“I want to try to come away from that one directional, clear rectangular form. It's not used because it's the most beautiful form; it's just the practical thing. That's why our TVs are rectangles. Even in modern architecture, they want us to believe, "That's the nicest, most beautiful thing." I love modern architecture, but actually it's that they cannot afford amorphous shapes or ornaments.” WantTryingBelieveBeautifulFormUsedClearModernTvsShapesArchitecturePracticalsBeautiful ThingsWant UOrnamentsThings I LoveModern ArchitectureRectanglesPractical Things Author:Pipilotti Rist
“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
“Landscaping is the great cardinal sin of modern architecture. It's not your garden, it's not a park - it's a formless patch of grass, shrubbery and the occasional tree that exists purely to stop the original developer's plans from looking like a howling concrete wilderness.” SinPlansTreeModernGardenOriginalsArchitectureGrassParksWildernessConcreteOccasionalPatchesCardinalsDevelopersModern ArchitectureLandscaping Book:Broken Homes Source: Broken Homes
“Many of the received models of modern architecture and planning owe their ultimate origin to the building code and public health reform movements of the second half of the 19th century.” HalfModernCenturyMovementBuildingModelsUltimateArchitecturePlanningReformCode19th CenturyPublic HealthModern ArchitectureHealth ReformReform Movements Author:Kenneth Frampton
“Some authors regard morality in the same light as we regard modern architecture. Convenience is the first thing to be looked for.” FirstsLightModernMoralityRegardArchitectureConvenienceModern Architecture Author:Luc de Clapiers