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"Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise."
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"It seems a fantastic paradox, but it is nevertheless a most important truth, that no architecture can be truly noble which is not imperfect."
"Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before."
"I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead."
"Modern architecture predominately specializes in designing what are essentially dimly lit caves."
"Rather than wait to see what the day or future holds, why not design and plan the future you want to experience?"
"The team architecture means setting up an organization that helps people produce that great work in teams."
"Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity."
"All architecture is great architecture after sunset; perhaps architecture is really a nocturnal art, like the art of fireworks."
"In architecture the pride of man his triumph over gravitation his will to power assume a visible form. Architecture is a sort of oratory of power by means of forms."
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"With production alone as the goal, industry in North America was dominated by the assembly line, standardization for mass consumption."
"No phenomenon can be isolated, but has repercussions through every aspect of our lives. We are learning that we are a fundamental part of nature's ecosystems."
"The innovative spirit was America's strongest attribute, transforming everything into a brave new world, but there lingered an insecurity about the arts."
"We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist."
"The Achilles Heel of the Americas was the lack of cultural confidence typical of new settlers."
"The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself."
"God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the self-made men, who take the credit."
"There is a single thread of attitude, a single direction of flow, that joins our present time to its early burgeoning in Mediterranean civilization."
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