"What is a garden if not a miniaturization……" — Charles Jencks
"What is a garden if not a miniaturization and celebration, of the place we are in, the universe?"
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16 Quotes by Charles Jencks
Charles Jencks has 16 quotes on this site.
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Modern Architecture died in St. Louis, Missouri, on July 15, 1972, at 3.32 p.m. (or thereabouts), when the infamous Pruitt…
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The singular point of beautiful objects, and people, is that they are experienced not as parts, or ratios between cheekbones…
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In 1979, postmodernism lost its understanding of the meaning of ornament. It degenerated into kitsch applique.
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Post-Modern space is historically specific, rooted in conventions, unlimited or ambiguous in zoning and irrational or transformational in its relation…
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You know, Darwin said through natural selection things go gradually, and he was talking about pigeon's evolution or horses evolving,…
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Beautiful people are always with us, as evolutionary psychologists and a trip to the news-stand confirm.
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I do believe architecture, and all art, should be content-driven. It should have something to say beyond the sensational.
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A sign to me is a one-liner, a symbol is very complex and my house is a series of symbols.
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What is the most interesting thing to people? Other people.
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Europe has been in my bones.
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Pick up a sunflower and count the florets running into its centre, or count the spiral scales of a pine…
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Like our attitude to love, truth and goodness, we seem to be confident about knowing what beauty is - certain,…
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More Celebration Quotes
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Cinco de Mayo has come to represent a celebration of the contributions that Mexican Americans and all Hispanics have made…
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November is Hip-Hop History Month, where we give celebration to what hip hop has done to bring together people of…
— Afrika Bambaataa
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But there is a difference here: When Jewish children are murdered, Arabs celebrate the deed. The death of an Arab…
— Theodore Bikel
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Singing is like a celebration of oxygen.
— Bjork
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Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be research on…
— Bhumibol Adulyadej
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It's always good to remember where you come from and celebrate it. To remember where you come from is part…
— Anthony Burgess
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I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I celebrate, and I wanted my…
— Nicolas Cage
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In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or…
— Tadao Ando
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There is not enough celebration of companionship. Relationships aren't just about eroticism and sexuality.
— Francesca Annis
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I wrote "Bootylicious" because, at the time, I'd gained some weight and the pressure that people put you under, the…
— Beyonce Knowles
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That's why I called it Dangerously In Love. It's basically all of the steps in a relationship from when you…
— Beyonce Knowles
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I had a lot of time to think, and that is not good for your mind. And when it actually…
— Damon Hill
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