“Carrying out the thing, getting it to the point when one might say: There, now it is good - that point is hard to reach. Often, one sets very high goals for oneself. Perhaps too high.”
Quote by Arne Jacobsen
Author
Arne Jacobsen
Arne Jacobsen was a Danish architect renowned for his modernist designs. Born on February 11, 1902, and passing away on March 24, 1971, Jacobsen's work spanned from residential to public buildings, with his most famous projects being the Royal Hotel and Church in Copenhagen. more
You May Also Like
“People buy a chair, and they don't really care who designed it.”
“There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt”
“None of us has invented the house; that was done many thousands of years ago.”
Source: Eero Saarinen on His Work: A Selection of Buildings Dating from 1947 to 1964 with Statements by the Architect
“I wanted to clear up the slum of legs… I wanted to make the chair all one thing again.”
Source: Eero Saarinen on His Work: A Selection of Buildings Dating from 1947 to 1964 with Statements by the Architect
Source: Eero Saarinen on His Work: A Selection of Buildings Dating from 1947 to 1964 with Statements by the Architect
Source: Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future
“The room within is the great fact about the building.”
Source: Modern Architecture: Being the Kahn Lectures for 1930
“I think the days of working with producers in the conventional sense are over for me.”