P 的建築心觀點: April 2005 彙整

April 29, 2005

電腦瘋狂追!追!追!

Brunswick Street 街口

........又過了幾天,我的電腦還是沒有下落,直到前幾天我才知道,原來這一切是一場大誤會,且聽我慢慢道來.....

就在今年初,正慶幸著自己配得了一部全新的P4-2.8桌上型電腦,才使用了不到一個月的時間,電腦就在我返台休假的同時被搬到了不知名的地方,主要是因為校方通知我搬到新的研究室,但是系上答應我,會將電腦妥善保管,等我回英國之後再幫我安裝到新的研究室去..反正人在台灣就姑且相信他吧!諒他也不敢耍什麼花樣.....

等我回來搬進新研究室之後,電腦還是遲遲未出現,我寫了幾封信給系上秘書抱怨,她一下說會儘快幫我處理,一下又說新的研究室原本就沒有配發電腦,一下又說電腦好像暫時放在我Supervisor那邊....好吧!我就將目標轉到我Supervisor那邊去,果然在他辦公室看到一部好像是我新電腦的電腦,就跟他說了一聲,直接叫系上的電腦技工幫我安裝,那位技工馬丁本來一口答應了,沒想到他過了幾天之後又跟我說,請我的Supervisor打個電話,授權給他將電腦搬離我Supervisor的辦公室....好吧!我這又把目標轉到我Supervisor身上,沒想到這個蘇格蘭老先生竟然說,現階段如果研究生沒有電腦,可能就要等到明年他再幫我極力爭取看看囉!挖哩咧,意思就是說我的新電腦就這樣不翼而飛,明年再看看囉!這可是我用了一個月的電腦耶,你怎麼可以趁我不在就這樣霸佔了呢??靠!

這時候的我該怎麼辦呢?只好去找所長解決囉!寫封信給所長跟他約了個時間,將一切原由解釋給他聽一遍....還好他說,今年初買的五部新電腦是專人專用的,每一部電腦都有序號跟保管人,使用權是歸個人而非研究室,直到你畢業時才需將電腦歸還給學校,叫我不要擔心,是我的就是我的,必要時他會出面幫我作證,好了,至少吃下一顆定心丸,繼續努力....

又過了幾天,我的電腦還是沒有下落,直到前幾天我才知道,原來這一切是一場大誤會,且聽我慢慢道來.....首先,秘書認為電腦是屬於研究室而非屬於個人(但是這五部是例外),因為大部分的研究室都是如此,他認為如果新的研究室沒有電腦就是沒有電腦,他也不會生給你...我的Supervisor因為他的研究室有好多電腦,每一台廠牌都不一樣,他也不知道是多了一台還是少了一台,也就是說,哪時候有人把我的電腦搬到他辦公室寄放他都不知道,直到今天他的希臘籍助理才說,他之前好像沒看過這台電腦,而且好像沒看到別人在用......他還小聲的偷偷用他的希臘腔英文告訴我,I saw Martin put this computer here! 原來兇手就是馬丁,他還裝做什麼事都跟他沒關係一臉無辜樣,媽你個B咧! 最扯的是,電腦的更新移動資料應該都要登記,這樣才知道東西做了什麼更動,東西跑哪去了,結果就唯獨這部電腦沒有任何的紀錄,只有當初的機型與序號紀錄,所以連管電腦的人都不知道東西跑哪去了...

我想,這個錯誤應該有絕大部分是馬丁的責任,他竟然還好意思說,Mystery is over! 靠!

反正不管怎樣,電腦在今天下午已經全部安裝完畢了,真是可喜可賀,苦盡甘來啊!原本心情因為好天氣跟新電腦High到不行,卻又得知有人(就是那個原本堅決反共的黨主席)竟然跑道對岸去出賣自己的國家,看到都捶心甘快吐血了,真的真的很難過,這個美麗寶島似乎不用人家侵略你,自己就可以唱衰自己,自己把自己給賣了.....算了,不要在這裡多說,不然又要引起一陣口舌之爭了,自己的媒體,自己的人民看起來好像都沒有大加撻伐之意了,我還能怎樣呢?我老媽嚴重警告我,不要在網路上提到這些骯髒的政治,不然要把我罵到臭頭屁.....!

經過Glossop Road與Brunswick路口時,60號雙層巴士上的中學生一直跟我招手,只好不太情願的拍下這一張......

