An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board - and a wrecking bar at the site.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Architects need to remove bad ideas and demolish flawed structures to succeed.
- In plain terms
- Deleting wrong plans and breaking bad builds is key.
- What can you take from it?
- Be willing to discard flawed work early.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it time to start over?
- How do you spot a bad idea?
Another view
Demolition can be wasteful and expensive.
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