01
architecture is a very long word; can it be abbreviated?
建筑是一个很长的词,可以缩写一下吗?
the art of materialising dreams on a long journey
在漫长的旅途中物化梦想的艺术。
02
do architects construct architecture?
是建筑师造就了建筑吗?
not always; sometimes we destroy it
不总是,有时我们会摧毁它。
03
what do you learn from?
你们向什么学习?
from our senses, and from an intense, selective gaze
从我们的直觉,从一个强烈的,选择性的凝视。
04
who do you learn from?
你向谁学习?
from anybody who has allowed a work to speak for itself
向任何可以使作品不言自明的人学习。
05
does the father have to be murdered?
父辈一定要被推翻吗?
yes; if not, you cannot distance yourself
是的,如果不是,你就不能审视自己。
06
myths or anonymities?
成为明星还是无名之辈?
they are all the same
都一样。
07
reflection or empiricism?
深思熟虑还是凭借经验?
both; they are not exclusive but rather complementary concepts
都有,它们不是排他的概念,而是互补的概念。
08
search or find?
索求还是发现?
Picasso said: “I do not seek; find”; but in the result of finding there is an underlying action of seeking
毕加索说:“可遇而不可求”。但在遇到的结果中,存在着一种潜在的索求行为。
09
is experience transferable?
经验是可以转移的吗?
no, only apprehensible
不,只可被理解。
10
the trade: is it learned by one who trains?
技艺:是由训练所得吗?
unfortunately yes; the mark comes from effort
不幸,是的;水滴石穿。
11
run or wait?
奔跑还是等待?
not everything is attainable; you have to know your own limits, so sometimes it is better to sit down and breathe
不是什么都能做到,你必须知道自己的极限,所以有时候最好坐下来喘口气
12
how is architecture generated?
建筑是如何产生的?
by developing an intuition
通过发展直觉