National Treasure Artist

Chapter 189 The Cornerstone of Modernism (for Subscription)

"The American Pavilion in Barcelona?"

When Bai Gongtong heard this, she blinked her eyes, with a strange expression on her face.

"Yes."

"Designer Baitongtong, this Barcelona Expo will have an immeasurable impetus to the development of modernism!"

Chairman Ma Sen didn't notice the weirdness in Davidia Davidson's expression, but added more seriously.

"Barcelona Expo."

Gongtong's face became more and more strange, and she whispered in her heart.

He immediately looked at Miluo Mason seriously: "President Mason, please sit down first."

"Can you give me a detailed introduction to the Barcelona Expo and the requirements of the American Pavilion in Barcelona?"

Davidia Davidson said softly.

President Mason nodded and began to introduce in detail: "This is a professional world expo, which will be held in Barcelona, ​​Spain in May 2002, and will last for about 5 days."

He continued to explain, and with the improvement of understanding, Gongtong was surprised to find that the upcoming Barcelona Expo seemed to overlap with the Barcelona Expo in his mind.

"I don't know."

Davidia Davidson had a strange expression on her face, and interrupted President Mason's words, asking, "I wonder what the theme of the Barcelona Expo is?"

"World Art!"

Milo Mason said in a deep voice.

Hearing these words, Gong Tong finally confirmed that this world art fair was held in another world, also in Barcelona, ​​and the only difference was probably the time difference.

The Barcelona Exposition of that world was held in 1929, and its influence was huge!

Gongtong's heart was shaken, and then he suddenly stood up from his seat and walked to the window. He first squinted his eyes and looked at the sun from a distance, feeling the eternal light and hot temperature, and then looked at the front of the building. Cars come and go, people pass by.

"Zhuang Zhou dreams of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreams of Zhuang Zhou."

Davidia involucrata is talking to herself.

At this moment, in a certain moment, Gongtong even thought that there really was such a high and divine mansion in this boundless sky.

That divine mansion is overlooking all living beings, controlling the fate of all living beings.

The Divine Mansion brought him the inheritance of another world, and at the same time endowed him with the mission of leading the development of modernist architecture.

Otherwise, why such a coincidence?
He had just pointed out the disadvantages of modernism one by one, and now the Barcelona Expo was sent before his eyes.

"Although there are many modernist interior styles, they are not uniform."

"There is no obvious development context, and there is not one piece of strength in every place."

"Without raising the brightest banner, without faith leading the way"

"There is no more fundamental theoretical basis"

"It's not even radical enough!"

Gong Tong kept thinking about what she said earlier.

He focused slightly, and his memory swept to another Barcelona fair in another world.

As he said, the modernist architecture in this world has no banner, the development of the school is not clear, there is no lighthouse-style architecture, and there is no basic theory.

And that world happened to have such a pavilion at the Barcelona Expo!
It was designed by master Mies van der Rohe, one of the four standard-bearers of modernism. It is the initial achievement of modernist architecture, representing the foundation, lighthouse and starting point, and it laid the cornerstone for the development of modernism!

It's just that the pavilion belongs to Germany, which is the German Pavilion in Barcelona.

The greatest achievement of Master Mies van der Rohe lies in the establishment of a new language of steel construction and the in-depth establishment of a steel construction system.

He emphasizes faithfulness to structure and materials, and emphasizes simplicity and rigorous detail processing, and his style is called "Mies style" by all designers in the world.

Mies van der Rohe created a complete style and road, and his ideas have influenced every modernist designer in the world.

In fact, each of the four standard-bearers of modernist architecture in the world created a clear concept and style.

The entire modernist architecture developed based on the direction they opened up, and finally swept across the world.

The world that Bai Gongtong lives in lacks these four masters, lacks the theories and paths of these masters, and lacks the influence of the masters to unite various styles together.

The early morning sunlight penetrated the glass and enveloped Davidia involucrata, he thought and made a decision under the sunlight.

President Ma Sen raised his head and stared at it at the right time. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he felt that the young man under the golden sun was so tall and unusual that it made people look sideways.

"The German Pavilion in Barcelona."

Gongtong thought about the exhibition hall in her heart.

The pavilion was originally designed to guide modernism, to showcase design ideas.

In other words, its appearance is to show the world a new architectural space effect and processing technique.

Without blindly showing off skills, everything is extraordinarily clear, and its status in the history of modernist architecture is astonishing.

Its important position is different from that of the Sydney Opera House, but in the foundation and development.

It's the most basic textbook, just right for today's world!

After thinking about it inside and out, Gong Tong suddenly grinned, revealing a bright smile.

He no longer thinks about the so-called divine mansion and fate, but he is willing to take on this mission and responsibility. He will become the father of modernist architecture in this world!

Dove Tong stretched out the five fingers of her right hand to face the sun to block her eyes, followed by slowly clenching her fingers, as if she wanted to catch the sun.

"President Mason."

Gongtong turned around, looked at Miluo Masen, and shouted in a very confident voice.

The president of the American Architecture Branch was looking at him.

"I am willing to accept the position of the designer of the American Pavilion in Barcelona."

Davidia Davidson straightened her face, and replied in a deep voice.

Mi Luo Ma Sen looked at Gong Tong with a smile, and for some reason, felt a little excited in his heart, as if his actions today really pushed the modernists to the fast lane.

President Ma Sen stood up and walked quickly to Gongtong, and the two held their big hands tightly.

This is a scene of historic significance, but it is a pity that no one can record this great scene.

In future generations, President Mason has long since aged.

On a warm sunny afternoon, he was interviewed by a British BBC documentary reporter.

When describing this moment, President Mason still showed complacency on his face, saying that it was the wisest decision he made in his life.

In the cafe, the two had an in-depth exchange for a long time, and then they left separately.

That night, President Mason, Adrian Smith, and the two masters of modernism flew back to China on the last flight.

"Son, what are you thinking?"

On the plane, President Mason was next to Adrian Smith. The young designer seemed to be a little worried.

"President Mason, I don't know if I missed something."

"you mean"

"Before boarding the plane, I boarded the International Architects Forum, where I learned that the designer Masayuki Kurokawa publicly announced that he would follow Mr. Bai Gongtong."

"The way of Masaru Kurokawa, the designer Bai Gongtong will be the leader of his design path."

President Mason was a little dumbfounded when he heard this.

He shook his head and chuckled, and patted Adrian Smith on the shoulder again: "There is no doubt that that young man is very decisive and smart."

"But everyone has their own way, and believing in yourself is the most important thing."

　The new volume has a bit of text, and I'm in a rush to make a design, so I'm sorry for changing it temporarily today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)