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
If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architects task – his most difficult task – is always that of selecting. – Arne Jacobsen
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
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