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martes, 13 de septiembre de 2011

The spirit of the writer

"It takes a thought to make a word and it takes some words to make an action"- Mraz sings in my head as I reflect on language and its influence in the writing process. Words are different in different languages and even when they come from the same thought they still have their own particular nuance.

So maybe, to grasp the spirit of the writer and give expression of it in the action- the design of his house in FEZ- we should research his language, arabic and learn from its alphabet, its structure, its calligraphy...

So, paraphrasing Mraz: It takes some letters to make a word, it takes some words to express an idea and it takes ideas to create whatever. In this case lets use them to design a house for someone who will use them to create stories. That way we will do the work of an architect with the tool of a writer: language.


Kufic is the oldest calligraphic form of the various arabic scripts. It's name derived from the city of Kufa, Iraq. Is a form of script consisting of straight lines and angles, often with elongated verticals and horizontals.

2 comentarios:

  1. Hola Marta, sube cuando puedas el control de ayer al blog. Hoy no te he visto por clase y como pinchaste cosas ayer conviene que quede constancia. Hemos pedido a todos que lo subáis para que quede con la correspondiente fecha.

    un saludo ;)

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  2. He tenido problemas subiendo los planos sin que perdieran el enlace para poder agrandarlos al clickear, pero creo que ya lo he solucionado//picasa style//. El control está en el post anterior con fecha del lunes.

    Un abrazo

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