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I like to think about machines and technology in relation to landscape and architecture.

~Antoine Predock

Topics: About Architecture Landscape Like Machines Relation Technology Think

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I didn't know what architecture was except that I lived in a house. I don't even think that I knew the word for a long time. My dad funneled me into engineering because it was his background.

~Antoine Predock

Topics: Architecture Background Because Dad Engineering Even Except His House Knew Know Lived Long Long Time Me Think Time Word

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I used to think that the great thing about sculpture was that, like Stonehenge, it was something that stood against time in an adamantine way, and was an absolute mass in space. Now I try to use the language of architecture to redescribe the body as a place.

~Antony Gormley

Topics: About Absolute Against Architecture Body Great Great Thing Language Like Mass Now Place Sculpture Something Space Stood Thing Think Time Try Use Used Way

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If a building becomes architecture, then it is art.

~Arne Jacobsen

Topics: Architecture Art Becomes Building Then

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And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture.

~Arne Jacobsen

Topics: Architect Architecture Big Come Curtains Daylight Deep Designed House Houses Large Necessity Order Play Pull Role Then Today Very Which Windows

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If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting.

~Arne Jacobsen

Topics: Always Architect Architecture Art Build Difficult Difficult Task Easy Had His Houses Most Nothing Selecting Task Would

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Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life.

~Arne Jacobsen

Topics: Architecture Become Consume Else Entire Entire Life Everything Everything Else Life Tends

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I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly.

~Arne Jacobsen

Topics: Any Architecture Buildings Done Excluded Long Properly See Should Term

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In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture.

~Arne Jacobsen

Topics: Addressing Aesthetic Almost Always Architecture Aspect Few Functional Lack May Only Options Possible Practical Raises Several Sometimes Task

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I was a student at Columbia College, actually, in the Architecture school. Paul would drive in from Queens, showing me these new songs. I can't remember us working it out.

~Art Garfunkel

Topics: Actually Architecture College Columbia Drive Me New Out Paul Queens Remember School Showing Songs Student Us Working Would

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