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MAD in Beijing
Sunday, Sep 21, 2008 1:33AM / Members only
My life has greatly changed in the pass 2 months. Struggled through packing and selling all my stuff in Melbourne and brought nothing but lovely momeries back to hong kong. It was like rewinding a video when I was packing and throwing away my stuff, from nothing to something, and from somthing back to the start. I have thrown away more then 8 huge "Red White Blue" bags of stuffs, and it really made me realise that I can never bring all the stuff that I through I own, neither in time nor space.
Letting things go is probably the main intention of leaving Australia, and such decision has been made for a while, the only thing I was not sure is where should I go next, thought of going to Germany, Uk, etc.... until I sent my folio and CV to a architecture firm named MAD in Beijing, they replied me and gave me the next step.
Its my third week in Beijing, things are going pretty well here. Started to work on the 3rd day after I arrived, and dont even have time to look around as a tourist.MAD is a fairly new architecture firm, our boss Yansong Ma is one of the hottest young architect in world, his designs are all bond and loud. He believes that the idea of 'Modern Box' are no longer appropriate for contemporary living, not even for fish. Thus he has designed a fish tank base upon the movement of fish.
Here is the website if you wannt know more about MAD
http://www.i-mad.com/
This is the project I am working on, its is a massive development at Sanya Phoenix Island which will have hotel, club house, convention centre, etc
Hotel
Club house
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DJ Shadow
Saturday, Jul 26, 2008 4:10AM / Members only
Still remember picking up the discount album in HMV when I was 13, it changed my whole perception of what music can be. As a boy grown up in hk, all I knew was pop music singing love or die all day long, and I never realize there are some much wiser musical phenomenons out there until I hear DJ Shadow. From the first time I listen to Organ Donor, I was hooked and since then I listen to every album from this man, Unkle album, Private Press, and The Outsiders.
I really like the idea of sampling and mixing different people's stuff to create your own thing. I guess because it is so DIY to me. Its not about being professional or expert at something, but trying new things and being inventive to get your creativities across. I know that his last album Outsider wasn't exactly sample based, and that is why I sort of feel that there is something miss in the album. It sounds too crisp and clean which loss the raw and roughness of sampling. I know hes trying to new stuff, and i believe that even it doesn't work this time, it doesn't mean he won't blow me away again in the future.
This is a illustration of "6 Days", where the lyric goes "You could be sitting taking lunch
The news will hit you like a punch"
Drawing after his "In Tune and On Time" show in Melbourne
The Outsider
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Sydney 2008
Friday, Jul 18, 2008 2:40AM / Members only
It is not so pound to say it is my first time to Sydney after all these years in Australia. I went there alone in May and met couple of friends up there. Generally speaking the trip was alright, nothing really went beyond my expectation except it was raining everyday which suck.
The city there is much more developed then Melbourne with a lot more skyscrapers and the scale of the classical building such as QVB and the former post office are really impressive.
Need no explanation of how amazing the Opera house is, and what I didn't expect is that its not just the actual opera house that is beautiful, but the podium where the opera house built upon. The monumental staircase lead up to the opera house somewhat can be seem as those stair that lead you up to temple, where you can forget about your job and your troubles in life for a moment and enjoy times in such a unique space.
The rest of the trip was pretty much just wandering in shops and galleries. The city is so energetic and crowded, however its to me lack of the cultural atmosphere comparing to melbourne, you can hardly see cafe tables on the street and street performers, I guess thats why i been told that Sydney is like hong kong. Also I realized that how big our clubbing culture in melbourne after visiting sydeny, coz as a dj I would always aware poster and flyers on the street to see whats on and whats hot, but seriously I couldn't see any promotion around in sydney, maybe its the council regulation or something.
One of the best acquired from the trip was meeting this Germen guy in the hostel.His name is Fabain who is traveling around the world with his backpack, we talked for so long and told me a lot about Berlin, and I really need go there and check out that "land of ideas"!
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Bad news
Monday, Jul 7, 2008 4:03PM / Members only
I m down upon my knees and pary
Please dont take away her life
I already lost one of the most important women in my life
Someone that can never be replaced is long gone
Such bruises will never heal and the pain will remains in me
Got a call from my dad today
His usual calm voice
with a shocking news
My mom got Cancer
In Jail
Why does she deserve all these
She never did anything trriblely wrong
Yes, she likes money, but who don't
She paid for it
She lost her freedom
and now you want her life?
Please save her, please...
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My thesis project
Friday, Jun 27, 2008 3:04AM / Members only
Newport Art Centre
This project seeks new methods to reactivate the post-industrial site of the 19th Century Newport Railway Workshop in Melbourne. Declining industrial activity in the area has been replaced by suburban residential development. These adjacencies have given rise to unique and alternative uses of existing built infrastructure in the former industrial areas.
Building upon the existing character, the project proposes new programs and built structure that are inserted into existing old factories, developing the former industrial area into an Arts Centre for Newport. The program sought not only to engage the public through the exhibiting of art, but also enable production processes to be experienced by providing different spaces of inhabitation through which various disciplines could meet and exchange ideas.
Portions of the existing building were removed to accommodate the new program, while transparent materials and various pop-out spaces were inserted to provide potential interaction to two pedestrian corridors. The corridors are proposed as the site of interaction between the different users and their vocations. The corridors are covered by a canopy that carefully wraps around the existing heritage towers at either end of the complex, framing points of entry, while providing a moment of continuity that acknowledges the corridors role as a site of conversation.
The proposed Newport Arts Centre is a site of interaction, accommodating different users and disciplines in an open conversation regarding the act of making in relation to a community identity.Paul Typa
2008
Stats
- Born and raised in Hong Kong, lucky enough to witness the era of IT park and the skateboarding scene in my teenage. Which plays a big part in my life. It dargs me into the whole street culture world, ...
- Occupation: Painter , DJ , Music Producer
- Gender: Male
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