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April 25, 2005

康河撐篙

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皇后學院Queens' College 後方的數學橋Mathematical Bridge

每一個知名的大城市或小鄉鎮幾乎都會有一條河，每一個不知名的大城市或小鄉鎮也幾乎都會有一條河。不管這條蜿蜒藍帶的尺度是大或小，在古早的年代是孕育這個聚落的必然要件；基本的生存也好，運輸也好，軍事防禦也好，住民的世代延續似乎無法遠離它而活。在現代的都市叢林中，這條藍帶更扮演了柔化都市生硬線條的重要角色，也讓忙碌的現代人有了一個轉化心情的休閒好去處；散步、蹓狗、騎腳踏車、水上活動，都是不錯的選擇。大小城市因為它的襯托而更加讓人流連忘返；倫敦如果沒有寬廣的泰晤士河，國會大廈到倫敦塔橋的絕美天際線就不再獨特，巴黎如果沒有塞納河，所有著名的地標也會遜色不少，布拉格如果沒有沃它瓦河，整個皇宮區的天際線可能就不再令人印象深刻。當然了，如果沒有這些水元素，那些充滿美感、藝術感與科技感的各型各色橋樑也沒有出現的可能，更沒有存在的必要了。

劍橋也有一條蜿蜒的康河River Cam流經，雖然河面不寬，溪水不深，但是劍橋的美就美在這條小河流經各大學院的後院或中庭，將所有分散的建築群組就這樣串了起來，再加上各大學院延伸橫跨其上的各色古橋，搭配沿岸的綠地植栽與穿梭其間的撐篙平底船Punting，實在很難找到如此優雅的景緻了。雖然劍橋沒有牛津的歷史久遠，建築沒有牛津的雄偉，城市尺度更沒有牛津的大，但是我跟大部分人一樣，比較喜好劍橋的氣氛；因為它的親切小尺度，更因為它有一條明快單純的小河貫穿其中（牛津的溪流恰好從城市外圍流經，沒有貫穿城市）。

聖約翰學院St. John College後方優美的嘆息橋Bridge of Sign

介於聖約翰學院St. John College與三一學院Trinity College之間的廚房橋Kitchen Bridge

聖約翰學院St. John College後方優美的嘆息橋Bridge of Sign,此橋模仿自威尼斯那座死刑犯專用的嘆息橋,在牛津也有一座,只不過它市跨越馬路而非河面

三一學院Trinity College後方的三一大道橋Avenue Bridge

克雷爾學院Clare College後方的克雷爾橋,橋面有點凹陷

辣妹情色撐篙

康河塞船有點嚴重

河邊花絮:該先看哪一台呢??

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April 24, 2005

你會買哪一牌???

Derived from Lyra Research

昨天在DP Review看到一則跟攝影工業相關的有趣研究（我深深懷疑是Kodak花錢請人家做的，以為廣告之用），不過有些論點還頗值得相機製造商好好參考的。這個問卷研究是由知名的Lyra Research市調公司，針對目前美國數位相機市場（應該是包括了所有DSLR與消費型機種）及相關光學影像設備，男性客層與女性客層對於光學器材品牌的偏好程度與相關原因進行探討。跌破專家眼鏡的是，有20﹪的女性偏好柯達Kodak的產品（如果是這樣它就不會裁員裁成這樣，股價還掉一半了），佔最多數，Canon跟Sony則緊追在後，而Nikon敬陪末座。男性則有約20﹪偏好目前居數位光學龍頭地位，技術最先進的Canon，佔了最多數，而選擇Kodak的僅佔10﹪（應該只有美國可以賣到這個比例），選擇以往的光學大廠Nikon的更僅佔7﹪。

依照原文報告結論，主要原因是女性朋友對於科技事物比較感到「不舒服」，他們寧可相信自己已經熟識的品牌，傾向購買簡易操作的機種，而且越傻瓜越好；相反的，越高科技水準的光學器材反而讓他們卻步，卻讓男性趨之若鶩。文中還提及女性比男性擁有較少的攝影與沖印相關器材，縱使有器材也花比較少的時間去深入了解與熟悉。這反應了什麼呢？有越來越多的研究顯示，如果你的商品要在市場上賺錢，女性市場與老年人市場是非常非常重要的，不只是光學器材，所有的工業設計與商業設計，都應該重新思考與修正以往較傾向以男性為主的設計觀點，畢竟這個族群頂多只佔了50﹪強。

別的不說，就攝影這個領域來說，具我的觀察，我總覺得女性朋友的生活觀察力與敏銳度比男性好很多（我身邊就有許多不錯的例子），但是以往器材取向，男性取向的市場，讓這個細膩且深具創作力的族群望而卻步，也因為較差的器材與較少的使用頻率，更因為投注相當多心力在家庭的瑣碎事務上，使得他們的影像成就不及男性。反而讓許多敏感度不怎麼樣的男性，空有一堆昂貴的器材四處炫燿，卻生不出幾張佳作。我想，這個情況應該會漸漸改觀，有越來越多的女性朋友，白髮族，與小朋友族群開始進入這個影像創作的領域，而且成果遠優於以往那些只會炫燿器材與玩器材，而不知攝影為何物的男性。

說到這裡，還是要澄清一下，我可沒有說「器材」一點都不重要喔！有好的創作力、美感與敏銳度是最優先的條件，當然還是要配上一定水準的「工具」，才能讓你的思維與創作忠實的（或是說以最高的水準）呈現。在這裡做個簡單的問卷，非關男女也無關年齡，如果是你要選擇光學器材，你最優先的考量是什麼？是以優異的光學水準與最新的電子影像技術聞名，但功能較為多樣的Canon、Nikon傳統光學之流呢？還是以簡易操作、花俏功能居多、定位在消費性電子產品、影像也尚可的Sony、Panasonic、Kodak….之流呢？為什麼？還是看大家買什麼你就買什麼呢？大家可以提出看法交流一下。

