“Grandeur . . . consists in form, and not in size: and to the eye of the philosopher, the curve drawn on a paper two inches long, is just as magnificent, just as symbolic of divine mysteries and melodies, as when embodied in the span of some cathedral roof.” LongTwoEyeFormMysteryDivinePaperSizePhilosopherArchitectureMelodyInchesRoofMagnificentCurvesSymbolicGrandeurCathedrals Book:Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time, with Other Papers Source: Sir Walter Raleigh and His Time, with Other Papers
“So long as we see the stones and joints, and are not deceived as to the points of support in any piece of architecture, we may rather praise than regret the dexterous artifices which compel us to feel as if there were fibre in its shafts and life in its branches.” IfsFeelsMayLongSupportPiecesRegretStonesPraiseArchitectureBranchesDeceivedJointsArtifice Book:The seven lamps of architecture Source: The seven lamps of architecture
“In truth, the best long-term explanations about our ancient counterparts can be found in the paintings, sculpture, crafts, tools of utility, language and architecture left behind. These are the building blocks of civilization we call culture. These are what we call 'the arts.” LongArtCultureFoundLeftLanguageTermBehindsBuildingPaintingCivilizationToolsAncientArchitectureBlockCraftsExplanationLong TermSculptureLeft BehindUtilityCounterpartsBuilding Blocks Author:Edward J. Fraughton
“I began to see new buildings, too, which were connected by futuristic walkways lit from beneath. Long, cool perspectives of modern architecture, rising phosphorescent and eerie from the rubble.” LongModernBuildingPerspectiveConnectedArchitectureRisingLitFuturisticEerieRubbleModern ArchitectureWalkways Book:The Secret History Source: The Secret History
“A total work of art is only possible in the context of the whole of society. Everyone will be a necessary co-creator of a social architecture, and, so long as anyone cannot participate, the ideal form of democracy has not been reached. Whether people are artists, assemblers of machines or nurses, it is a matter of participating in the whole.” LongArtMatterWholeFormArtistSocialDemocracyArt IsIdealsMachinesCreatorArchitectureWorks Of ArtNurseParticipatingDemocracies Have Author:Joseph Beuys