上下午整理家,迎接春节。看电视节目《奥运档案》,介绍赫尔佐格和德梅隆设计事务所。我写下这段,是因为两个原因,一是这两位设计师从小一起长大。同上一个小学,同上一个中学,同上一个大学。同办一个公司。极大地让人感动。二是我们的记者,一早参观该公司对上午茶的描述。我在想:上午茶+下午茶+中饭时间,一天有多少时间工作?却设计出那么多世界级的杰出建筑。想不太明白我们一天到晚的忙,效率很低,问题出在何处?
我从网上查了一点资料:
皮埃尔•德梅隆(Pierre de Meuron)和雅克•赫尔佐格(Jacques Herzog)于1978年成立了他们的工作室,1997年正式成立赫尔佐格和德梅隆设计事务所。1991年,建筑设计师哈里•古格(Harry Gugger)成为了事务所的合伙人。1994年,建筑设计师克利斯汀•宾斯旺格(Christine Binswanger)也以合伙人身份加入了行列。之后,合伙人罗伯特•郝索(Robert Hösl)、阿斯坎•梅根塔勒(Ascan Mergenthaler)、史帝凡•马尔巴赫(Stefan Marbach)也分别于2004年和2006年加入事务所。目前,这家事务所在全球拥有12位设计顾问,大约220名建筑师,承接40多个大项目。此外,它还分别在伦敦、慕尼黑、旧金山、巴塞罗纳和北京设立了分支机构。
lesson 5 That's the most convenient location.
SCENE ONE: A BASKETBALL COURT
MIKE: Just like old times. jstlkoldtms
JEFF: You're pretty fast on your feet - yrprtfstonyft
for an old guy. frnoldg
MIKE: Hey, watch it! h,wtct
I was the best basketball player at Stamford High School. iwstbstbsktvlplytstmfdhscl
JEFF: My brother always said you wanted to be a one-man team. mbrtalwsdywntdtbonmntm
MIKE: Only in my dreams, Jeff. onlnmdrmsjf
Only in my dreams. onlnmdrms
Your brother was a good player too. ybrtwsgdplyt
Of course, ofcs
it was easy for him. itwsesfhm
He was the tallest guy in the school. hwsttlstgntscl
JEFF: I learned a lot from him. ilndltfmhm
MIKE: And nothing from me, huh? andntgfrmh
JEFF: Where do you live now, Mike? wdylvnmk
MIKE: We live outside of town, wlvotsdftn
near the Merritt Parkway. mtmrtpkw
JEFF: How far is that from here? hfrsttfrmh
MIKE: About nine miles. abtnnmls
JEFF: A long drive. algdrv
MIKE: Have you found an apartment? hvyfndnptmnt
JEFF: No. I'm going to start looking for an apartment this week. n,imggtsttlkgfrnptmnttswk
Any advice? andvc
MIKE: Well, the most popular part of town is out near the Parkway, where I live. wltmstpplptftnisotntpkwwilv
But you probably want to live closer to work. btyprbbwntlvclstwk
JEFF: Maybe I should live downtown. mbisldlvdntn
That's the most convenient location. ttstmstcnvnntlct
And I'd be close to the nightlife. andidbclsttntlf
MIKE: We don't have the most exciting nightlife, you know. wdnthvtmstexctgmtlfyn
This isn't New York. tssntmyk
JEFF: It's different, itsdfrnt
that's for sure. ttfs
MIKE: There's that new apartment building on Bedford Street. tsttnptmntblkgnbdfstrt
Bedford Manor. bdfdmn
It's very nice. itvrnc
But it's probably the most expensive building downtown. btitprbbltmstexpnsvbldgdntn
JEFF: I don't want to spend a lot of money. . . idntwntspndltfmn
What about this neighborhood? wtbtsnbhd
I see some apartment buildings over there. issmptmntbldgsovt
MIKE: That's Oak Street. ttsokstrt
It's not the most beautiful street in town, itsnttmstbutflstrtintn
but it's nice. btitsnc
JEFF: Well, I should look at the apartment listings in the newspaper. wlislklkttptmntlstgsntnspp
MIKE: How are you getting along with Linda? haygtglgwtlnd
JEFF: I like her, ilkh
I think she's happy she picked me. itnksshpspcdm
She gives me a big smile every time she sees me. sgvsmbgsmlevrtmsssm
MIKE: How about Steven? hbtstvn
JEFF: I'm not sure how to deal with him. imntshtdlwthm
MIKE: Everyone respects him. evronrspctshm
He does good work. gdsgdwk
JEFF: I don't think he wanted me for this role. idntnkhwntdmftsrl
MIKE: You don't know that, ydntntt
Steven's just moody. stvnsjstmd
I mean, he doesn't always explain things well. imnhdsntalvsexplntgswl
EFF: Great. grt
MIKE: Maybe you should ask him a lot of questions when you're in rehearsal. mbyslkaskhmltfqstswnyrinrhsl
Be sure you know what he wants. bsynwthwnts
JEFF: Ask questions. askqsts
OK. But I feel like I'm a student again. okbtifllkimstndntgn
MIKE: Come on, cmn
it's not that bad. itsnttbd
You're going to do fine. yrggtdrfn
I know it. int
JEFF: I know it too. intt
MIKE: Look at that piece of junk. lkttpcfjnk
No TV star drives a car like that. ntvstdrvsclkt
JEFF: I guess you're right. igsyrrt
Time for a trip to the car dealer. tmfrtptcdl
SCENE TWO: A CAR DEALER'S LOT
CAR SALESMAN : Are you looking for a new car? aylkgfnc
Then come on over to Stamford Auto. tmcmnvtstmfdat
You can count on us for the car you're looking for. ycncmtonusftcyrlkgf
Just look at these cars. jstlkttscs
This station wagon is the most practical car you can find. tsttwgnstmstprctclcycnfnd
We have luxury cars. whvlxrcs
This one is the most elegant on our lot. tsonstmstelgntnolt
Here's a sports car -the most exciting car in America. tssptsctmstexctgcinamrc
What's that? wtstt
You're looking for a good price? yrlkgfgdprc
Well, you don't have to pay through the nose at Stamford Auto. wlydnthvtptrtmststmfdat
We have the lowest prices in town, whvtlstrpcsitn
and we're ready to make a deal. anwrrdtmkdl
How far do you have to go to find great cars at great prices? hfdyhvtgtfndgrtcstgrtprcs
Not far. ntf
We're on the turnpike, wronttnpk
just two miles from downtown. jstmlsfrmdntn
See you this weekend - sytswknd
at Stamford Auto. atstmfdat
[ 此贴被ligengbeng在2009-01-15 16:24重新编辑 ]