“In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.”
— Michael Graves
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The greatest advances of civilization, whether in
“The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government.”
— Milton Friedman
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Architecture is a visual art, and the
“Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.”
— Julia Morgan
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Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and
“Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over.”
— Ernest Hemingway
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Switzerland is a small, steep country, much
“Switzerland is a small, steep country, much more up and down than sideways, and is all stuck over with large brown hotels built on the cuckoo clock style of architecture.”
— Ernest Hemingway
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Make big plans; aim high in hope
“Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die.”
— Daniel Burnham
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I would like my architecture to inspire
“I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future.”
— Tadao Ando
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My house is my refuge, an emotional
“My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.”
— Luis Barragan
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Architecture is the learned game, correct and
“Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.”
— Le Corbusier
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Architecture will always express the technical and
“Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it the human content that it lacks, we must participate in the political struggle.”
— Oscar Niemeyer
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Noble life demands a noble architecture for
“Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.”
— Frank Lloyd Wright
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