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April 20, 2005

Architecture Week 2005

2005年英國建築週Architecture Week即將於6月17日~6月26日於英國各地展開
這個於1997年開始的一系列當代建築藝術活動
是由英國皇家建築師協會RIBA與英格蘭藝術協會Arts Council England所共同舉辦
活動除了各類可以全家參與的展覽與論壇之外,最吸引我的就是有一系列的建築參訪活動可以參加....許多英國當代有名的建築物於活動期間會免費開放參觀,也包含一些赫赫有名的建築師事務所如Sir Norman Foster...等
有興趣的朋友(尤其剛好在英國的)可以點閱以下網站了解一下

http://www.architectureweek.org.uk/

點入深入閱讀有重點活動內容Key Events喔!

Events in Architecture Week: The national celebration of architecture (17-26 June 2005)

Get closer to architecture! Everyone has an opinion on the buildings they see around them, the places they live or work in, and the forces that change their environments. Whether they want to build a dream home or explore the latest skyscraper, Architecture Week provides a focus for public interest, nation-wide, and a chance to think about the way we live.

What makes a perfect home? Where do we spend our free time? What will architecture be like in ten or twenty years’ time? Architecture Week typically showcases over 500 events with celebrities and celebrated architects, ranging from opportunities to see inside new buildings to exhibitions, talks and tours - and even the chance to get an architect to help redesign your own home!

This year the British Film Institute, National Theatre, Tate Britain, Tate Modern, National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Royal Academy, the new Home Office building, inIVA, The Soane Museum, Whitechapel Art Gallery, De La Warr Pavilion and The Milton Keynes Gallery are all involved.

Key events include:

Ten Years of the RIBA Stirling Prize – 22 June–16 October (V&A, free).

A major exhibition at the V&A illustrating the history of the prestigious RIBA Stirling Prize as it reaches its tenth year, through models, photography, plans and talks. Previous winners include 30 St. Mary Axe, London; Gateshead Millennium Bridge; NatWest Media Centre, Lord’s Cricket Ground, London; The American Air Force Museum in Britain, Duxford. Associated events are planned across the country at RIBA Stirling Prize-winning buildings.

RIBA Architect in the House – 17-26 June (national).

This event - organised by the Royal Institute of British Architects - partners members of the public with RIBA Chartered Architects throughout the country to discuss the design potential of their homes. For up to an hour long consultation, participants are asked to make a minimum donation of £25, which goes to Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity – over £400,000 has been raised to date.

To participate in RIBA Architect in the House, register at www.architecture.com .

National Theatre ‘ArchiTours’ - 18 & 25 June at 10.15am & 12.00pm (NB: TWO tours at each time – 30 per tour; £5.00/£4.00 concessions).
Guest architects join National Theatre guides for special tours of the NT, looking at both the inside and outside of Lasdun’s building from a design, structural and practical point of view.

South Bank ‘ArchiTours’ – 21, 22 & 23 June at 7.00pm (Single tour [East or West] £5.00/£4.00 concessions; pair of tours [East and West on all dates] £10.00/£8.00).
The South Bank offers a remarkable selection of architecture from the remnants of the Festival of Britain to the Tate Modern. Starting from the National, each of these architect-led tours will take a route along the South Bank, either going East (Oxo Tower, Tate Modern, Globe) or West (Hayward Gallery, Festival Hall, London Eye). After the tour, there will be a small reception where you can talk further with the architects about some the finer points of the South Bank.

The Stadium: Architecture for the New Global Culture – Monday to Saturday, 17 June–16 July (Florence Hall, RIBA; free).

This exhibition features drawings and models from sports architecture specialists, HOK sport architecture, including the new Wembley Stadium, Ascot Racecourse, Emirates Stadium (Arsenal) and new Dome Arena. The exhibition demonstrates how stadia have evolved to act as catalysts for city regeneration. The exhibition is accompanied by extracts from the new book The Stadium : Architecture for the New Global Culture by Rod Sheard, Senior Principal of HOK sport architecture.

Urban Space by Design exhibition - 8.00am-8.00pm Monday to Friday, 3–30 June (Greater London Authority, City Hall).
40 projects, both built and unbuilt, from the recent Urban Space by Design competition are included in this exhibition. They explore urban spaces, the influence that they have on their local environments, and the physical and social relationships produced by a fusion of designs.

Sir Terry Farrell at the RENEW Rooms - 23 June (RENEW Rooms, Liverpool).

The architect of the new Home Office building in London will be taking part in an RIBA and The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce event during Architecture Week, giving a lecture at the RENEW Rooms, followed by a drinks reception and book signing at the new RIBA book shop.

Jacques Herzog and Rowan Moore: The Elements of Architecture – 6.30pm, 21 June (Starr Auditorium, Tate Modern; £7, £5 concessions).

