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Hugh Ferriss Biography

Architect

Architect known for his imaginative and influential designs of skyscrapers, born on July 12, 1889, and died on January 28, 1962. Hugh Ferriss's work had a profound impact on modern urban planning and architectural design.

Stories Streets New York Chicago Towers Evoke

Book:Architectural visions: the drawings of Hugh Ferriss

Source: Architectural visions: the drawings of Hugh Ferriss

“As the avenues and streets of a city are nothing less than its arteries and veins, we may well ask what doctor would venture to promise bodily health if he knew that the blood circulation was steadily growing more congested!”

Ifs Wells May Asks Cities Growing Blood Streets Promise Doctors Venture Veins Avenues Circulation Arteries Blood Circulation

Book:The Metropolis of Tomorrow

Source: The Metropolis of Tomorrow

“The character of the architectural forms and spaces which all people habitually encounter are powerful agencies in determining the nature of their thoughts, their emotions and their actions, however unconscious of this they may be.”

People May Character Action Form Space Powerful Emotion Agency Encounters Unconscious

Book:The Metropolis of Tomorrow

Source: The Metropolis of Tomorrow

About the Author

Born: July 12, 1889
Died: January 28, 1962
Known for: Architect
Quotes: 3

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