"The Romans were not inventors of the supporting……" — Harry Seidler
"The Romans were not inventors of the supporting arch, but its extended use in vaults and intersecting barrel shapes and domes is theirs."
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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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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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Good design doesn't date.
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More Arch Quotes
This quote is filed under Arch Quotes,
one of 104 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
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All experience is an arch, to build upon.
— Henry Adams
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A lot of period dramas can appear quite arch to most people, stuffy.
— Emily Blunt
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Motherhood is the keystone of the arch of matrimonial happiness.
— Thomas Jefferson
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The devil is not only a liar, but also a murderer, he constantly seeks our life, and wreaks his anger…
— Martin Luther
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Dianetics is a milestone for man comparable to his discovery of fire and superior to his invention of the wheel…
— L. Ron Hubbard
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If architects want to strengthen a decrepit arch, they increase the load that is laid upon it, for thereby the…
— Viktor E. Frankl
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The archenemy is the arch stupid!
— Thomas Carlyle
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The resurrection is the keystone of the arch on which our faith is supported. If Christ has not risen, we…
— Dwight L. Moody
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Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development…
— King Hussein I
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A farmer's horse is never lame, never unfit to go. Never throws out curbs, never breaks down before or behind.…
— Anthony Trollope
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Every solitary one of these aristocratic conspirators and would-be murderers claims to be an arch-patriot; every one of them insists…
— Eugene V. Debs
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The majority of my background is multi-camera format, which is very broad and a very arch perception of reality. Whereas…
— Matt LeBlanc
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