From Evernote:

8 things influenced me

As an introduction to everyone in the unit, I chosen a list of things which are influential to me.

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1. Favorite drawing of my own:
   

This is a drawing project done in my second year interpreting the 'firework dance'



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2. Favorite drawing by someone else:

I picked one of Feng Zhu's digital painting as I admire not only his drawing skill but also the ability to  being both artistically high level and commercially productive.

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3. Favoriate building:

This building 'qing lu' is built in my home town by a local architect/artist. It made me realize architecture have stories -- where is it from? what is it personality? what is it trying to say?

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4. Favoriate architecture book

Who doesn't love heath robinson?

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5. Favoriate Book outside architecture

I have read almost every Haruki Murakami's book, there are just so many things I can say why I like his book, just like there are so many ways you can understand these stories.

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6. Favoriate film

I always think the answer to many questions is : because it's cool.

And that's true.

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7. My hero

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do -- Steve Jobs