An archiTACT speaks: rantings of a bemused dilliwala...

some kids ARE slow. they land up in school, wake up one day, and realise that everyone else can read! and then they panic, and begin to learn to read... they land up in computer class, and realise that everyone is actually coding! (ok, writing crummy 'programs' in basic, but whatever!) and the same panic hits again! attempt to jump a few step, run, and catch up. before one leaves school, everyone has a girlfriend! whaa?! how did that happen? and where was our protagonist? obviously, not wooing the she-kind! dont get me wrong: these kids arent retards. far from it. they are just bored of the world... they dont really notice things as challenges, till they sufficiently are so. it IS a vice, but its also encoded into their dna, its gentic; sad, but true... with age however, some things get worse, and some things get even worse... everyone is married. hell, everyone has a kid, kids, even. some even separated, married again, AND have kids. phew. and our kid is still looking; o...

they say it was pretty much the same in beijing, as in other venues of mega sporting events worldwide. they say we will eventually pull it off... sure, it wont be perfect, but it would be grand. sure it wouldnt be the best in the world, but it would be nice... disgusting. theres a fundamental difference between what beijing was doing and what we are attempting. and it can be summed up in one word: ambition. china's ambition is to be no. 1, period. they wanted to create landmarks: events, buildings, cities, achievements. the birds nest. the aquatic centre. high quality design, superb construction, stunning iconic pieces. something that would live longer than the games, as would china's sporting medals, the most by a nation, easily defeating the us of a. back to beloved dilli: nondescript stadiums being 'renovated' to strange standards, nothing remotely glamorous, classical (thank heavens!) or modern about them. NO design statements being made. no flourish. no jazz...