"There is an ulterior motive, too, in architecture, that is always peeping out from around the corner, the idea of creating paradise. It is the only purpose of our buildings. If we do not carry this idea with us the whole time, all our buildings would be simpler, more trivial, and life would become - well, would life amount to anything at all?" - Alvar Alto
Monday, January 11, 2010
My Cup of Tea: Alvar Alto
"There is an ulterior motive, too, in architecture, that is always peeping out from around the corner, the idea of creating paradise. It is the only purpose of our buildings. If we do not carry this idea with us the whole time, all our buildings would be simpler, more trivial, and life would become - well, would life amount to anything at all?" - Alvar Alto
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