Annabelle Selldorf Quotes

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• When you have rules to abide by, does that curtail you as a designer, or set you free? People think of classical architecture visually, but…
• Tension is an interesting quality - and architecture must have it. There should be elements of the inexplicable, the mysterious, and the poetic in something…
• There's no architect who doesn't want to build a library - and I am no different. With so much scrutiny now attached to reading -…
• The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.
• All clients think that they are architects.
• Everything is complicated about using concrete - the discipline and dedication necessary to make consistent batches, understanding exactly how the formwork will be laid, what…
• I always tend to think, even in residential projects, about what a space is being asked to do - where is it located, what are…
• So much of what makes a room great is how you enter and circulate through it, how it addresses the body.
• To me, the nicest luxury would be to have a room where I could keep all my books in one place - and have space…
• I was brought up to reuse things.
• I make spaces that are calm rather than confrontational. I seek a certain kind of logic that allows you to move in space and perceive…
• When everything is perfectly orderly and understandable, there has to be one thing that puts everything into question.

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