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Consider the momentous event in architecture when the wall parted

Consider the momentous event in architecture when the wall parted and the column became. – Louis Kahn

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Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul. – Louis Kahn

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A great building must begin with the unmeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed and in the end must be unmeasurable. – Louis Kahn

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In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. – Michael Graves

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Architecture is to make us know and remember who we are. – Sir Geoffrey Jellicoe

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Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great. – Enid Nemy

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