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Because of the slope, the view here is wide. Standing at the "entrance", apart from the boundless water surface, there is also the undulating city skyline in the distance.

Xia Xiaoli sighed, "It's so beautiful!"

Touching the edge of the lotus pond again, these are all made by my father, so proud, I didn't even think about it before, what do you think?

Qiao Yu told him: "The library is the work of the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. It is in the same series as his other work, Shingon Sect Honfukuji Temple. It has a downward entrance in the water surface, which is very Zen. You see, we The water source of the lotus pond you see now is the natural running water brought in from Hongjian Lake, which is the design’s 'relying on water to draw water', turning the ordinary atrium in the original building into a landscape, do you understand?"

"Understood." Xia Xiaoli wanted to go down and have a look, the entrance passage looked so mysterious.

"Let's go." Qiao Yu said as he walked: "I told you before that some bridges are built under the water surface, which are very similar to this entrance. In fact, this entrance design by Tadao Ando is too classic. Inspiration for many bridge designers.”

Xia Xiaoli only thought it was amazing. Going down did not really lead to the underground. The eyes were still transparent. The clear cement and glass curtain walls were combined in shape. The borderless design of the lotus pond caused the water to continuously tilt and fall, forming a natural waterfall. , the sun shines, colorful and eye-catching.

It’s summer vacation, and there are quite a few people in the library early in the morning. Most of them are students, ranging from elementary school to college students. They read books and do homework here to prepare for professional exams. There are also many elderly and retired uncles and aunts. Reading a book here with reading glasses, it is quiet and harmonious.

Xia Xiaoli is very ashamed. Before this summer vacation, he was a lazy Buddhist high school student. The introverted study atmosphere of the provincial key points did not affect him, but this summer vacation suddenly enlightened him.

Study hard, young man.

There were so many books, and the two of them shuttled between the rows of bookshelves. Xia Xiaoli suddenly felt that Qiao Yu matched the atmosphere here, as if he had come to his home court. People who had read many books came to a place full of books. Brighten.

Everyone has a place that suits their own aura, Xia Xiaoli thought to himself, Brother Qiao should have a lot of home courts, libraries, university classrooms, design institutes, and even construction sites where everyone is disgraced. Not sticky, the most dazzling one.

That's how confident he thought it was.

Qiao Yu didn't know that the little tail following behind was all a joke in his heart. He only concentrated on finding the classified areas he was familiar with in the library.

Architecture and design have always been the major categories of various bookstores and libraries. This section has an entire floor in the municipal library. Even Qiao Yu can't help but sigh in his heart that the collection of books is much richer than he imagined and thought.

Even the books written by many Chinese scholars and designers in recent years, which he had no chance to read when he was in the United States, are all here.

The two looked at the book separately, and the time passed unconsciously.

There are books in various languages ​​here, and Xia Xiaoli finally no longer worries that he can't understand them all in English or German. Those masters' works have Chinese translations, and he reads them with great interest.

Although, even if there is a Chinese version, he still can't understand it because it involves relevant professional knowledge, but at any rate, he is no longer just looking at pictures and talking. Xia Xiaoli has a peaceful mind and wants to eat cakes one bite at a time.

Qiao Yu was separated from him by a row of bookshelves, and had been browsing through the bibliography. He had been reading a book for a while, and Xia Xiaoli couldn't help wondering, what book made the professor so interested?

He leaned over to Qiao Yu's side, and first bent down to look at the cover of the book in Qiao Yu's hand. It read "The Yin and Yang of Modern Architecture", and the author was signed by Lin Zhihua.

Xia Xiaoli glanced at it a few times, and the page Qiao Yu turned seemed to be talking about Eastern Zen Buddhism, Tai Chi Yin Yang, and the relationship between I Ching and some modern architecture.

In Qiao Yu's hand, he took the pages of the book and turned to the front title page, wanting to see who the author really is.

Seeing a familiar face, Xia Xiaoli let out a "huh", and Qiao Yu spread out the title page. On it was a brief introduction of Lin Zhihua and his photo.

Lin Zhihua, Jeremy Lin, Chinese-American contemporary architect, was born in a family of architects. He is currently teaching at the Department of Architecture of Columbia University in New York City. He is also a visiting professor, associate professor, and teacher at Chiba University of Technology in Japan and Zurich Institute of Technology in Switzerland; Harvard University in the United States Guest judge at the School of Design.

Founded JL Architecture Studio, which was selected as one of the world's top ten design pioneers in 2019 (DesignVanguard2019) by the US "Architectural Record".

His design work "The House of Clear Water" won the honorary nomination of "Architecture Review (Architecture Review)" ar+d International Young Architects.

And at the No.14 Venice Architecture Biennale, Jeremy Lin won a special honor award for his "Eclipse of the Moon" which combines building materials, water, temperature, light and shadow, etc. Chinese architects on the podium of the world's largest architecture exhibition.

