God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the "self-made men", who take the credit.

Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart.

In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect.

Builders eventually took advantage of the look of modernism to build cheaply and carelessly.

The obsession with performance left no room for the development of the intuitive or spiritual impact of space and form other than the aesthetic of the machine itself.

We settled this continent without art. So it was easy for us to treat it as an imported luxury, not a necessity.

God's designs may be frequent justification for our actions, but it is we, the "self-made men", who take the credit.