In northern architecture - the cathedrals of Europe and all the little churches - the details, the carving of stone, become necessary because the light is not there to help you very much. You have to enrich surfaces. The desert reduces form to its simplest nature. There is no need for gargoyles or flying buttresses in the desert.
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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