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ARCHITECTURE, n: The art of how to waste space. - Philip Johnson

ARCHITECTURE, n: The art of how to waste space. – Philip Johnson

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All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space. – Philip Johnson

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architecture
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Philip Johnson
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The level of detail and craft is something thats inscribed within the original design concept. And so when I begin to draw, I know what kind of detailing I want the building to have. – Tadao Ando

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Designs in connection with postage stamps and coinage may be described, I think, as the silent ambassadors on national taste. – William Butler Yeats

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When I design a wedding dress with a bustle, it has to be one the bride can dance in. I love the idea that something is practical and still looks great. – Vera Wang

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Luckily I dont have to buy shoes anymore, because I design them! Im off tour, so I can dive in and create the shoes that I want for my line. But okay, I did buy a pair of vintage combat boots because they were so beaten up – I had to have them. – Fergie

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