Thursday, June 12, 2003 my first exam is two days away (yes. on a saturday afternoon). and i discovered that in my secondary school's 2001 year book, they printed comments that my classmates and i allegedly made the year before (we graduated in 2000, but how thoughtful of them to remember us). this was probably due to the fact that sac had recently gained autonomous status (and they had a 4-page spread in the year book about that). have u seen a cheering nun ??
so anyway. the point i'm trying to make is that a) i feel cheated because the comment they took from me was doctored. read: there were a lot of dot-dot-dots in between sentences so someone did some pretty clever doctoring. b) i'm beginning to panic a bit (just a wee bit) about my exams 'coz i've done jack all in terms of preparation.
The Tragic (and sometimes comedic) Deaths of Famous Architects
bernini - fell on his sword. literally. he wanted to commit suicide, then changed his mind, but tripped and fell on it anyway resulting in slow painful death. silly bugger.
le corbusier - went for a swim in the ocean and never returned.
louis kahn - suffered a heart attack in a train station toilet leaving behind a wife, 2 mistresses and many many children.
mrs aalto #1 - no details just yet. anybody wish to share info?
scarpa - "died from a fall in japan" according to linda's book. specifically, he backed off the scaffolding of one of his buildings and died. poor mister scarpa.
gaudi - got hit by a tram and was mistaken for a hobo. was only identified days later.
frankie wright - died penniless in a desert in phoenix, arizona. once buggered off with a client's wife. wore a cape
enric miralles - suffered from a brain tumour and died. he drew pretty.
james stirling - burst appendix >.<.
aldo rossi - car crash on the same day as princess diana.