diagramming the catalunya metro interchange while thinking of amsterdam.
23.2.10
10.2.10
6.2.10
resolver lo que me rodea
Cuando me doy la vuelta diaria, siempre me pongo a pensar en lo que me rodea [concretamente la traviesa barcelona]. A veces me cuesta, el cerebro no lo puede analizar todo, aunque intente. Estas páginas muestran una mezcla de imágenes/símbolos/tipologías que me han agolpado al estar aquí. (otra vez!) La gente del barrio cruza la calle llevando puestos sus mejores trajes, llevando patas negras en bolsas llenas de la compra.
Ese cielo de Sants: perfiles de techos torcidos contra un fondo amarillo. Querría coger un edificio, reemplazarlo, examinarlo, y ponerlo en su sitio sin daño. Si yo fuera un gigante en mi propios ensueños.
24.1.10
random memory_5,417
rio arno, il duomo, those weird few blocks of the city center that don't quite fit in plan. things i remember about firenze (2005) that for some reason have recently resurfaced.
this is undoubtedly due to a postcard from the Ambrosios that makes its home in the back fold of my sketchbook.
i imagine the ponte vecchio reaching critical mass, ultimately tumbling into the arno.
20.1.10
18.1.10
quite a dusty evolution
Chronicling the expansion/explosion during a relatively short time (1940-now),
an exhibit at the Waqif Art Center gave me a new understanding of the city and
it's formation. It starts from 0, or a small network of timber/sand structures, and ends with 80 story towers. There appears to be no middle-ground. The coastline is almost entirely dredged and manmade, curving to facilitate a "picturesque" corniche. hmm, not as much care given to infrastructure :(
I think the city is still searching for its identity and a way to cope with its rapid expansion.
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