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Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes

Every creative act draws on the past whether it pretends to or not. It draws on what it knows. There’s no such thing, really, as a creative act in a vacuum Picture Quote #1

An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like saying it would be great if it wasn’t awful Picture Quote #1

The building is a national tragedy - a cross between a concrete candy box and a marble sarcophagus in which the art of architecture lies buried Picture Quote #1

Real estate is the closest thing to the proverbial pot of gold Picture Quote #1

Every generation tailors history to its taste Picture Quote #1

Clutter in its highest and most organized form is called collecting Picture Quote #1

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Postmodernism is a freewheeling, unfettered, and unapologetic pursuit of style Picture Quote #1

Every age cuts and pastes history to suit its own purposes; art always has an ax to grind Picture Quote #1

Embellishment is an irresistible and consuming impulse, going back to the beginnings of human history.... Probably the strongest motivating force is the simplest: the inability of almost everyone to ever leave well enough alone Picture Quote #1

Every creative act draws on the past whether it pretends to or not. It draws on what it knows. There’s no such thing, really, as a creative act in a vacuum Picture Quote #1

Today, when so much seems to conspire to reduce life and feeling to the most deprived and demeaning bottom line, it is more important than ever that we receive that extra dimension of dignity or delight and the elevated sense of self that the art of building can provide through the nature of the places where we live and work. What counts more than style is whether architecture improves our experience of the built world; whether it makes us wonder why we never noticed places in quite this way before Picture Quote #1

Beauty or beast, the modern skyscraper is a major force with a strong magnetic field. It draws into its physical being all of the factors that propel and characterize modern civilization. The skyscraper is the point where art and the city meet Picture Quote #1

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The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age.... Shaper of cities and fortunes, it is the dream, past and present, acknowledged or unacknowledged, of almost every architect Picture Quote #1

It is the rare architect who does not hope in his heart to design a great building and for whom the quest is not a quiet, consuming passion Picture Quote #1

The search for the ultimate skyscraper goes on.... At worst, overbuilding will make urban life unbearable. At best, we will go out in a blaze of style Picture Quote #1

Symbol and metaphor are as much a part of the architectural vocabulary as stone and steel Picture Quote #1

What counts more than style is whether architecture improves our experience of the built world; whether it makes us wonder why we never noticed places in quite this way before Picture Quote #1

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Every creative act draws on the past whether it pretends to or not. It draws on what it knows. There’s no such thing, really, as a creative act in a vacuum. (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) An excellent job with a dubious undertaking, which is like saying it would be great if it wasn’t awful. (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) The building is a national tragedy - a cross between a concrete candy box and a marble sarcophagus in which the art of architecture lies buried. (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Real estate is the closest thing to the proverbial pot of gold (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Every generation tailors history to its taste (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Clutter in its highest and most organized form is called collecting (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Postmodernism is a freewheeling, unfettered, and unapologetic pursuit of style (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Every age cuts and pastes history to suit its own purposes; art always has an ax to grind (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Embellishment is an irresistible and consuming impulse, going back to the beginnings of human history.... Probably the strongest motivating force is the simplest: the inability of almost everyone to ever leave well enough alone (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Every creative act draws on the past whether it pretends to or not. It draws on what it knows. There’s no such thing, really, as a creative act in a vacuum (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Today, when so much seems to conspire to reduce life and feeling to the most deprived and demeaning bottom line, it is more important than ever that we receive that extra dimension of dignity or delight and the elevated sense of self that the art of building can provide through the nature of the places where we live and work. What counts more than style is whether architecture improves our experience of the built world; whether it makes us wonder why we never noticed places in quite this way before (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Beauty or beast, the modern skyscraper is a major force with a strong magnetic field. It draws into its physical being all of the factors that propel and characterize modern civilization. The skyscraper is the point where art and the city meet (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age.... Shaper of cities and fortunes, it is the dream, past and present, acknowledged or unacknowledged, of almost every architect (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) It is the rare architect who does not hope in his heart to design a great building and for whom the quest is not a quiet, consuming passion (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) The search for the ultimate skyscraper goes on.... At worst, overbuilding will make urban life unbearable. At best, we will go out in a blaze of style (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) Symbol and metaphor are as much a part of the architectural vocabulary as stone and steel (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes) What counts more than style is whether architecture improves our experience of the built world; whether it makes us wonder why we never noticed places in quite this way before (Ada Louise Huxtable Quotes)