America Quote by Arne Jacobsen

If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult…

— Arne Jacobsen

And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these…

— Arne Jacobsen

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But…

— Arne Jacobsen

In a way, the sense of quality has improved, the status symbol of the small things is gone, and it is acceptable to use…

— Arne Jacobsen

Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life.

— Arne Jacobsen

Besides, I think that when one has been through a boarding school, especially then, you have some resistance, because it was both fine comradeship…

— Arne Jacobsen

It may sound affected - but it is the act of creation itself, and it is equally exhilarating whether one is working on a…

— Arne Jacobsen

There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt

— Arne Jacobsen

I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly.

— Arne Jacobsen

Clearly, if a building is not functionally and technically in order, then it isn't architecture either, it's just a building.

— Arne Jacobsen

People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it.

— Arne Jacobsen

Now, the downside to conservation is that so much is done for the public, which almost always mars the environment that one wanted to…

— Arne Jacobsen