Architecture is life, or at least it is life itself taking form and therefore it is the truest record of life as it was lived in the world yesterday, as it is lived today or ever will be lived.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Architecture reflects how humans live, capturing the essence of life in physical form across time.
- In plain terms
- Buildings show us how people live their lives.
- What can you take from it?
- Design should reflect human life and experience.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your environment reflect your life?
- What does a building say about its culture?
Another view
Not all architecture consciously records life; some is purely functional or decorative.
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