Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.

The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.

Lack of ornamentation is a sign of spiritual strength.

Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise.

The room has to be comfortable; the house has to look habitable.

Man loves everything that satisfies his comfort. He hates everything that wants to draw him out of his acquired and secured position and that disturbs him. Thus he loves the house and hates art.

Supply and demand regulate architectural form.