点评:I thought about visiting Columbus for years, and finally visited as part of a solo trip to Indianapolis, from which it's about an hour drive. I booked two tours offered by the visitors center, one that provides an overview of everything that's there, and a second tour of the Miller House and Gardens. Both guides were seasoned, sophisticated educators with great depth of knowledge of architecture in general; the morning tour in particular was like being on a field trip with my favorite teacher ever. Columbus is fascinating as a community that has supported modern architecture since the early 1940s and anyone who's made the pilgrimage to Palm Springs Modernism Week, for example, owes themselves the opportunity to experience this different perspective on what that kind of commitment can look like.
翻译:多年来我一直打算去哥伦布市游览,最终在独自前往印第安纳波利斯的旅途中顺道去了那里——从印第安纳波利斯开车过去大约一小时。我预订了游客中心提供的两个导览服务:一个是对当地各类景点的整体介绍,另一个则是米勒住宅及花园的导览。两位导游都经验丰富。这些导览员学识渊博且经验丰富,对建筑领域有着极为深入的了解;尤其是上午的参观环节,简直就像是和我最喜爱的老师一起进行实地考察一般。自20世纪40年代初以来,哥伦布市就一直大力支持现代建筑的发展,这座城市本身就是一个充满魅力的典范。比如,那些曾经参加过棕榈泉现代主义周活动的人,都理应借此机会从另一个角度来领略这种对现代建筑事业全身心投入所呈现出的独特风貌。