[UA] Gaudi, Stolze, Fuller

[Jesus Couto]

And that would explain Gaudi's death as part of a conspiracy

On the afternoon of the 7th of June of 1926, when Gaudí was crossing the
Gran Vía at the Gerona crossing, where tow trolleys line # 30 crossed each
other in opposite directions, and Gaudí was hit. Three cab drivers negated
taking him to the clinic until the Guardia Civil Ramón Perez Sanchez took
him to the hospital. Three days later, not having regained consciousness,
Gaudí passed away at the age of 74.

... leaving his masterpiece, La Sagrada Familia, unfinished. Also:

It is also a fact that Gaudí was also a religious man, point which became
increasingly more accentuated towards the end of his days. An example of
this would be his self imposed Easter fasting which almost cost him his
life in 1894.

(All of this if any makes me a little queasy, I dont like to play with the
dead this way but on the other hand is starting to look like a very good
scenario idea)

A full biography with some photos:
http://www.cyberspain.com/passion/gaudi.htm

And the site for the "2002 Gaudi Year", with better photos:
http://www.cyberspain.com/passion/gaudi.htm

Jesús Couto F.
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>his buildings look organic, like the
>apartment building he did where all surfaces but the floor are curved
(even
>your floor); it looks like you live inside a giant seashell. I'm going to
>try to find some links to photos)

This makes me think of R. Buckminster Fuller, with his geodesic domes (the
only structure that gets stronger as it increases in size).  He's one of my
all-time favorite geniuses.

Now, let's bisociate.  Two geniuses, each of whom constructs buildings that
break the square corner paradigm.  I'm going to mix in a throw-away detail
from one of my books -- a guy who believes that a devil is spying on him
from hard right angles.

So here's a concept: Right angles project some kind of stultifying "conform
to the gestalt!" vibe, and living in a house without them frees you up to
think unconventionally.

-G.

"Anyway, after that, I became known around the campus as 'the D&D guy,'
which
made me the de facto expert on the occult.  I really didn't know that much,
so I got a subscription to Time/Lifes Mysteries of the Unknown series, to
bone up."
                         -Tim Toner


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