Nature Meets City
본문 1
Have you heard of the expression, “____ imitates nature”?
Many artists get their ideas and inspirations ____ the world around them.
This is because the natural world is a ____ place.
The shapes in ____ are very pleasing to the eye.
For example, look at the egg on the left. Isn’t it ____?
It is round and delicate, yet ____ enough to protect its contents.
Can you imagine a ____ that looks like an egg?
Such a ____ actually exists in London.
Nature has inspired many architects ____ the world.
This is the ____ Familia in Spain.
It is one of the most ____ churches in the world.
Look at the ____ tall columns inside the church.
They look like trees, ____ they?
The famous architect, ____ Gaudi, used the shape of trees in the Sagrada Familia.
That’s how he brought the beauty of nature ____.
본문 2
In the first two examples, we ____ easily see what inspired the architect.
But in the next example ____ Australia, this is not so obvious.
Jørn Utzon, the architect of the Sydney Opera House, took a shape ____ nature and added his imagination.
Can you guess what ____ him?
Many people think that it is the waves in the ____ or a sailing boat.
But interestingly, the ____ came from an orange.
____ at the roof closely. Can you see the peels of an orange?
____ orange lights are shone on the building, you can see the peels more clearly.
What about Korea? Have you ever been to ____ Design Plaza in Seoul?
____ people think that the building looks like a giant spaceship.
But the architect, Zaha Hadid, took the curved lines from nature so that city ____ could enjoy them.
Thanks to its special design, it ____ become a popular tourist attraction in Seoul.
As you can see, ____ buildings try to capture the beauty of nature in their design.
They are perfect examples of “____ meets city.”
If you were an architect, what ____ you choose from nature?