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Walter Gropius Quotes

We want to create the purely organic building, boldly emanating its inner laws, free of untruths or ornamentation Picture Quote #1

A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of authentic democracy Picture Quote #1

A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of an authentic democracy Picture Quote #1

Limitation makes the creative mind inventive Picture Quote #1

Society needs a good image of itself. That is the job of the architect Picture Quote #1

Architecture begins where engineering ends Picture Quote #1

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The mind is like an umbrella. Its most useful when open Picture Quote #1

Specialists are people who always repeat the same mistakes Picture Quote #1

Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning Picture Quote #1

The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building!... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft!... The artist is a heightened manifestation of the craftsman... Let us form... a new guild of craftsmen without the class divisions that set out to raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists!... Let us together create the new building of the future which will be all in one: architecture and sculpture and painting Picture Quote #1

Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts. Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit which it has lost as salon art. Together let us desire, conceive, and create the new structure of the future, which will embrace architecture and sculpture and painting in one unity and which will one day rise toward heaven from the hands of a million workers like the crystal symbol of a new faith Picture Quote #1

A modern building should derive its architectural significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be true to itself, logically transparent, and virginal of lies or trivialities Picture Quote #1

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Children should be introduced right from the start to the potentialities of their environment, to the physical and psychological laws that govern the visual world, and to the supreme enjoyment that comes from participating in the creative process of giving form to one’s living space Picture Quote #1

How can we expect our students to become bold and fearless in thought and action if we encase them in sentimental shrines feigning a culture which has long since disappeared? Picture Quote #1

Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts. Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit Picture Quote #1

If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality Picture Quote #1

Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society Picture Quote #1

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We want to create the purely organic building, boldly emanating its inner laws, free of untruths or ornamentation (Walter Gropius Quotes) A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of authentic democracy (Walter Gropius Quotes) A modern, harmonic and lively architecture is the visible sign of an authentic democracy (Walter Gropius Quotes) Limitation makes the creative mind inventive (Walter Gropius Quotes) Society needs a good image of itself. That is the job of the architect (Walter Gropius Quotes) Architecture begins where engineering ends (Walter Gropius Quotes) The mind is like an umbrella. Its most useful when open (Walter Gropius Quotes) Specialists are people who always repeat the same mistakes (Walter Gropius Quotes) Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning (Walter Gropius Quotes) The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building!... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft!... The artist is a heightened manifestation of the craftsman... Let us form... a new guild of craftsmen without the class divisions that set out to raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists!... Let us together create the new building of the future which will be all in one: architecture and sculpture and painting (Walter Gropius Quotes) Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts. Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit which it has lost as salon art. Together let us desire, conceive, and create the new structure of the future, which will embrace architecture and sculpture and painting in one unity and which will one day rise toward heaven from the hands of a million workers like the crystal symbol of a new faith (Walter Gropius Quotes) A modern building should derive its architectural significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be true to itself, logically transparent, and virginal of lies or trivialities (Walter Gropius Quotes) Children should be introduced right from the start to the potentialities of their environment, to the physical and psychological laws that govern the visual world, and to the supreme enjoyment that comes from participating in the creative process of giving form to one’s living space (Walter Gropius Quotes) How can we expect our students to become bold and fearless in thought and action if we encase them in sentimental shrines feigning a culture which has long since disappeared? (Walter Gropius Quotes) Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts. Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit (Walter Gropius Quotes) If your contribution has been vital there will always be somebody to pick up where you left off, and that will be your claim to immortality (Walter Gropius Quotes) Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilized society (Walter Gropius Quotes)