Jiri Lev Quotes

At the end of its life, if allowed, a home should be able to decompose into uncontaminated soil, or at least become a beautiful ruin.

You'll find that it's quite a natural act for a human to build a home.

To be truly sustainable, buildings need to be beautiful and timeless so that future generations see value in restoring and preserving them. Abrupt fashion trends and striving for uniqueness at any cost should be avoided.

We don’t need natural disasters. We’re building our own. [...] Unfortunately, it takes large scale disasters to expose the failures and negligence in design and construction. [...] A real change towards a better environment can only begin with better design available for everyone, everywhere.

A building must come from the site, not to it.

I'm not reinventing the wheel, I'm reminding people of what the wheel is.

Like healthcare and legal representation, sustainable, resilient, healthy and beautiful living environment is not a luxury but a pragmatic necessity and a human right.

I consider self experimentation an architect’s obligation and duty.

[Architecture's] economy, in the natural, evolutionary meaning of the word [means] obtaining best outcomes with minimum possible outlay of energy and resources. Like in nature, this fine-tuned balance usually also leads to aesthetically pleasing results.