Daily fix of Architecture

Ever since I decided taking on Architecture, I've been trying to familiarize myself with the field itself. Some people keep on telling me how afraid they are that I won't have any inspiration once I enter degree life and furthermore, my career. It hurts me that they have such little faith in me sometimes. But I guess the worry didn't surface from nothing. I've been a Science student all my life (with a dash of love for arts that I seldom express in public). I'm not the best artist, neither am I the smartest Science student. I'm somewhere in between, mediocre in both aspects. Though I must say I am blessed that I have been given a chance to explore both fields (as opposed to some people who claim that they have tangan kayu or are terrible in Math and cannot make sense of Physics, Chemistry and Biology).

Anyway this post is actually a tribute to one of my newly found favourite architect blog. I found this blog just a few days ago in my quest to "familiarize myself with the field". This website features interesting buildings from around the world and gives about a hundred links to other architecture websites that may be useful to new architects (or to those who so-called need inspiration like me).

To be objective about the buildings he features (I presume the person writing the blog is a he, I'm not so sure), not all of them I find particularly breathtaking or even pretty but somehow they're featured. I guess it is true when people say that art is subjective. I do believe that he aims, not to feature the prettiest buildings, but rather the most exotic of them. One of his post on the Subway Station (2000) in Tokyo, Japan  features weird looking green pipes fixed above the escalator. I don't particularly like it, because it kind of reminds me of celery sticks and other kinds of green vegetables but hey! who am I to judge one of the healthiest countries around, right? 

So yeah, this is how I spend some of my free time (for now). Hopefully some inspiration will come to me soon. Pray for me :)

This is a continuation to my previous post Hello There, Architect