نمایشگاه کتاب امسال

امسال نمایشگاه از سالهای قبل شلوغ تر بود و هیچ دلیل برای آن نمی دانم. با وجود هوای خوب این روز ها ، چندان دل و دماغ گشتن در نمایشگاه را نداشتم و کتابهای زیادی نخریدم

ازمیان کتابهای معماری که از نمایشگاه گرفتم  به نظرم  این سه کتاب مناسب می باشند. مخصوصا کتاب لوکوربوزیه  و کتاب برنارد هورکاد که کتاب این یکی و مقالات آن یکی را به انگلیسی داشتم و با دیدن ترجمه شان در نمایشگاه بسیار متعجب و

خوشحال شدم

15 second of LIFE

15 second of Life

a one day lod baby

معماری و داستان

داستان از اینجا شروع شد که در حال خواندن نظرات هیات داوران مسابقه معمار در مورد پروژه ویلای درویش آباد اثر مهندس خزایلی بودم که دیدم یکی از داوران اشاره ای کرده به داستان ساختمانی که تویو ایتو برای خواهرش ساخته، هم داستان خیلی جالب بود هم اینکه تویو ایتو همیشه برایم جالب بوده، پس با خودم گفتم کاش جایی داستانهای معماری ها را جمع کرده بود ،این "جایی" معمولا برای من می شود سایتی در اینترنت و از آنجا که هرچه به فکر هرکس برسد حتما قبلا به فکر کس دیگری هم رسیده و در اینترنت آپلود شده با کمی جستجو به وبلاگی رسیدم که داستانهایی جمع کرده از معماری هایی

شاید از دلایلی که بعضی ساختمانها به دل ما نمی نشینند یا در ذهن ما نمی مانند اینست که داستان آنها را نمی دانیم یا اصلا داستانی

ندارند

 پس پیشنهاد می کنم داستانهای برخی معماری ها  را اینجا بخوانید

داستان معماری تویو ایتو برای خواهرش را هم در پست قبلی آورده بودم

The U-House

  
  

The U-House in Tokyo, by Toyo Ito

The U-House was built in 1976 in the centre of Tokyo. It was designed by the architect Toyo Ito for his older sister, who had just lost her husband to cancer. In 1997 the house was demolished before Toyo Ito's eyes. How does one explain such an ending?

The Mourners' wishes
The client and her family had lived in one of the city's high-rise apartment. Following her husband's death, the widow requested that the architect build a house for her and her small daughters where they could enjoy the close contact with the soil and plants that their former home had lacked. She also suggested that the house be L-shaped to enable all members of the family to have visual contact with one another. By coincidence, the site next to the architect's house was for sale - the same site on which the widow had lived before she was married. It was as if she wanted to grasp hold of her memories in order to help reunite her family during such a difficult time.
In the widow's conversations with the architect, the emphasis on organising functional spaces gradually disappeared and instead turned more towards the symbolic value of the space. Thus the house changed its initial L-shape to become a concrete construction with a U-shape, a form that would create greater light effects and a stronger relationship between the inhabitants.

The life of the house
The U-House consisted of two long corridors, one of which ended at the girls' rooms, the other of which led through the kitchen and bathroom and onto the mother's bedroom. Both of the corridors were dark and led into the light - a source originating from the arc of the U. This multi-use space used for playing, dining and meditating, had its walls and ceiling painted white and floor covered with a carpet, also white. In this space the light was diffused and gave a soft texture, but a cut in the ceiling directed the daylight in a straight diagonal line. The powerful light effects were reinforced by the pure whiteness of the interior, which seemed flat and without any three-dimensionality. It was like a screen where the images and floating shadows of the inhabitants were projected; a space to project the human being beyond his or her body.
Twenty-one years after the completion of the house, the family was ready to re-establish its links with the outside world. The first one to move away was the older daughter. She had never thought of whether or not it was comfortable to live in the house, although she refers to the house as a coffin. This was perhaps best reflected by the behaviour of her many pets, all of whom had totally refused to be alone in the enclosed courtyard. The mother later moved to a smaller flat, but being a musicologist she had enjoyed the music echoing on the bare walls in the old house. The youngest daughter was the last to move out. She had developed certain sensitivity for aesthetics in this house that was reflected in her appreciation of Kandinsky and later, her eventual position as a museum director.
The last thing we know about the story of the house is from a powerful image in a photograph that illustrates its demolition. Instead of interpreting it as a destruction of a home, it is a sign of another stage through which the family progresses. The demolition is a symbol of renewal of life and consequently, we can argue that this was a house for mourners.

