tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post4060771858069414951..comments2024-03-27T20:34:09.464+01:00Comments on zmkc: Progresszmkchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-29011850325625223582012-01-01T10:31:26.942+01:002012-01-01T10:31:26.942+01:00Re the architecture, Whispering, possibly my favou...Re the architecture, Whispering, possibly my favourite John Updike comment is one he made in praise of old architecture - he said he prized its 'quiet outpouring of refined details.'<br />Dr Livingstone - I was just reading about your wonderful way with understatement. According to The Times newspaper, despite 'suffering from pneumonia, malaria, foot ulcers and piles so savage [you] could barely walk', despite being 'forced to pull out most of [your] rotting teeth', despite being 'attacked by leeches, slavers and hostile African tribesman ... in [your] tent, by the light of a candle, [you] picked up a pen and, using berry juice, because [you] had run out of ink, [you] wrote these magnificent words: "It is not all pleasure, this exploration."'zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-81103309039676895642011-12-31T00:42:33.501+01:002011-12-31T00:42:33.501+01:00Interesting post.Interesting post.Dr Livingstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063999388308029127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-32620559535317060992011-12-30T22:38:12.182+01:002011-12-30T22:38:12.182+01:00Three comments on this great post. Your comment on...Three comments on this great post. Your comment on liking airports reminded me of the Kath and Kim honeymoon episode. A classic! <br /><br />Then, your comment on leaving people with nothing to do reminded me on my recent ruminations on aging ... I used to think that as long as I could see (so to read) or hear ( so to hear books) I'd be happy growing older but in recent years I've come to realise that there's another important need - to be useful to others, to have a point to living. <br /><br />And finally, I agree pretty much with what you say about modern architecture .... It needs the combination of beauty, purpose and context and there are good examples. Nonetheless, when I travel I always gravitate to the old town areas. Not just because they tend to be pretty and quaint, but because their scale is more human, more manageable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-81036758509799207502011-12-30T08:10:44.136+01:002011-12-30T08:10:44.136+01:00Paul - agree with all you say, except that I doubt...Paul - agree with all you say, except that I doubt any other city would be silly enough to accept that awful infantile piece of design they call Federation Square. It makes me shudder just thinking about it<br />Bob - I think you got it right the other day when you said something about making sure you had an old house but a new car.zmkchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08972549292961948240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4905080602885676490.post-10632802779463531392011-12-30T06:49:11.502+01:002011-12-30T06:49:11.502+01:00Good post. It's a pity that the most beautiful...Good post. It's a pity that the most beautiful, long-lasting buildings we have were built before Australia even existed as a nation. <br /><br />Melbourne is good at redeveloping things like old pubs, terraces and shops while retaining the original exterior. But the CBD itself is a pretty miserable place, and all the new developments seem to be a mishmash of designs that could belong, as you say, in any city.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00470974219166500173noreply@blogger.com