Ulrich
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Education |
| Occupation | Prof. of Architecture (Emeritus) |
| Location | Connecticut, United States |
| Introduction | "One thing could be said about Ulrich with certainty: He loved mathematics because of the people who could not stand it." (Robert Musil, The Man Without Properties, m.t.) |
| Interests | design, geometry, photography, computer programming, soccer, tennis, do-it-yourself construction, travel |
| Favorite movies | M, The Third Man (my all-time #1), Vera Cruz, The Wages of Fear, Breathless, Yojimbo, Nashville, Paper Moon, The Wild Bunch, Days of Heaven, The Man Who Would be King, Night of the Living Dead, Atlantic City, Alien, Blade Runner, Gladiator, In the Bedroom, Mystic River |
| Favorite music | Bach's works for solo violin and solo cello, classical concertos, Salome, Jazz (Swing combos, hard bop), 60's and 70's rock |
| Favorite books | Kleist's novellas, Pale Fire, Mit fremden Federn, Treasure Island, The Lady in the Lake, The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, Die Ausgewanderten (The Emigrants), Beautiful Evidence, LeCorbusier's Complete Works, Roettger's series on Italian fresco painting |