Photos: Tomio Ohashi
Captions for illustrations
A. Toyo Ito (b. 1941) architect.
B. One of the widow's desires was for visual contact between each member of the family.
C. Plan of the U-House.
D. A screen where the images and floating shadows of the inhabitants were projected.
E. The life of the house.
F. Demolition of the house in 1997

More details are available here 

From :http://storiesofhouses.blogspot.com

Work for free

Should I work for free?
by Jessica Hische 2011
www.shouldiworkforfree.com

27 The Project

27 is a journey into the heart of contemporary European architecture, under a permanent state of mutation. 27 is a joint venture between a filmmaker, two architects and a graphic designer travelling together to meet people engaged in the process of making the Europe of tomorrow. 27 is a trip to 27 countries and 27 practices, all led by young architects recognized in their own country and abroad

www.27-theproject.com

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2011 Pritzker Prize

Eduardo Souto de Moura

 2011 Pritzker laureate, in front of the Casa das Histórias Paula Rego. Photo by Francisco Nogueira.

بهار

همیشه هراسم آن بود

که صبح از خواب بیدار شوم

با هراس به من بگویند

فقط تو خواب بودی

بهار آمد و رفت...

از خواب بیدار می شوم می پرسم بهار کجا رفت؟

کسی جواب مرا نمی دهد

سکوت می کنند!

در پشت اتاقم باران می بارد

می پرسم شاید این باران ِ بهار است

کسی جواب مرا نمی دهد

سکوت می کنند!

پنجره را که باز می کنم

باران تمام می شود

در آینه چهره ام را نگاه می کنم

آرام آرام چهره ام پیر می شود

از پنجره زمین را نگاه می کنم

خیس است و ساکت

بر تن لباس می کنم ، به کوچه می آیم

از نخستین عابر که در باران بدون چتر می دود

می پرسم

شما عبور ِ بهار را در این کوچه ندیدید؟

عجله دارد ، فقط می گوید نه !

از همسایه ها دلگیر هستم

می گویم آیا این ستمگری نیست

که هنگام ِ عبور ِ بهار از پشت پنجره ام مرا خبر نکردید ؟

سکوت می کنند

سکوت ِ همسایه ها برای من دشنام است.

کودکی در باران دست ِ مرا می گیرد

به میدانی می برد که انبوه از فواره های رنگین است

من و کودک به آب های رنگین ِ فواره ها خیره می شویم

اما از بهار خبری نیست!

با من می رود ، به محله های قدیمی می روم

در جستجوی چاپخانه ای هستم که در جوانی ِ من حروف ِ سربی داشت

می خواستم با حروف ِ سربی نام ِ بهار را روی دیوار ِ روبروی خانه ام بنویسم

بر در ِ فرسوده ی چاپخانه یک قفل ِ بزرگ زنگار گرفته است

به خانه می آیم

در فرهنگ ِ لغت به دنبال کلمه ی بهار هستم

در غیبت ِ بهار همه ی کلمات ِ فرهنگ بی معنی و پوچ است

در غیبت ِ بهار رنج ، هراس ، بیم ، تردید ، هرمان ، وحشت را از یاد نبرده ام

 به دنبال ِ تسلی هستم

چه کسی باید در غیبت ِ بهار مرا تسلی دهد

می خواهم بخوابم

پرنده ای به پنجره ی من نوک می زند

از پنجره با هرمان جهان را نگاه می کنم

جهان ناگهان غرق در شکوفه ها ، گلهای شقایق و بنفشه است

پنجره را باز می گذارم

باران می بارد

در باران می گویم

بهار را یافتم

بهار آمد ...

از : احمدرضا احمدی

Pop Chart Lab

 A VISUAL COMPENDIUM OF NOTABLE HAIRCUTS IN POPULAR MUSIC 

GRAND TAXONOMY OF RAP NAMES 






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Sendai Mediatheque Shaking

I've been wondering if the 2001 building designed by Toyo Ito was damaged in Saturday's 9.0 earthquake. This footage from a patron apparently taking shelter under a desk shows how the floor plates moved independently of the tube lattice columns and the nearby walls. Based on the video and this photo it appears that the building resisted any significant damage.

From : Archidose