"The [engineer] should be equipped with knowledge of……" — Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
"The [engineer] should be equipped with knowledge of many branches of study and varied kinds of learning, for it is by his judgement that all work done by the other arts is put to test. This knowledge is the child of practice and theory."
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Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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22 Quotes by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
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There are also kinds of water that cause death, as they run through harmful juices in the soil and become…
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Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the…
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Wind is a floating wave of air, whose undulation continually varies.
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Consistency is found in that work whose whole and detail are suitable to the occasion. It arises from circumstance, custom,…
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Architect's designs must refer to the unquestionable perfection of the body's symmetry and proportions. If a building is to create…
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A harmonious design requires that nothing be added or taken away.
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Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention,…
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Now architecture consists of order, which in Greek is called taxis ... Order is the balanced adjustment of the details…
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But I, Caesar, have not sought to amass wealth by the practice of my art, having been rather contented with…
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From the exterior face of the wall towers must be projected, from which an approaching enemy may be annoyed by…
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Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings.
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Commodity, firmness, delight...
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