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Building Quotes by Walter Gropius
- We want to create the purely organic building, boldly emanating its inner laws, free of untruths or ornamentation.
- The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building! ... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft! ... The artist is a…
- A modern building should derive its architectural significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be true to itself,…
- Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate…
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