Quote by Arne Jacobsen
In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible optio

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture. – Arne Jacobsen

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And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture. – Arne Jacobsen

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architecture
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When I travel, I draw and paint sketches which is great fun. And as long as you are fully aware that it has nothing to do with actual art, I think thats all right. – Arne Jacobsen

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Travel
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Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower. – Richard Rogers

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Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become ones entire life. – Arne Jacobsen

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Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. – Le Corbusier

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Todays developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise. – Arthur Erickson

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