The first of a series of conversations investigating the elements of architecture in contemporary life. Do the Vitruvian principles of commodity, firmness and delight still hold good? What is the value of sensuousness or of spectacular shape-making? With the rise of digital and virtual technologies, what is the value of the material properties of architecture? In the first event Tate Modern's architect Jacques Herzog is in conversation with The Architecture Foundation’s director Rowan Moore. In subsequent events - on June 30, July 7 and 14 - artists, writers and critics discuss their personal views on the contemporary elements of architecture: see Tate website for full details. Tickets: 020 7877 8888.

Open Practice – 21 June (London, free).

Architects' offices often become a test-bed for new materials and ideas. Open Practice, organised by the RIBA, invites you into these spaces, to see how architects work, their influences and the environments in which they design. This is an opportunity to see the offices of big names such as Norman Foster, as well as work by young and funky practices. See www.architecture.com for more details.

Whitechapel – Structuring Social Space - 16 June (free).

This talk explores how architecture can affect the social environment. How do ghettos happen? Iain Borden and Sarah Featherstone look at the influence of black culture on the built environment. Tickets: 020 7522 7888.

Theatre and Architecture: The National Theatre Architecture Platform - 17 June (£3.50/£2.50 concessions).
A discussion about the specific challenges and contemporary thinking behind theatre architecture at the beginning of the twenty-first century with practitioners currently working in the field. Tickets: 020 7452 3000.

ARCHITECTURE, MEMORY & ERASURE inIVA Chat Room in collaboration with the British Museum – 24th June (£5/ £3 concessions).

‘Things are not universally correct in architecture and universally incorrect in men.’ Adorno.

Texts can be invented, but buildings do not lie. Architecture is characteristically perceived as a fixed entity, central to validating history yet simultaneously, existing outside it. Increasingly, however, architectural form and archaeological process are recognised as powerful weapons in forming our collective recollection.

How is architecture represented or misrepresented through time? What role does architecture play in contesting or reinforcing cultural memory? This discussion explores the connection between architecture, memory and cultural legitimacy. Speakers include Professor Colin Renfrew (academic and author), Robert Bevan (journalist and author) and Susan Hiller (artist). Tickets: 020 7323 8181.

‘ My Party this Way’: four artists’ alternative tours of London - 18 & 19 June at 2pm.

Shop * Drink * Ride * Barge your way around London: Four artists invite you on a personal tour of the city, taking in some of London’s best-kept architectural secrets. Each tour starts at a central London location, where the artists will invite you aboard their own minibus with driver, for a three-hour treat. Entertaining, informative, political and challenging, this series explores the real life of the city experienced through its architectural delights and misdemeanours. See www.architectureweek.org.uk for tickets.

Mat Fraser; ‘Everything you wanted to know about access to buildings in the City but were too afraid to ask’. A polemical whistle stop tour of the best and worst the capital has to offer, in terms of accessible spaces; physical, intellectual, sensory and political. From the insistent issues of disabled access, to the new climate of security and paranoia in public spaces.

Lisa Wesley; ‘Pub Crawl’. Lisa Wesley initiates the audience into the hidden delights of London pub life, from the stylish to the down right ugly, with fact and fiction woven into an intriguing narrative fiction. Themes and issues contained in her work concern living in contemporary Britain, the blurring of reality and fantasy, the ironic play between fact and fiction, sexual stereotyping, the deconstruction of the theatre event and a preoccupation with dialect and class structures.

Marcia Farquhar; ‘Shopping Spree’. From Fortnum’s & Mason in Piccadilly to Marcia’s favourite corner shop, from the Freemasons shop in Covent Garden to specialist rubber wear retailers and rare cheese outlets and beyond, an investigation of class and notions of Englishness.

Robin Deacon; ‘TERMINAL DECLINE’. Ex-model railway enthusiast, Robin takes the audience on a journey around the railway stations of London, by minibus, train and tube, musing on the delights of city travel, from the stylish Eurostar terminal to the grungy station waiting room at Euston and back.

Architecture and…what we like - 3:00pm-4:30pm 25 June (V&A lecture theatre; details below).

From journalists and television presenters to competitions and professional talking heads, our views on architecture are constantly being constructed for us. But what makes a good building, who decides and is it really what we like? Here is a chance to answer back -discussion and audience participation is encouraged. To purchase tickets ring the Bookings Office on 020 7942 2211. Full price £8.50; V&A Members, Patrons, RIBA Members, students and senior citizens £5.50, disabled people (accompanying carer admitted free) and ES40-holders £3.50.

Open Day at the RIBA+V&A Study Rooms - 10.00am-5.00pm 20 June (4th floor, Henry Cole Wing, V&A; free).
The recently opened new research facilities, designed by Wright & Wright give free access to over a million architectural drawings and archives, and offer a wide range of information services. The Open Day will show off the complementary architectural collections of both the V&A and the RIBA, including new accessions, historic drawing instruments and rarely seen treasures. Curators from both collections will give talks about items on display. At 11.00am and 3.00pm there will be guided visits to the Architecture Gallery, led by curators from the collections.

bfi & TATE and Architecture Week:

· Alphaville (Jean Luc Godard, France, 1965) – 7pm 18 June (£4).

