It Is Better To Be Good Than

We Must Be As Familiar With The Functions Of Our Building As With Our Materials. We Must Learn What A Building Can Be, What It Should Be, And Also What It Must Not Be.

A Chair Is A Very Difficult Object. A Skyscraper Is Almost Easier. That Is Why Chippendale Is Famous.

Where Can We Find Greater Structural Clarity Than In The Wooden Buildings Of The Old. Where Else Can We Find Such Unity Of Material, Construction And Form? Here The Wisdom Of Whole Generations Is Stored. What Feelings For Material And What Power Of Expression There Is In These Buildings! What Warmth And Beauty They Have! They Seem To Be Echoes Of Old Songs.

We Must Remember That Everything Depends On How We Use A Material, Not On The Material Itself... New Materials Are Not Necessarily Superior. Each Material Is Only What We Make It.

Architecture Starts When You Carefully Put Two Bricks Together. There It Begins.