ARCHITECT'S DICTUM Flashcards

1
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“God is in the details.”

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Ludwig Mies van derRohe

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2
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“whatever good things we build end up building us”

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Jim Rohn

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3
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“Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life”

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I.M. Pei

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4
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“Architecture is a visual art and the buildings speak for themselves.”

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Julia Morgan

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5
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“Architecture is the learned game correct and magnificent of forms assembled in the light”

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Le Corbusier

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6
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“Good buildings come from good people and all problems are solved by good design.”

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Stephen Gardiner

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7
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“Architecture is an expression of values”

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Norman Foster

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8
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“Any work of architecture which does not express serenity is a mistakes.”

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Luis Barragan

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9
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“One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time it is like life starting all over again.”

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Renzo Piano

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10
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“The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it.”

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David Chipperfield

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11
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“I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture.”

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Tadao Ando

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12
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“FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION”

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LOUIS SULLIVAN

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13
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“FORM DOES NOT NECESSARILY FOLLOW FUNCTION”

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ANTONIO GAUD I

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14
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“ART AND ARCHITECTURE, THE NEW UNITY

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WALTER GROPIUS

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15
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“A HOUSE IN A HOUSE”

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LOUIS KAHN

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16
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“CUBE WITHIN A CUBE”

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LE CORBUSIEA

17
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“A BRIDGE IS LIKE A HOUSE”

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ROBERT MAILLART

18
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“LESS IS MORE”

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LUDWIG MIES VAN DE ROHE

19
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“MODERN ARCHITECTURE NEED NOT BE WESTERN”

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KENZO TANGE

20
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“FUNCTION INFLUENCE BUT DOES NOT DICTATE FORM”

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ECRO SAARINEN

21
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“ARCHITECTURE MUST MEET 3 REQUIREMENTS STRENGTH, BEAUTY, UNITY”

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MARCUS VITRUVIUS POCIO

22
Q

“Less is Bore”

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Robert Venturi

23
Q

“Architecture should be reflective of the culture and the life”

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Leandro Locsin

24
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“Design as if you are a child”

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Michael Graves

25
Q

“A house is a machine to live in”

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Le Corbusier

26
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“ornament = crime”

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adolf loos

27
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“straight lines belong to man, curve lines belong to god”

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Antonio Gaudi

28
Q

“Symbolism and Blasphemies”

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I.M. Pei

29
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“Beauty grows from necessity, not from the repetition of formulas”

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Eliel Saarinen

30
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Form is what, design is how

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Richard Rogers