Godard's hugely influential sci-fi thriller was originally called Tarzan vs. IBM, a title indicative of its pop art/pulp fiction sensibility and suggestive of its theme: the alienating, dehumanizing effects of contemporary corporate/computer culture.

· The Films of Gordon Matta-Clark - Programme One: Fresh Kills - 6.30pm 22 July (£4).

The late chainsaw-wielding artist Gordon Matta-Clark is best known as an 'anarchitect' who literally deconstructed abandoned buildings and industrial spaces. Much less known are his works as a filmmaker, works that reveal his performances and installations more fully and create their own cinematically arresting terrain.

· The Films of Gordon Matta-Clark - Programme Two: City Slivers - 6.30pm 23 July (£4).

Richard Nonas, artist and former member of the Anarchitecture group, introduces five more films that delve deep into Matta-Clark's obsession with buildings, gaps, cuts, slices...and fish?

Tickets: 020 7877 8888.

How to Save Money and Save the Planet! - 9.00am - 12.00pm, 1.00pm - 5.30pm 17, 20-24 June (Koru Design, 4A Burton Villas; £20 donation to The Centre for Alternative Technology).

Small Hove practice Koru Design discusses the sustainable design potential of your home/workplace.

Secrets and Crimes – 17, 22, 24 June 10.00am - 2.00pm, 18, 25 June 10.00am - 4.00pm, 20, 21 June 10.00am - 7.00pm, 23 June 10.00am - 7.00pm (Jubilee Library, Brighton; free).

An opportunity to look at the library as place of mystery and secrets, knowledge and revelation. At Brighton's new Jubilee Library by Bennetts Associates.

Hard-hat tour of the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill - 6.00pm - 7.30pm 23 June (free but pre-booking essential).

The Centre of the Universe in Oxford University Parks – 17-22 June (University Parks, Oxford; free).

A 30 foot high radio telescope (and sculpture) right in the middle of the parks! Visitors will be able to visit Jem Finer in his on-site lab and hear the sounds of the universe received through the telescope.

Tour the Crescent Community Resource Centre, Reading – 20 June (free).

The Centre is designed to meet the needs of voluntary organisations and the local community. Tour the Centre with its architect, John Cook of Jessop and Cook Architects.

Look Who’s Talking - 18 June (Milton Keynes Gallery; free).

Michael Stanley, Director of Milton Keynes Gallery, offers his personal perspective on Milton Keynes Gallery’s Langlands and Bell exhibition (7 June to 24 July) in this informal talk

For the full guide to Architecture Week events, visit www.architectureweek.org.uk .

Architecture Week 2005 is organised and managed by Arts Council England.

Architecture Week 2005 is an Arts Council England and Royal Institute of British Architects joint initiative in association with the Architecture Centre Network.

Notes for editors:

1. For further press information on Architecture Week and images please contact Jonathan Morrison at the RIBA on 020 7307 3884; jonathan.morrison@inst.riba.org or Julienne Webster at Caro Communications on 020 7336 8488; julienne@carocommunications (NOT FOR PUBLICATION)

2. For further information on RIBA Architect in the House, please contact Jonathan Morrison at the RIBA or Helen Bird at Shelter on 020 7505 2051; helen_bird@shelter.org.uk (NOT FOR PUBLICATION)

3. Shelter believes everyone should have a home and helps 100,000 people a year fight for their rights, get back on their feet, and find and keep a home. We also tackle the root causes of Britain's housing crisis by campaigning for new laws, policies and solutions. Shelter launched the Million Children Campaign in April 2004 aimed at getting the Government to commit to ending bad housing for the next generation of children.

由 arp03th 發表於 10:32 PM | 迴響 (2) | 引用

Graz Portrait (4) .......Youngster

我們在約會,不要偷拍....

怎樣! 沒看過帥哥嘛....

好大的Onion喔!

由 arp03th 發表於 10:22 PM | 迴響 (4) | 引用

Graz Portrait (3) .......Gentleman

這兩個的長相與穿著看起來都有點義大利風格,因為這裡離義大利很近,Italian特別多...

由 arp03th 發表於 10:17 PM | 迴響 (1) | 引用

April 19, 2005

Graz Potrait (2) .......Elder

接下來再貼點慈祥和藹的老人,gentleman, youngman & kids 的明天再貼囉!

這個老人看書看得出神,我非常接近的拍攝,他完全沒有發覺

今天的夕陽好像有點太烈了!

由 mrs.turtle 發表於 08:41 PM | 迴響 (2) | 引用

Graz Portrait (1) ...... Fair Lady

暫時先擺脫建築議題,輕鬆一下賞賞圖,看看Graz的眾生相吧!
首先登場的當然是我最喜歡的題材....Beautiful Lady囉!

