Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Whatever seems sinful

WEEK4-DAY2


1. SOUNDTRACK OF THE DAY




Video with photos and music. "Sindhi people of Sindh, ancient historical land in south Pakistan (with capital in Karachi), one of five provinces of Pakistan. Home to 35 millions of Sindhi people. The region received its name, Sindh, from the River Sindhu (Indus), and the people living in the region are referred to as Sindhi."

2. PLACES TO KNOW


Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan

Trucks painting


3. PEOPLE TO DISCOVER

Bernard Rudofsky


The site


Transcript of the interview 
with Bernard Rudofsky

AS: People define you as a fanatical traveler...

BR: Getting to know strangers is one way of getting to know 
one’s self; learning about the architecture of other countries permits us to see our own architecture in a new light.

AS: Yes. Anyways, thanks for taking us back to Hyderabad with 
you. The roofscape is impressive.

BR: Eh… the air-conditioners of Hyderabad sind... A primitive 
solution before our cumbersome technology. Most of them were replaced by mechanical air conditioning with the chimneys being used to install satellite dishes.

AS: Oh...

BR: What do you expect? We listen to a machine instead of 
making music. We have lost our sensual awareness.

AS: I see...

BR: It’s our mind and body that suffers.

AS: Any advice for the young?

BR: Yes, value the pleasure of food, a relaxing bath, or 
whatever seems sinful.


4. QUESTION OF THE DAY



5. INSPIRATION

The super windcatchers, or “bad-gir” of Hyderabad - This special system for naturally ventilating houses was used for over five hundred years. 

Windcatchers story


“Architecture without Architects.” - book

“Are Clothes Modern? An essay on contemporary apparel” - book after Moma Exhibition and here's the press release


“The modern tendency in dress is toward elimination. Man seeks comfort; 

the young woman seeks attention.”

Bernard Rudofsky


"The Kimono Mind: An Informal Guide to Japan and the Japanese" - book



“I’m always excited by the unlikely, never by ordinary things.” 

David Hockney


Julia Child - a good example of someone who knew about “how-tos” and telling good stories.

“I think you have to decide who your audience is. If you don’t pick your audience, you’re lost because you’re not really talking to anybody. My audience is people who like to cook, who want to really learn how to do it.”

A movie about her - Julia and Julia

What her kitchen looked like? - It was taken to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. 
site where we can see it.

Julia Child on the cover of TIME Magazine in 1966

6. Hands on - share a picture of recipe starting ingredients. Nothing less, nothing more.




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