Paper Architect

Lebbeus Woods passed away yesterday at age 72. He's a visionary and an influential architect of our time. Lebbeus Woods worked mainly with drawings because he focused his work on theory and experimental architecture. I remember seeing his drawings for the first time my first year in architecture school; it was set as my friends desktop screen. I couldn't stop staring at it. The drawings were so intricate, so spatial and so fantastical. It was the first time I understood the value and importance of a paper architect - someone who investigates and pushes the limits of architecture by suspending the physical limitation of architecture. I hope these captures your eyes as well. Here are some of my favorites.

 

 

 





Mahler Rocked

This past Saturday Aaron got us tickets to LA Phil at the Disney Concert Hall - on the program was a violin concerto by Korngold (whom we are becoming a fan of) and Mahler's 5th symphony orchestra. Mahler is perhaps the only composer that Aaron and I can both agree rocks, however, this wasn't always the case. I fell in love with Mahler in high school when I performed his 1st symphony and when I tried to convey how amazing Mahler's symphonies are, he simply listened to a few minutes of it and shook his head. Then I made a bet with him (actually we wagered nothing, I just told him to do it) to listen to it 5 times and then decide if it was his cup of tea. I think by the third time through he became obsessed with it - in fact, he then went on to learn about all 9 of his symphonies. Mahler is one of those soulful composers who's works are so intricate and layered that it takes a few times before it grows on you. Once it does it gets under your skin and you too will think he rocks. If you don't know much about Mahler's work you can check out his first symphony here. Korngold's violin concerto was a treat as well!

weekend countdown

Dinner at Bottega Louie

our weekend countdown

we had a lovely dinner at Bottega Louie. we got there at FIVE-THIRTY which meant we only had to wait FIVE minutes - yay. i was always a little confused why a french restaurant has a menu filled with italian cuisine, but hey i'm not complaining. we left dinner with FIVE colorful macaroons.

we watched ONE HUNDRED AND FOUR (or so) amazing musicians of LA Phil perform Mahler's FIFTH symphony. One of these days we will catch Mahler's EIGTH symphony of THOUSANDS. (woa)

we pranced around UCLA campus because we had a few hours to kill before our movie. i got to see the new engineering FOUR building - fancy schmancy. 

we saw Cloud Atlas which lasted ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY FOUR minutes. I loved it. Husband not so much. (on a side note: if we could, we would both marry Tom Hanks. he's so incredibly talented)

we did ZERO loads of laundry and cooked ZERO meals. heh. 

number me

I'm better with numbers and pictures than words - so let me introduce myself to you with some numbers. Thanks for stopping by.

why now

mom and me circa 1987

Hello world. For a little while now I've considered a number of reasons to start a blog ... creative outlet, document our lives, test out projects that has been living in the back of my mind, hone in on my recent acquired Photoshop/Illustrator skills and the list goes on, but why now? Though I intend for this blog to be filled with pretty, interesting and creative things, this blog is born at a dark time in my life. 2012 is the year that my mom is diagnosed with cancer ...the year my world stood still. I had the privilege of being able to put my school on hold and take care of her (and watch her kick the cancer's behind). Therefore, this blog is dedicated to my mom (on her birthday today) who taught me to think creatively and live passionately. I can only hope that this blog will be one of the many good things that comes out of this year.