古鐘樓所在的山頂,有一個氣氛不錯的露天Cafe',是個俯瞰古城看夕照的好所在

Graz一條石板斜坡道上的Cafe'

除了來來往往的電車,Graz街上是人手一台腳踏車,安靜方便又環保

歐陸的人好像喜歡站著吃東西??

由 mrs.turtle 發表於 08:34 PM | 迴響 (5) | 引用

April 18, 2005

墨爾島..Island of Mur

從可愛外星人前方的橋上,往Island of Mur望過去

在Kunsthaus附近，有一座相當不錯的貝殼造型「建築」，量體由兩個正反貝殼所組成，朝上的是一個小型的露天劇場，朝下的是一間Cafe'，它也是「一座橋」，叫做莫爾島（Island of Mur），與Kunsthaus在同一年完成，是由美國建築師Vito Acconci所設計，橫跨湍急的River Mur，優雅前衛的造型，咖啡屋，露天環型與橋樑的建築機能，非常值得站在幾與河面同高的河中央體驗一下，很不錯的。

Island of Mur上面有一個小小的露天Cafe'

晚上八點接近黃昏時由Cafe'透過空間桁架往外望

貼近水面橫越River Mur,不知道雨季時會不會被暫時淹沒???

穿越空間的主要步道

應該坐在這裡喝一杯冰啤酒的

由 arp03th 發表於 08:12 PM | 迴響 (8) | 引用

April 16, 2005

格拉茲 vs 友善的外星人

The "Nozzles" of Kunsthaus

這麼多要寫要貼的，該從何下手呢？決定依照此次旅程的時間軸來進行，先花一個禮拜將格拉茲Graz完成，再花一個禮拜將薩爾斯堡Salzburg與多瑙河Wachau省流域小鎮解決掉，最後再花兩個禮拜時間將既深且廣的首都維也納Wien交代完畢。希望這理論上的進度能夠在一個月內確實執行，畢竟還是以功課為重，副業只能利用閒暇時間來完成囉..........

About GRAZ

首先登場的是格拉茲Graz。奧地利第二大城，位於奧地利東南部，為思提瑞亞省Styria首府，與東北邊位處低地的維也納被阿爾卑斯山分隔開來，人口250,000人（人口與土地面積剛好是英格蘭第五大城Sheffield的一半），受義大利與巴爾幹半島（離Balkans僅40公里）的影響深遠，這裡的居民可以說是標準的，講德文的義大利人。也因為居奧匈帝國東南要塞，自古以來經常被土耳其人入侵，也讓它擁有世界最大的兵器博物館Zenghaus。最值得一提的是，Graz自1379年開始即成為哈布斯王朝Hapsburgs的首府，斐德列三世在成為神聖羅馬帝國皇帝之後，於1452年更宣佈Graz為其帝國首善之都，其繁榮富庶可見一般；但是此番好景在1619年斐迪南二世決定遷都維也納之後大為改觀，逐漸沒落不說，更飽受戰火的摧殘。

Graz在近代的主要產業跟Sheffield一樣，都是鋼鐵業，在工業沒落之後，目前朝文化與旅遊產業發展，近幾年更被聯合國教科文組織UNESCO指定為世界文化遺產，在2003年也獲選為歐洲文化之都（European Capital of Culture）。個人覺得Graz的旅遊資訊與服務態度非常好，而且團體觀光客少，大部分為自助旅行者，城市優美安靜，頗值淂推薦。如果想要知道更詳細的格拉茲介紹，請點閱友台「德朵夫人@五光動物園」囉。

友善的外星人：Kunsthaus

Facts and Figures

工人正在刷洗Kunsthaus外牆,背後還有巴洛克式尖塔

初次認識這棟未來派建築是在系上的例行性演講中，設計者為英國的Prof. Peter Cook與他的學生建築師Colin Fournier，當時對於這棟建築的設計發展過程很感興趣也印象深刻，但是對於Graz這個古城鎮倒沒有特別去注意，直到這次的奧地利之行。Kunsthaus是Styria省立美術館的分支，定位為無固定館藏的「當代藝術美術館」，所以空間尺度不大，性質也非常單純。此棟建築造價約2300萬英鎊（約台幣1億3800萬），於2000年得標發包，2003年10月正式開幕。

Concept

View from "Island of Mur"

Peter Cook的「生物存在式建築：Animal Presence in Architecture」原始構想在此落實，但是在歐洲這塊古老大陸想要置入一座未來派建築談何容易，在UNESCO的保存城鎮中更是充滿十足的挑戰性。也讓Kunsthaus得到了許多如城市怪獸、外星人入侵、巨型膀胱（bladder）、有鰓（gill）的巨獸、巨型胃（belly）…的新暱稱。這種具爭議性的的建築必定是喜好參半的，而且是兩極化的，愛得很愛，恨的好恨。

Mass

Nozzles & Needle & Belly...

