Steven Holl Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“Architecture is bound to situation. And I feel like the site is a metaphysical link, a poetic link, to what a building can be.”
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“I think architecture, to be really intense and fulfilling, doesn't have to be large.”
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“Princeton University's campus environment presents unique challenges and opportunities for architecture to act as a social condenser.”
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“Anyone who has become entranced by the sound of water drops in the darkness of a ruin can attest to the extraordinary capacity of the ear to carve a volume into the void of darkness. The space traced by the ear becomes a cavity sculpted in the interior of the mind.”
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“You can say I'm not the easiest architect in the world, because I'm always trying to push the limits,”
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“I never look at the newspaper in the morning. That's the worst thing you can do with your brain.”
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“Frank Lloyd Wright made houses right up until the end. I think that's important because it gives you a direct connection to all the basic aspects of architecture - the spatial energy of the place, the construction, the materials, the site, the detail.”
-- Steven Holl
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