Grenfell, the building set on fire with the help of its own face, is a scene of a complex injustice: one that is moral, economic, political, and aesthetic. Not only was the cladding unsafe, it was ugly; not only was it ugly, it was untrue both to the architecture of the building it covered and untrue to its responsibility to human safety.
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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