...Comfort is not a function of beauty... purpose is not necessary to make a building beautiful...sooner or later we will fit our buildings so that they can be used...where form comes from I don't know, but it has nothing at all to do with the functional or sociological aspects of our architecture.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Beauty in architecture is independent of function or comfort; form comes from elsewhere.
- In plain terms
- Buildings can be beautiful without being useful.
- What can you take from it?
- Aesthetic value stands alone from practical function.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does function enhance beauty?
- Can art be useless?
Another view
Most people need buildings to function well.
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