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> [If there is one country and its people that have contributed most to western civilisation's man-made world continuously for the last 2000 years, it must surely be Italy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/if-there-is-one-country-and-its-people-that-have-contributed-most-to/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

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## More by Harry Seidler

> [It doesn't worry me that people have criticised the building.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/it-doesn-t-worry-me-that-people-have-criticised-the-building/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [Good design doesn't date.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/good-design-doesn-t-date/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/i-ve-always-thought-blues-point-tower-is-one-of-my-best-buildings-and/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [As much as the needs of fact, the needs of the spirit and the senses, must be satisfied. Architecture is as much a part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/as-much-as-the-needs-of-fact-the-needs-of-the-spirit-and-the-senses/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/after-about-the-first-millennium-italy-was-the-cradle-of-romanesque/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/the-form-language-used-by-the-ancient-egyptians-in-their-structures/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [Japan's humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/japan-s-humid-and-warm-summer-climate-as-well-as-frequent-earthquakes/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [Japans humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/japans-humid-and-warm-summer-climate-as-well-as-frequent-earthquakes/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [Fifty years ago people were talking about Sydney's sprawl, but nobody does anything about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/fifty-years-ago-people-were-talking-about-sydney-s-sprawl-but-nobody/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/borne-out-of-this-starting-around-the-17th-century-was-the-baroque/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/after-world-war-ii-great-strides-were-made-in-modern-japanese/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [The government only makes restrictive rules, they don't show you what to do so you know, OK, here's where we need this many apartments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/the-government-only-makes-restrictive-rules-they-don-t-show-you-what/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [The government only makes restrictive rules, they dont show you what to do so you know, OK, heres where we need this many apartments,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/the-government-only-makes-restrictive-rules-they-dont-show-you-what/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/at-the-age-of-80-i-m-becoming-a-visual-artist-this-could-be-my-rebirth/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

> [If there is one country and its people that have contributed most to western civilisation's man-made world continuously for the last 2000 years, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-seidler/if-there-is-one-country-and-its-people-that-have-contributed-most-to/)

[Harry Seidler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-seidler/)

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