Can it be true?

I realized there are a lot of places which I travel to these days that I dun reli like (esp. bigger cities :S). It's rare to be able to find a place that you really like.
The hills of Lausanne is really close to that! It feels like being in Naoshima - waiting for buses in the beautiful nature for above 45 minutes... and the hills and seas. except i like the tall snowy mountains around Lake Geneva even more.

I was really quite annoyed with Paris yesterday, really wanted to leave sooner - the endless walking, and the overflowing amount of tourists. after all, it's like my 6th time there. enough. yet i desperately want another crepe before I go back to Great Britain......
I love Lausanne, especially this place i am living, no more smelly, no more room sharing, no more pubs downstairs. 

only a room all my own, with balcony, with lake geneva, with pine trees, birds, wooden everything, own bathroom, free wifi, and most important of all - two beautiful cats. I feel like I can spend a long long time here. Europe is so great

Architects

Japanese architecture is really one of a kind, its ambition and achievement, simplicity and relationship with the wider context, so different from western architecture. 

I mean just even look at their architects! 

Careful thinkers vs. full-of-themselves
I'm sorry. I am sure they are all good.... 

Who doesn't love their work?

(left) SANAA, Ryue Nishizawa & Sejima (L); (right) Masterrr Tadao Ando

And of course we also have our western masters : Zaha Hadid + Rem Koolhaas

喂喂心 says: (9:27:32 AM)一個似迪士尼啲妖婦

喂喂心 says: (9:27:50 AM)一個似偏激固執老頭, terrible -_-" 相由心生

Maoshan says: (9:28:26 AM)how about sejima, how about ando?!?!? lol

喂喂心 says: (9:29:38 AM)佢地幅相好無印 -.-

日式簡約和諧 苦學成才樣

Remaining's yours to judge

Travel - reality and wish

In March, will be travelling to Manchester. 

18th March - Paris - meet with Seizo Tashima, his wife and assistant - and visit his exhibition; with Debs - first two days; meet with Diana; will wanna travel to suburb, with nice open view and relaxing cafes

Bologna - The world's largest annual children's book fair - which Seizo will be participating too

Lausanne - European beauty, visit SANAA newest building, hope my friends here will join. (to be confirmed) Really quite wanna go to Lausanne though. 

 Always quite wanted to go to Saint-Emilion?Provence? Was always on my wishlist? Maybe WWOOF for a short while? But just wanna relax, find a reli relaxing place at either Lausanne or Provence, with bathtub and starlight... to JUST ....... enjoy nature and serenity. 

WISH LIST

Chihiro Museum, Japan 

Revisit - Crayon House, Omotesando, Japan

Revisit - Kanazawa

Revisit - Chichu Museum, Naoshima, Japan (Tadao Ando) 

Revisit - Sushi at 梅丘 will i die from nostalgia, i will i know i will..... 

Museum of Literature, (Tadao Ando), Himeji

Revisit - Shinjuku d sushi, ramen, crab

Revisit - Hokkaido lavender field and music box house

Sendai Mediatheque - Toyo Ito 

Moriyama House - SANAA

A children's museum in Hiroshima

simple things like walking in 吉祥寺,自由の丘, 六本木...... 

Scandinavia 
Lisson Gallery, London

Sun. shine. on. me (4/infinity : )

Life's so : ) 

esp when the sun is shining on the green soft grass and the budding flowers all over meadows. 

Have to speed up in model-building

Sun. shine. on. me (3/infinity : )

Visiting artist studio again, we all liked this one a lot, with SO MANY pastels.........
I love the Germany bakery, matthew pointed out it's not called BAKERY, something like Konditioner..... hmm
hahaha
PRetty sunday, can't wait to go out : )

Brioche, Mao mao love, sunshine

The coming Friday is the infamous interim crit, to have a stress-free crit week, I must start pre-planning my schedule.

[Recollection] 

The past week was ... very packed

Weekend away, Chinese New Year celebrations x 4, Skiing, Isabel visiting, visited a prettier artist studio in Edinburgh, finished posters for Ellie and her Vice-president campaign. dog walked twice : ) 
CNY @ host family home; Jap dinner + Outsider's; Outsider lunch (HK arch); Tron (post-ski); German Konditorei and Backerei; Glass and Thompson...... Let's welcome pre-easter new healthy plan! 

[On Gallery]

One of my favourite little gallery in Edinburgh accept work submission, one of my c hing lol in Edinburgh draw really pretty line drawings (even my professor's archi firm use his design as the logo) and he sell his art pieces, prints and badges, and postcards there too. 

[Interim Review] 

My recent photo updates has stirred up some random guessing among my coursemates, they always complain about not having to do anything apart from work...... so nowadays, when they see me, they usually ask things like "Are you planning to be an artist?" or.... " Do you go away every weekend?" (My friend randomly flies back to HK or sth sometimes, so we both give off this wrong impression) Nevertheless, we are going to be ging in this interim crit (well at least will try to! shineee) yay! 


[Coming week]
Chinese New Year week = ate out way too much! So let's follow the lent 40 days tradition, and start a real big new healthy plan! MUST! So now I must go out for a jog for some sunshine and fresh air, before I come home again. for the other half of my lunch. 

Maoshan's not an architect

I have received an architectural compliment today isn't it weird! (if you could call it that)

Today, I walked into tutorial, with my beautiful, all white, minimalist model. and my sketchbook. Before I said anything, my tutor introduced me to the other two guest tutors as "the Sejima of the class!" 

Note: Sejima together with Ryue Nishizawa forms SANAA, my architectural idol! who have designed the Naoshima Marine Port, Kanazawa 21st Century Museum, The Serpentine Pavilion in London etc....