@@about_buildings I liked this poetic image of him dying visiting for the first time the land he admired for his entire life, like a last trip towards the big empty void of japanese architecture, katsura, ise and then suddenly you die falling from a staircase (‘contrappasso’ for the master designer of them)
I really enjoyed this late part about scarpa but his first trip to japan was in summer 1969 with his son tobia for the cassina exhibition in tokyo
ah sorry, our mistake -- the way it was discussed by others made me think it was his first. thanks for correcting
@@about_buildings I liked this poetic image of him dying visiting for the first time the land he admired for his entire life, like a last trip towards the big empty void of japanese architecture, katsura, ise and then suddenly you die falling from a staircase (‘contrappasso’ for the master designer of them)
isn't the carlo scarpo reference to himself - the stepped concrete detail - a WWII bunker opening reveal reference crossed with the ancient?
Yeah the bunker is definitely in the background somewhere. I guess like all the best inventions it amalgamates a bunch of contradictory inspirations.
brion ‘hasn’t survived the test of time’? take me any of the zanuso sapper objects please
wait, did we say that? in what context?
@@about_buildings Luke remembering Brion in comparison with Olivetti but I might be wrong
George! Please go to Venice for all our sakes'.
isn't it Pharaoh?