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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You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests. – Arne Jacobsen

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I dont see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly. – Arne Jacobsen

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But inspiration? – Thats when you come home from abroad and are asked: Well, have you found inspiration? – and fortunately you havent. But the impressions sink in, of course, and may emerge later: None of us has invented the house that was done many thousands of years ago. – Arne Jacobsen

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Prose is architecture, not interior decoration, and the Baroque is over. – Ernest Hemingway

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Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see these buildings, and I think of where I stand when I design my architecture. – Tadao Ando

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My buildings dont speak in words but by means of their own spaciousness. – Thom Mayne

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I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you. – Alex Winter

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