I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

No design is possible until the materials with which you design are completely understood

A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.

And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time.

Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

God dwells in the details.