"In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside."

God, Church, Building, Religious

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"In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside."

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"God was satisfied with his own work, and that is fatal."

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"To know God better is only to realize how impossible it is that we should ever know him at all. I know not which is more childish to deny him, or define him."

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"An omnipotent God is the only being with no reason to lie."

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"If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent Him."

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"The reader becomes God, for all textual purposes. I see your eyes glazing over, so I'll hush."

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"It is quite true, as some poets said, that the God who created man must have had a sinister sense of humor, creating him a reasonable being, yet forcing him to take this ridiculous posture, and driving him with blind craving for this ridiculous performance."

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"If you give people nothingness, they can ponder what can be achieved from that nothingness."

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"The speed of change makes you wonder what will become of architecture."

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"At the same time, I would add that the American people have a lot of courage."

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"I would like my architecture to inspire people to use their own resources, to move into the future."

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"When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that, I think about how people will approach the building and experience that space."

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"You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, what exists on the land, and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see."

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"I don't look so closely at women's fashion, but from the 20th century on, people have had the freedom to express themselves and their individualities, and fashion is one of the most fundamental ways in which they do this, men and women are equally able to express themselves."

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