“The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions. It is bound to its times and manifests itself only in addressing vital tasks with the means of its times. A knowledge of the times, its tasks, and its means is the necessary precondition of work in the building art.”
“The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions. It is bound to its times and manifests itself only in addressing vital tasks with the means of its times. A knowledge of the times, its tasks, and its means is the necessary precondition of work in the building art.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
“Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of old? Where else can we find such unity of material, construction and form? here, the wisdom of whole generations is stored.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“True education is concerned not only with practical goals but also with values. Our aims assure us of our material life, our values make possible our spiritual life.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“What finally is beauty? Certainly nothing that can be calculated or measured. It is always something imponderable, something that lies between things.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions. It is bound to its times and manifests itself only in addressing vital tasks with the means of its times. A knowledge of the times, its tasks, and its means is the necessary precondition of work in the building art.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only this architecture creates.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“Architecture depends on its time. It is the crystallization of its inner structure, the slow unfolding of its form.”
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe“Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.”
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