Bring out the nature of the materials. Let their nature intimately into your scheme.
When I see architecture that moves me, I hear music in my inner ear
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
An idea is salvation by imagination.
Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly. The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.