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June 2: Thomas Hardy, Carlo Scarpa


Happy birthday to one of the most enigmatic and underappreciated architects of the 20th century, Carlo Scarpa.



2014.6.6

Carlo Scarpa

Hanching Chung (Art & Design) - 6 小時前
我約20年前買了幾本 Carlo Scarpa 的專題作品，當然大部分是日文的。 石的感覺很義大利式...... 経歴ヴェネツィア に生まれ、職人の親方の下で長期間見習いをしていた間に、建築に対する理解を深め技術を磨いた。17歳から建築家ヴィンチェンツォ・リナルドの事務所で設計活動を始める。彼の建築は素材への感性豊かな想像力に基づいており、季節や歴史といった時の移ろいを繊細に表現する。 安藤忠雄やマリオ・ボッタといった建築家にまで、幅広く賞賛されている。 1978年、仙台に滞在中に階段から足を踏み外して死亡。脳腫瘍 が末期状態だったため、自殺ではないかといわれている。そのキャリアの多くを展覧会の会場構成や既存の建物の改修が占める。 Castelvecchio, stairs by Carlo Scarpa Castelvecchio, by Carlo Scarpa Wikimedia Commons has media related to *Buildings by Carlo Scarpa*.*Carlo Scarpa* (June 2, 1906 – November 28, 1978), was an Italian architect, influenced by the materials, landscape, and the history o... 更多 »
2017.3.30
20幾年前，我讀過好幾本Carlo Scarpa (1906-78)的英日文的書。今天看此片，昔日真膚淺：令人感動的片子：
Carlo Scarpa - A Profile (documentary)



Carlo Scarpa - A Profile (documentary)
Architect Carlo Scarpa - the m





此編輯年前選出百本最佳小說。
Aug 17, 2015 - Robert McCrum has reached a verdict on his selection of the 100 greatest novels written in English. Take a look at his list.
今天是Thomas Hardy生日，牛津辭典只說其3本名小說。有人不服氣，說他是大詩人。


Guardian culture
2016年6月2日 19:30
"Unlike fiction, nonfiction is not a genre. It’s a headache," says Robert McCrum, who is in the process of listing the 100 best nonfiction titles of all time



The best nonfiction books add up to a biography of our culture
It’s a frighteningly giant universe to survey, but picking 100 great books that fall under this baggy rubric promises real insights
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