"Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a……" — Harry Seidler
"Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all."
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17 Quotes by Harry Seidler
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Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is…
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From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on…
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The Romans were not inventors of the supporting arch, but its extended use in vaults and intersecting barrel shapes and…
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After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending…
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After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant…
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Japans humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground…
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The government only makes restrictive rules, they dont show you what to do so you know, OK, heres where we…
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As much as the needs of fact, the needs of the spirit and the senses, must be satisfied. Architecture is…
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If there is one country and its people that have contributed most to western civilisation's man-made world continuously for the…
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At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.
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I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.
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The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.
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