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Like making old things new again. Enjoy working on a far away big tree/cow farm vs inner city digital stuff and with the NBN that's changing, creative lifestyles and digital content businesses. I have 4 degrees in psychology, media, literature, librarianship, management and business including a business PhD that explored how tech created opportunities in the music sector (as a lead indicator to other content sectors). Am fascinated by how people use digital stuff and emerging uses. Slow living, reject unreal or fast lifestyles, I like to know all about what I eat. Maintaining a professional hatred and boycott of Farcebook. Confused about whether to write in 1st or 3rd person on this site. Love animals and have always had them around - cows, horses, chooks, cats, dogs, sheep, goats, camels, budgies. Met lots of snakes too. Enjoy aesthetic immersion and favourite era is 1940-1959. Music obsessive not impartial to late nights watching bands. blah blah blah

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

and back on earth

I've been rediscovering the work of Oscar Niemeyer this week, courtesy of a university library where all the architecture and design books are in rows near the business books.  How much I love thee university library......

 - the Niteroi museum would be his most often referenced work, but I really like his use of white curves.  The building below is an exhibition space made of concrete and wood, inside is stunning but I can't find a pic online (check out too the church in back left of this pic which he did too and is gobsmacking): His work blends beautifully with it's environs - the architecture above is monumental and spacious, but he also designed to fit into urban landscapes, with city skyscrapers that sat on columns, and in residences.  Again his appreciation of curvaceousness is evident in his 1953 home with lots of curves, although again the pic doesn't do it justice:

More stimulating futuristic moderne architecture can be viewed on this highly recommended visual candy blog
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