Not knowing what to do, Xia Xiaoli let out a soft "wow" again, "This man is so amazing!"

Qiao Yu said softly: "He is indeed very powerful, and he will be even more powerful in the future."

Xia Xiaoli heard something and asked, "Brother Qiao, do you know this person?"

"Yeah." Qiao Yu's expression was flat, and her tone was also flat: "We are classmates."

Um?Xia Xiaoli was belatedly aware, and finally remembered where she had seen this face before. It was at Qiao Yu's house, on the photo frame in the cardboard box full of sundries, and the 20-year-old Qiao Yu was posing intimately with him. .

The Lin Zhihua in the group photo is obviously younger than the photo in the book at that time. The flamboyance and excitement at that time were all on his face, while the photo in the book is a little restrained, but it can still be seen at a glance that he is a talented person.

All the sharpness was exposed, Xia Xiaoli somehow felt this way, this person was very different from Brother Qiao.

But they are very, very good friends, otherwise the photo frame from more than ten years ago would not have been brought back across the ocean, oh no!Xia Xiaoli thought that the people around him liked boys. He was recalling the appearance of the two people in the photo, especially the way Qiao Yu looked at Lin Zhihua. Yu blurted out: "Brother Qiao, this is your boyfriend? Isn't it?"

"Your boyfriend is amazing..." Before Qiao Yu could react, Xia Xiaoli sighed silently in her heart. Sure enough, the other half of a good person is too good to reach...

He didn't have any other thoughts, he just sighed involuntarily, and didn't notice that there was some vague and inexplicable loss deep in his heart.

The gap between people is really huge. Xia Xiaoli thinks about herself, it seems that she is far away from the word "excellent".

Qiao Yu was stunned for a short while. He didn't intend to hide anything, but he didn't expect that this seemingly stupid little guy would sometimes be too smart. He patted Xia Xiaoli on the head and said gently and plainly: "No , is no longer a boyfriend."

There is a lot of information in these words, Xia Xiaoli didn't have time to chew, Qiao Yu flipped through the book and said: "I just got a domestic publishing house for this book before I came back from the United States, and I want to publish a Chinese version. I didn't expect it to be published so soon. .”

He sighed a little, not only because he suddenly saw Lin Zhihua's book, but also because it had something to do with him.

Lin Zhihua was born in the United States and grew up in the United States. Like most ABCs, before meeting Qiao Yu, his understanding of oriental culture was limited to superficial movies. After being with Qiao Yu, he began to learn Tang poetry and Song Ci, and dabbled in Buddhism and Taoism. , especially became interested in Tai Chi Yin Yang and Five Elements and Eight Diagrams.

In his later works, many of them have obvious oriental flavor, which perfectly integrates the essence of eastern and western design, forming a school of its own. Representative works.

Lin Zhihua wanted to separate from Qiao Yu without hesitation, but he still left traces of Qiao Yu on his body. The influence of loving someone is all-round.

"What is the yin and yang of architecture?" Xia Xiaoli asked.

The child asked a professional question, and Qiao Yu had to take it seriously. He tried to explain plainly: "Actually, this concept does not exist in modern Western architecture, but it can be found everywhere in ancient Chinese architecture, such as the most traditional Chinese courtyard. Here, the place where the sun can shine directly is yang, and the place where the sun can't shine is yin, isn't it obvious? If you look at it this way, we Chinese think that the geomantic treasure land, which is backed by mountains and facing water, is yin and yang in terms of yin and yang. Yang, masculine pavilions and pavilions must always be matched with ponds and creeks, this is the so-called harmony of yin and yang, and it is a rule that ancient buildings must follow."

"Whether it's Chinese or Japanese, oriental culture believes that this kind of residence is comfortable to live in, and the energy is harmonious, and the residences are all for people. A building with too much masculinity will make the occupants feel restless, while a negative one will make people feel restless." Heavy buildings, oh yes, the most shady buildings we usually call haunted houses..."

Xia Xiaoli shuddered inexplicably in the air-conditioned room. He understood what is the yin and yang of architecture, not to mention, although Brother Qiao only used the simplest words to explain the most superficial meaning, he can roughly understand it.

How happy it would be if he were brother Joe's real student.

Xia Xiaoli couldn't help but diverge her thoughts to the limitless.

Qiao Yu closed the book, put it back on the bookshelf, and continued to browse through what he was interested in, but Xia Xiaoli looked back several times at "The Yin and Yang of Modern Architecture" mixed in the middle of the bookshelf.

"Why did you break up?" Xia Xiaoli asked softly.

Qiao Yu glanced at him, pulled him over, rubbed his head hard, and said with a smile, "Because Brother Qiao is not good enough."

Xia Xiaoli was dumbfounded: "Impossible!" Brother Qiao must be teasing him.

