2006年04月03日
ENS印度,果阿,托達報導;丁秋仁編譯;莫聞審校
在印度,距離曾極盛一時的毘迦耶那迦羅王朝(Vijayanagara)舊址漢比(Hampi)約30公里處,建築師達庫尼亞(Gerard da Cunha)將這片寸草不生的土地打造成一個秀麗明媚的小鎮。今年2月上旬,達庫尼亞榮獲由印度都市發展部於1998-1999年設立的「傑出都市規劃暨設計總理國家獎」──雖然這個榮譽來得有點遲。
Indian Architect Builds Steel Company Town as an Oasis
Some 30 kilometers from Hampi, the ruins of the once prosperous and powerful Vijayanagara empire, architect Gerard da Cunha has molded a piece of arid soil into a scenic township. In early February, architect Gerard da Cunha has molded a piece of arid soil into a scenic township. In early February, da Cunha received, somewhat belatedly, the Prime Minister's National Award for Excellence in Urban Planning and Design offered by the Ministry of Urban Development in 1998-99.