整個Kunsthaus量體是由五大部分所組成，而且都有其暱稱；主要展示空間，也就是外觀那個黒黒亮亮得部分稱為「胃Belly」，屋頂那幾根宛如心臟血管口的部分稱之為「Nozzles管口」，地面層的支撐部分稱之為「Pin栓腳」，屋頂層那根柱狀物是一個可以環視整個舊城區的高級Sushi-Bar，稱之為「Needle針」。至於第五個部分就是此展覽館的入口處、售票處、行政部門與書店的所在，但是這一個部分不是當代的產物，而是一棟舊建物再利用的案例，特別值得一提的就是這座完成於1842年的建築，是Graz第一棟預鑄式鋼結構建築，整個立面可以看到精美的鑄鐵雕花，而且這是當時由世界赫赫有名的鋼都雪菲爾Sheffield原裝進口的。沒錯，就是我目前所在的英格蘭Sheffield，這裡有當時世界品質最好的鋼，Kunsthaus的建築師在演講時有特別提及，也讓我們在欣賞時有一份特別的感情。

Made in Sheffield的鑄鐵立面

Layout

臨River Mur的正立面

Kunsthaus總共有三層地面層，主要展覽空間在屋頂層，整個空間採通透無柱式設計，而展覽場所所需的自然天光，則由那15個朝北探出的噴氣管所提供，其中有一個噴氣管，還是朝著舊城區山頂哪一座Graz人最引以為傲的700年木造鐘樓。建築師特別在地面層設計了一個移動式斜坡道，讓參觀者緩慢的被吸進這個黑暗的「胃」裡面去，製造一種被藝術吞沒的戲劇效果。而所有的服務空間與停車空間通通位於地下層，讓地面以上的空間全部為通透的展覽用途。

Facade

Graz舊城區映射在Kunsthaus的多重曲面上

說到這棟建築炫麗不規則狀的高科技外皮，全部是透過電腦精密繪製運算之後，將所有的版件在工廠預鑄完成，再運到現場快速組裝的，建築師也坦承，如果沒有電腦的輔助，這座未來式建築是不可能完成的，我看就連建築圖及施工圖要怎麼畫都有問題，更遑論構造完成。整個外皮埋設了規則的冷卻管，引莫爾河River Mur冰冷的溪水在炎熱的夏天做冷卻輻射空調，以減低高耗能空調主機的使用，也是一種值得讚賞的綠建築設計。這個深藍色壓克力外皮最有創意的是它隱藏了925個圓形燈管，稱之為「像素Pixel」，可在夜間排列出許多圖案、動畫及文字，宛如一個大型的跑馬燈電子看板，實在創意十足。而具反射效果的多重曲面也可將舊城區整個映射在其表面上。

表面一顆一顆的就是雪釘,建築師自己也坦承功用不大,雪還是會整片滑下來

Urban

藏身在歷史建築群中的外星人

之前說到與周圍環境的複雜關係，建築師採用變形蟲的介面方式與周圍建築連接，手法有機高明；而建築物高度方面也配合整個舊城區的天際線，沒有比任何一棟歷史建築還高，就你站在地面層的視角而言，很難發現這棟建築物的存在，除非走近欣賞或爬到木造鐘樓所在的山丘上才得以一虧全貌，雖然外型有點乖張，但是對於城市尺度的考量，我個人覺得算是謙卑的了。忘了說一下之前所提到的Needle，也就是那個高級Sushi-Bar，它在整個都市的視覺效果上有一種穩定的作用，因為整個建築主體如水泡般的不規則，讓人覺得有一種彷彿建築要滾動的不安定感，這根大「針」就扮演著將水珠攔住的視覺功能，不讓它「滾」出來。

與周圍建物的連接介面

入口大廳

建築與攝影藏書豐富的書店

不規則的沿街立面

由 arp03th 發表於 10:47 PM | 迴響 (15) | 引用

April 14, 2005

From Baroque Empire to British Empire

Kunsthaus, Graz, Austria 為紀念格拉茲獲選為2003歐洲文化之都而設計的未來派建築

前天半夜，風塵僕僕的從「巴洛克」與「古典樂」的國度返回到有鎖街，為了怕這八天的心血付之一炬，連忙熬夜到清晨四點，將影像從Ted贊助的CF卡隨身硬碟盒傳輸到我們家的IBM裡，才有辦法安心入睡。因為這個有點「簡單」的隨身硬碟盒在旅途中曾出現一些小問題，加上在傳輸過程中因為USB傳輸孔接觸不良，而導致檔案無法傳輸，趕緊再將硬碟移植到原有的硬碟盒中才得以順利傳輸到IBM中，害我和德朵夫人嚇出一身冷汗。不過，這幾天還真是多虧了Ted這個硬碟盒，讓我們可以肆無忌憚的狂按快門，以不到2G的記憶卡容量換取8G多近5,500張的數位影像。美中不足的是，我的EOS-10D僅能將每張的畫素控制在300萬的中階畫素，630萬的CMOS無法完全發揮，不然以這10G的硬碟容量可能在旅行到一半的時候就爆掉了，唉！隨著數位相機性能越來越好，儲存設備還真的是永遠嫌不夠啊！

