In the '60s when I was a student, there was this campaign to destroy 75 percent of the old buildings in Paris, replacing them with modern architecture. I realized this as a dangerous utopia. This modern vision did not understand the richness of the city. Thankfully, such destruction did not happen.
Copy QuoteIt is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time.
Copy Quote View & ShareArchitecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.
Copy Quote View & ShareArchitecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.
Copy Quote View & ShareGood buildings come from good people, and all problems are solved by good design.
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