ファンを自認する岡田暁生の『音楽の危機』は小林秀雄賞までとり帯には書評続出とあり期待したが、肩透かしだった。2020年に初版が出た時はコロナが始まりまさに音楽でも、科学でも、危機に陥ったものはいろいろあったし深刻だった。あれから4年経つと予想通り世の中あの時のようには見えない。この手の本は生物だ。Akio Okada, whom I am a self-proclaimed fan, won the Hideo Kobayashi Award for “Music crisis” and I had high hopes for the book as it received many reviews, but I was disappointed. When the first edition was published in 2000, the coronavirus pandemic had just started, and there were many things in crisis, both music and science, and it was serious. Four years have passed since then, and as expected, the world no longer looks the same. This kind of book is a living thing.

漫画古建築の本は構法知るためには欠かせない。特にこの本はとても教育的。大学生の教科書にしたらいい。Manga old architecture books are indispensable for understanding construction methods. This book in particular is very educational. It would be great if it could be used as a textbook for university students.

赤城神社の梅が咲いたPlum blossoms at Akagi Shrine have bloomed

ハナが階段を降りて来ないようダンボールを立てていたが見苦しいので透明にした。I had put up a cardboard box to prevent Hana from coming down the stairs, but it was unsightly so I made it transparent.

とある著名な建築家の設計した築20年の建物が寒いと相談された。図面を見ると断熱材が入ってないRC打ち放し（安藤さんではない）。天井高5メートルの会議室。寒いだろうなあ。エアコンいくらつけてもまあ効かないだろう。20年前はこんな設計もまかり通ったんだなあ。
A 20-year-old building designed by a famous architect was consulted about being cold. Looking at the drawings, it’s an exposed RC structure with no insulation (not Mr. Ando). Conference room with a ceiling height of 5 meters. It must be cold. No matter how much you turn on the air conditioner, it probably won’t work. 20 years ago, a design like this would have been acceptable.

研究室配属の季節。理科大は毎年計画系志望がかなり定員オーバーする。環境系、構造系に回らざるを得ない学生はそちら側からデザインを考えることになる。それも悪くはないが。

This is the season when students decide on a laboratory. Every year, the number of students applying to majors in planning at TUS exceeds their capacity. Students who have no choice but to study environmental or structural engineering will think about design from that perspective. That’s not bad either.