"Every building is like a person. Single and…" — Louis Sullivan
"Every building is like a person. Single and unrepeatable."
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24 Quotes by Louis Sullivan
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Form ever follows function.
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Form follows function.
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It cannot for a moment be doubted that an art work to be alive, to awaken us to its life,…
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National Health Insurance means combining the efficiency of the Postal Service with the compassion of the I.R.S. ... and the…
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But the building's identity resided in the ornament.
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It was the spirit animating the mass and flowing from it, and it expressed the individuality of the building.
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An architect, to be a true exponent of his time, must possess first, last and always the sympathy, the intuition…
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How strange it seems that education, in practice, so often means suppression: that instead of leading the mind outward to…
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What are books but folly, and what is an education but an arrant hypocrisy, and what is art but a…
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The architect who combines in his being the powers of vision, of imagination, of intellect, of sympathy with human need…
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Our architecture reflects truly as a mirror.
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Happiness and depression cannot blossom on the same vine. Some people affirm their woes and beg for sympathy. Others, unfortunately,…
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More Building Quotes
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Men of sense often learn from their enemies. It is from their foes, not their friends, that cities learn the…
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The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl.
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It's such a joy to work with different ensembles and create a collaboration. Rehearsing and building a performance is very…
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A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a…
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The Beliebers have done some pretty crazy stuff. Last week, the night before I was due to do a show…
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In a building with apartments, of course, you want to make connections. Life is easier that way. There's salt if…
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Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat…
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On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene and saved tens of thousands of lives.…
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On the wagon sped, and I, as well as my comrades, gave a despairing farewell glance at freedom as we…
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