這次的旅行是我第一次使用變焦鏡頭與數位單眼相機撐全場，雖然還是無法妥協變焦鏡的影像素質，不過還是得承認Zoom Lens的極大方便性、機動性、與彈性，尤其對於一個貪心的旅行者。不過，這次的28-105鏡頭雖然影像素質還不錯，但是在乘以1.6倍之後，廣角端嚴重不足，有許多壯觀的美景就因此從我眼前滑過，不然就是只能拍到畫面的局部，望遠端當然也不夠遠，外加105端畫質偏柔，實在是殘念！殘念！我的廣角鏡加小小白什麼時候才會到手啊?此次就是抱著當時用老爸那部與我年紀相仿的Canon FTb＋FD 50mm f1.4 SSC的決心，想將這顆我僅有的鏡頭發揮到淋漓盡致，一顆標準定焦鏡都可以撐三年了，一顆變焦鏡的潛力應該更大才是。

Renaissance Cemetery, Salzburg, Austria

旅行是一件讓你身體極度疲累，但心靈充實滿滿的活動，每天早上六點半起床，天天吃一樣的早餐，打包一樣的午餐，八點出門，連續走路12個小時以上，往往都是晚上八九點以後才會回到旅館，趕忙充泡麵吃麵包果腹、吃水果補充維他命C、將五顆BP-511鋰電充飽電、將CF卡全數下載再刪除，外加格式化，然後是洗個熱水澡、寫下今天的筆記與心得、寫好明信片寄給自己與所愛的家人，最後是將明天的行程，哪些該拍的、該看的、該先預習的都先沙盤操演一番，深怕漏了什麼似的，才得以安心入睡。如果意志力不夠強往床上一躺，保證你馬上立即深深入睡，連夢也沒有一覺到天亮，因為毎天都體力透支精疲力竭，這時保證你醒來時毀恨交加，而且當天的行程會全數打亂。常常跟T在討論，為什麼我們的旅行沒有辦法悠閒一點呢？可是，誰叫我們喜歡看建築，喜歡攝影，喜歡做文化比較與觀察呢？而且我們都一致認為，第一沒錢，第二沒時間，這些國家或這些城市，應該就只能來這麼一回吧？所以，一定要珍惜在當地的每一分每一秒，將自己的心力都用盡為止才不會事後懊悔。當然，這是我和Turtle的人生觀與價值觀，大家盡可悠閒的選擇自己喜歡的旅遊方式，不用如法炮製，這樣真的太累。

現在問題來了，影像是暫時歸類好了，但是，如何將這段旅程的生活體驗與建築考察的文字與影像，分門別類有系統的呈現，並將無法盡數呈現的影像在經過挑選、壓縮之後，批次上傳到數位相簿中，又是一項「頭殼摸著燒」的工作。在專心於課業之餘，希望自己（還有頭殼比我更燒的五光動物園德朵夫人，因為她還要一邊準備下個月的義大利之行，一個比奧地利更精采的國度）能在一個月之內將這些繁瑣的工作一一完成，請大家有耐心慢慢欣賞囉！

The reflection of St. Stephen Dom on Haas Haus, Wien, Austria

Melk Abbey梅爾克修道院,為多瑙河畔Melk的地標,也是巴洛克式修道院的代表傑作

由 arp03th 發表於 10:55 PM | 迴響 (24) | 引用

April 04, 2005

Wien, I am coming!

趁著Easter假期的最後一個禮拜，自明天起，老P我即將消失幾天，啟程前往奧匈帝國政治中樞，「巴洛克王國：奧地利」取經去。大部分的時間將停留在帝國首善之都維也納Wien，少部分時間將搭乘OBB到第二大城，也是UNESCO的保存古都格拉茲Graz，與莫札特的故鄉薩爾斯堡Salzburg，做一趟深度建築之旅。從巴洛克時期建築大師J.B. Fischer Von Erlach與J.L. Von Hildebrandt的不朽，到現代主義先驅Otto Wagner與Adolf Loos的經典，到分離派（Secession）與年輕派（Jugendstil）的驚艷，再到未來派的無限幻想，應該會是個收穫滿滿的建築饗宴吧！

拜新科技之賜，可以比以往更肆無忌憚的捕捉各類影像，雖然沒有廣角鏡，也沒有望遠鏡，也沒有大光圈定焦鏡，當然更沒有紅線鏡，只帶著我那第101顆鏡頭EF 28-105 f3.5-4.5USM（而且還是芬阿姨贊助的），不夠廣也不夠遠，只希望在有限的焦距之內，將鏡頭的潛能發揮到極限。原本擔心僅有約2G的記憶卡可能不夠用，還好Ted特別贊助一個CF卡硬碟盒（他有保證絕對好用沒問題），將我那顆年邁的10G硬碟移植進去，湊了12G的容量，省點用應該還可以撐個幾天吧？好了，睡覺去，明天五點就要爬起來趕火車到機場，祝我跟德朵夫人一路平安順利吧！

Burbage Rock, Peak District
每次的歐陸建築之旅,精采建築就好比那數也數不盡的亂石陣,我就好比坐在石頭上的渺小人物,縱使精疲力竭也參訪不完.......