曼谷

Off the beaten Track - Interesting places in Bangkok:

1. 設計物料材質圖書館

Permanent Exhibition and Temporary Exhibition
Free admission

TCDC Resource Center
A wealth of design knowledge and resources, which includes books, journals, magazines, and comprehensive design databases. Open to members.

For non-member TCDC offers One Day Pass Service: a free trial access for your first visit. Simply bring your Thai National Identification Card or passport and register at Info Guru Counter. Limited to one trial per person. For your next visit, membership is required.

Material ConneXion® Bangkok
For more well-rounded design knowledge, TCDC also offers Material ConneXion® Bangkok for members looking to explore design materials and learn how to adapt them effectively.

For non-member After registered for One Day Pass Service, you can also access Material ConneXion® Bangkok by informing the staff at Media Service Counter.

http://www.tcdc.or.th/contact.php
http://www.metrohk.com.hk/?cmd=detail&id=126463
http://programme.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/programme.php?name=tv/designcities&d=2010-01-23&p=4651&e=101462&m=episode

2. Museum of Counterfeit Goods

Introduction:
The idea of creating a museum took root when Tilleke & Gibbins senior partner David Lyman visited the offices of Anthony R. Gurka, principal partner of the Hong Kong investigative firm then called Commercial Trademark Services (CTS). Through Mr. Gurka's efforts, beginning in the early ’80s, CTS had successfully built up an internal collection of infringing goods. Upon seeing the CTS collection, it occurred to Mr. Lyman that the counterfeit goods held at Tilleke & Gibbins could very well prove useful as educational tools if properly displayed and accessible for public viewing. Thus inspired, Mr. Lyman worked with members of the firm's Intellectual Property Department and the Tilleke & Gibbins Museum of Counterfeit Goods came into existence.


http://www.tginfo.com/museum/museum.htm
http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1902733,00.html

北角剪影 (一)

繼園里快要拆掉了，車路建在屋頂，可算是香港的特色，見證了當年香港擠逼的生活環境。

從這角度望去，車路下的建築有三層高。似座古堡嗎？





上圖的建築物後面有小路通上山中的佛社，小路被封，只能遠處拍下。

Design Cities - Barcelona & Public Spaces

看到港台的節目設計城市介紹巴塞隆拿
http://www.rthk.org.hk/special/designcities/designncities.htm
http://app3.rthk.org.hk/special/designcities/blog_city.php?cat=3&tag=%E5%9F%8E%E5%B8%82%E7%A9%BA%E9%96%93

其中說到公共空間的理念，我基本上是贊同的，公共空間要開揚，方便市民社交活動，椅子草地樹蔭，讓人坐下來，休息也好，看書也好，公園不用很大，不用規劃路標，也不用奇怪的藝術品。

說到椅子，港台節目中說到由 Miguel Mila 設計的椅子原來有得賣。
http://www.architonic.com/pmsht/neoromntico-pata-liviana-santa-cole/1021510
椅子其貌不揚，有點像香港的公園那些，實用舒適(我未坐過，其實未知)，我其實是欣賞的。




香港也有不少公共空間，不過這些公共空間總是難以前去的。IFC2前面與碼頭之間草地，那麽近公司，我就是未去過，也不知怎去。相比之下，吉隆坡雙子塔下的公園，一出大厦商場，不用過馬路就到，人很多一家大小的，氣紛很好。至於歐洲的廣場，也是不用過馬路，四周露天茶座，我真的很想去，坐半天。香港為甚麼好像沒有這樣的環境呢？