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[18 Apr 2008 | 7 Comments | 124 views]
west-lake-at-hangzhou-a-citizens-place

The misty and beautiful sunset approached my horizons, here by the side of West Lake in Hangzhou. My breath was taken by its golden color, just ripe enough for me to pick if it were mango.
On the side, there were plenty citizens using the landside to enjoy the scenery and the cool wind.

People chatted; some playing chess, some young couples just simply enjoying their cotton candies, some just sat or read, kids playing around, and some senior citizens complete with their musical instruments are giving out free entertainment. …

architecture, urban design »

[9 Apr 2008 | 5 Comments | 43 views]
urban-architecture

Let our thoughts be alike. Consciousness and temptations be one. Let’s utilize it optimally. A couple of years ago I was watching a movie “Fifth Element” functioning on Vaastu theory simulating 3-D city matrix flashing an idea which can change the way we live. Since in this never­-ending maze of fashion. We are lost as to how to think about a real city matrix, which solves most of our problems.
We continue in strive of creating a perfect city matrix.

maestro architects »

[30 Mar 2008 | 11 Comments | 727 views]
le-corbusier-golden-section-and-modular-theory

Le Corbusier is one of the architect maestro to the modern architecture. He tends to contribute in community live improvement to provide better living conditions. He was also an urban planner, painter, sculptor, writer, and modern furniture designer. Le Corbusier expanded and reformulated his ideas on urbanism.

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[12 Mar 2008 | 4 Comments | 73 views]
798-is-the-number

Our last day in Beijing was the day of my first encounter with the magic number of Chinese contemporary art. 798 Art District is the happening venue of Chinese art. With only a piece of paper scribled of the address and my limited Mandarin, we arrived at a cold mid day. The cold seeped through our thin jackets and the luggage that we carried did not help us to warm our shivering bodies.

The site was built as a complex of factories during the fifties and designed by engineers …

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[10 Mar 2008 | 4 Comments | 74 views]
color-as-a-symbol-in-architecture

The first of these relationships was without doubt one of direct connection. If fire was red, then red was a quality of fire, and this was recognized by primitive people the world over.
The second type of color symbolism appears to depend not on direct connection but on association of ideas. For instance, black has often been connected in men’s minds with despair and death.
Finally, in a third type of symbolism the relation between the color and the idea is difficult