Qiao Yu thought about it seriously, and said frankly and calmly: "It was mentioned by the other party. Maybe we have been together for a long time, so it is an inevitable result."

Xia Xiaoli couldn't understand, and then a trace of anger rose in her heart, that Lin Zhihua broke up? ?Is he crazy? ?

Although you are very powerful and excellent, brother Qiao is so nice!Xia Xiaoli slandered desperately in her heart. Although I didn't have the luck to fall in love with brother Qiao, I also knew that he is so good, he is so kind to people, he is knowledgeable, gentle and patient. The key is that he is so tall and handsome. To have good looks requires abs and abs. What kind of fairy boyfriend is this? Some people don't want it?

You don't want me!

Xia Xiaoli complained angrily in her heart, and finally burst out these words smoothly.

Rock-shattering!He froze immediately, what was he thinking?are you crazy……

Feeling guilty for a moment, Xia Xiaoli went down to the ground, breathing in silently, and walked beside Brother Qiao with her heart beating wildly.

Cough, just think about it, anyway, I won't say it, and no one will know.

It took a while to calm down.

Qiao Yu was surprised, the child suddenly became quiet, and sure enough, he would be infected in the library.

Xia Xiaoli asked, "Brother Qiao, do you have any books here?"

After saying this, Qiao Yu just remembered: "Look around, I can't tell, none of my books are in Chinese yet."

In fact, he was also contacted by a domestic publishing house, and he also intends to publish a Chinese version. There is a publishing house that specializes in engineering books, and he had a good chat with him. Before returning to China, he had already signed a contract for the Chinese version.

"I have them at home too. If I don't have them, I'll show them to you next time I go home." Qiao Yu said.

Xia Xiaoli helped tidy up the bookshelves last time, and he didn't even notice that there were Qiao Yu's own books. How careless he was, Xia Xiaoli thought.

In the foreign language design book area, Qiao Yu actually found his books. There are only two of them. The signature is the pinyin of his Chinese name. QiaoYu, which is the name he uses in formal documents. .

"There are not all books here, only these two are purely academic." Qiao Yu said.

"Then how many books have you written in total?"

"Six books, some of which are not so technical, you should be able to read them."

Xia Xiaoli was amazed, Qiao Yu is not very old, he reads, teaches, works on world-renowned big projects, and still has time to write so many books!

How on earth is he spending his time?

He took out a book at random, and now Xia Xiaoli couldn't understand it at all. She only knew that there was a bridge crossing several islands on the cover. Qin', in the Gulf of Mexico, is the longest suspension bridge in the Americas, but not in the world, the longest suspension bridge in the world is in Japan, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge."

"You designed the one on the cover?" Xia Xiaoli asked.

"Well, yes." Qiao Yu said lightly as if talking about a trivial matter.

"Wow!" Xia Xiaoli just thinks Brother Qiao is amazing, whether he is the longest in the world or not, he is amazing.Although the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge is long, is it as beautiful as Brother Qiao?How beautiful this bridge is, this meandering arc, the unique blue sea and golden sunset in the love sea reflect the bridge deck, it is really like a huge harp suspended between the sea and the sky, Xia Xiaoli is really in it The beauty of art can be seen on this huge bridge.

He has long been Professor Qiao Da's biggest fan.

After opening it, I realized that this is Qiao Yu's Arthur Haydn Award-winning masterpiece, "The Piano of the Sky", which was actually marked on the cover, but Xia Xiaoli didn't recognize it.

This is a professional book on the design and construction technology of suspension bridges. Xia Xiaoli was at a loss again. Professor Qiao Da once again turned into a big brother in kindergarten, and simply said: "Modern suspension bridges are the king of spans among all bridges. Those spans that can be seen in general Most of the big guys who cross mountains and seas are suspension bridges. Don’t look at it as complicated. In fact, if we look back, those we have seen on TV, there are often slide bridges with only one rope in mountainous areas, and they can also be counted as members of the suspension bridge family. part."

"The biggest advantage of the suspension bridge is that no matter how long it is or how heavy it is, it will not bend and sag due to its huge self-weight. This is a bridge spanning the limit technology created by humans, which is amazing."

Xia Xiaoli half-understood these words. He took out every book written by Brother Qiao and looked through it. They were all extremely professional books. He could only sigh and put them back.

When will I be able to understand these?Xia Xiaoli felt that she had been crushed, and it was nothing to be crushed by Brother Qiao, but that Lin Zhihua, Xia Xiaoli was not convinced, and the people who didn't like Brother Qiao were so much stronger than herself, he groaned in his heart, wishing to set a big flag, It would be nice to make this Lin Zhihua regret one day.

The author says:

Lin Zhihua's personal profile refers to the resumes of famous domestic architects Zhang Lei and Wang Shu