Design Sight)
- Naoshima Contemporary Art Museum
- Tokyo Shibuya Metro Station - 地底三十公尺紡棰形的構造, 最大的概念是要自然通風....讓我們拭目以待: 到底行不行得通?
- Tokyo 2016 Olympic (bidding) : 提出了永續環保概念, 還想在東京灣填海區造一個海上森林 - 這也是一個長時間的計畫...
安藤最後以地球的永續環保話題結束演講.

有興趣看光的教堂素描的人請看照片. 另一張是他聚精會神地簽名的神情.

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June 22, 2008

38th LABC LA Architectural Awards

Awards Luncheon & Ceremony, Thursday, 19 June, 2008

上星期四在比佛利希爾頓參加了 LABC (Los Angeles Business Council) 的建築獎頒獎典禮餐會. 整個典禮歷時兩個多小時, 頒了許多獎項. 獎項內容和公司類型大小均有不同的分布.

典禮女主持人是 Frances Anderton, KCRW DNA 的主持人以及 To The Point 和 Which Way, LA? 的製作人. 典禮中最受建築人矚目的當屬甫獲 2008 Pritzker Architecture Prize 的得獎人 - Jean Nouvel. 他也是典禮的 key speaker. 演講內容很顯然的是為了他在 Century City 設計的一棟高層住宅造勢 - 10K SMB, 一棟扁長高層建築, 概念就是立體的綠色建築, 他一度把立面的綠色植栽稱為'綠刃' (green blade, 或許以後會變成建築的綽號也不一定...) 從照片中可以看出, 真是非常"綠". 南北兩面的綠色景觀主題各自因應面前對應的涵構而有不同, 每戶也有獨立而有差異的景觀, 當然立面的植栽除了景觀, 也有遮陽功能, 另外也提到了其他如自然通風等綠色永續等特性來使他的設計更合理. Nouvel 的演講不長, 大約二十分鐘以內結束.

整個典禮就在吃點心和鼓掌中度過.

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June 18, 2008

Gensler (Santa Monica) Book(let) 2008

上星期五 (2008/06/13) all staff meeting 發了一本我們辦公室出的第一本書/冊子. (好像第一本吧, 因為有個數字 "1" 在上頭) 封面看起來還不錯, 裡面只有放洛杉磯辦公室的案子. 至於內容嘛...感覺只是還好而已... ;-)

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June 12, 2008

2006 日本行補記 (七)

柒. Yoyogi National Stadium

Architect: 丹下健三 Kenzo Tange
Completed in: 1964
Built for: 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games


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March 03, 2007

Rem Koolhaas Lecture at USC, March 2007

Rem Koolhaas Lecture in USC at 6:00 PM Thursday, 1 March, 2007. 人很多, USC 臨時又開放 balcony 才得以容納所有排隊的人, 不過也晚了幾十分鐘開始.

基本上演講內容跟去年在 NeoCon West 的演講雷同, 甚至包含的案子更少也較不詳細. 我沒有後悔打瞌睡...

整晚最好玩的事要數, 一個在 Gensler 打工的 USC 學生問了一個爆笑的問題: 請問你願不願意來我們學校教我們? Koolhaas 的答案是非常堅決的"不". 理由是建築這行已經非常艱辛, 沒有必要教出更多的建築師來讓自己的執業環境更困難... (有去的人, 如果我聽錯了請糾正我)
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Thom Mayne Lecture @ LACMA, Feb 2007

Thom Mayne gave a lecture in LACMA at 6:30 PM, Thursday, 22 Feb, 2007. I was lucky enough to get a ticket from my colleague that afternoon. Being late for 20 minutes, I missed the introduction by Eric Moss, which was okay... Thom divided his speech into 2 parts. In the first part, Thom listed 4 areas he has been interested in:
-Material
-Landscape
-Fragment (continuity of incompletion)
-Organization (collective form)

In the second part of Thom's lecture, several projects were introduced to explain how those 4 areas were realized.
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August 29, 2006

Fluoroscape-NMDA

12 Aug, 2006, me, can & juny visited SCI-Arc Gallery for the exhibition "Fluoroscape" by NMDA- Neil M. Denari Architects. FYI, the closing reception will be held on Sunday, 17 September from 6 to 8 pm.

