Architecture Quote by Alvar Aalto

“Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is to refine materials in a more human direction.” quote by Alvar Aalto — Download Open image

“Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is to refine materials in a more human direction.”

Alvar Aalto

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Objects are made to be completed by the human mind.

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It is the task of the architect to give life a gentler structure.

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