#architect

Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning. ↗

— Rem Koolhaas

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In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Architecture doesn't come from theory. You don't think your way through a building. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place? ↗

— Arthur Erickson

#does #place #spirit

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. ↗

— Arthur Erickson

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Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. ↗

— Le Corbusier

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I don't think I would ever quit acting, but there are other things I am interested in. I wanted to be an architect, and I wish I knew more about landscaping. ↗

— Courteney Cox

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An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site. ↗

— Frank Lloyd Wright

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