An excerpt from the introduction of this exhibition:
"Consisting of hundreds of individual lighting elements, Fluoroscape considering the geometric and graphic potential of an organized system of dotted lines, structural elements and electricity. A precisely engineered project, executed in collaboration with Bartco Lighting, the lighting formation will utilize an industrially manufactured product to generate maximum radiance that will blend and enhance the vividness and intensity of daylight and explore the effects of light as a generator of space. The array of fixtures will create a apatial environment that seeks to push the boundaries of conventional lighting installation."


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June 30, 2006

A+D New Blood - Next Gen

10 June, 2006, we visited the A+D Museum for the exhibition of New Blood / Next Gen. There were some interesting works from "new blood" as well as projects from already famous architects.

Photographs I took have been uploaded to the photo gallery:
Photos of New Blood / Next Gen
Enjoy it!
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May 31, 2006

Frank Gehry 自宅 1978

又到了必須趕作業的月底了....

前幾天隨便亂翻書時看到了一張照片-- Frank Gehry 自宅 1978年的模樣. 跟我之前拍的照片可以形成有趣的對比. 基本的架構今日仍存在, 不過應該有新增和翻修局部吧? 景觀則大幅進步, 不知道拍照當時景觀部分是否屬於"完成"?

ps. 其實我也不能百分之百肯定兩棟建築是不是真位於同一地點, 不過這張照片拍攝地也是在 Santa Monica.

(註: 照片掃瞄自 Architecture Today, James Steele, Phaidon)
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April 15, 2006

Frank Gehry 自宅

最近 post 又開始少了, 雖說偷懶的基因不無影響, 但最近比較忙也是因素之一. 待會還要去加班...

星期二和同事吃完午餐後, 到附近的 Frank Gehry 自宅看了一下, 順便測試一下手機的照相品質如何. 結果還差強人意. 如果光線弱一些, 或放大時, 影像可能會顆粒化地比較嚴重.

還蠻喜歡 Frank 的住宅, 可惜無緣一見室內.

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April 03, 2006

Rem Koolhaas Lecture

Rem Koolhaas Lecture @ LA Design Week/ NeoCon West, LA MART, 27 Mar, 2006

Rem Koolhass 的演講替今年的 LA Design Week/ NeoCon West 打頭陣. 地點在 downtown 的 LA Mart. 我只參加了這個演講, 至於其他的展覽攤位無暇參觀, 不過也拍了幾張照片讓大家有個模糊的概念, 大概是什麼樣子.

LA Design Week/ NeoCon West 的活動內容為:
L.A.DesignWeek unites L.A.’s design resources into one major event over four non-stop days. NeoCon West in downtown L.A. and WESTWEEK in West Hollywood will take place side-by-side, complimented by events in contract and residential furnishings showrooms throughout the Santa Monica Design District.

Over 250 exhibitors will participate in L.A.DesignWeek, including manufacturers from NeoCon West, Pacific Design Center, the Santa Monica Design Center District showrooms and the downtown Contract furnishings showrooms.

Rem Koolhaas 的演講主要為以前到目前的部分案子介紹. 時間大約一個小時多一點. 照片並未涵括所有演講的案子.

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March 25, 2006

二零零六年正月日本行 (六)

陸. MIKIMOTO Ginza 2

這週末有點忙, 要小小偷懶一下, 本來應該將這次在銀座拍到的建築都收錄進來. 現在改為 1/8 晚上參觀的最後一棟-- Mikomoto Ginza 2, Toyo Ito 設計.

我和肥羊逛到那時, 大約已是晚上九點多. 無法進入. 只能拍拍外觀的夜景. 不像 Can 和 Juny 伯母還可以悠閒地坐在裡面喝咖啡. 網路上查了一下, 室內設計是由 Ichiro Nishiwaki 設計. 至於是哪個部分, 就不太清楚了. 貫穿迴旋梯的吊飾應該是其中之一.


商店資料:
MIKIMOTO Ginza 2
東京都中央区銀座2-4-12 MIKIMOTO Ginza 2
TEL:03-3562-3130
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