And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

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And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette.

So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent.

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.