"Commodity, firmness, delight..." — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Commodity, firmness, delight... - Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

"Commodity, firmness, delight..."

— Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

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22 Quotes by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

Marcus Vitruvius Pollio has 22 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

There are also kinds of water that cause death, as they run through harmful juices in the soil and become…
Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the…
Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies.
Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom,…
Architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create…
A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.
Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention,…
Now architecture consists of order, which in Greek is called taxis ... Order is the balanced adjustment of the details…
But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with…
From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by…
Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.
I am moreover inclined to be concise when I reflect on the constant occupation of the citizens in public and…

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More Architecture Quotes

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I don't divide architecture, landscape and gardening; to me they are one. — Luis Barragan
My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience. — Luis Barragan
Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. — Ambrose Bierce
No heirloom of humankind captures the past as do art and language. — Theodore Bikel
Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat… — Alvar Aalto
We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and… — Alvar Aalto
A picture is worth a thousand words. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split… — Alvar Aalto
Architecture is inhabited sculpture. — Constantin Brancusi
The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit… — Alvar Aalto
I'm somebody who likes codes and ciphers and chases and artwork and architecture, and all the things you find in… — Dan Brown
Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases.… — Dan Brown

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