Here is a fact which may seem discouraging at first blush, but one which on reflection will encourage and inspire confidence; immense industrial unde… - Le Corbusier

…the skyscrapers of God dominated the countryside. They had made them as high as possible, extraordinarily high. It may seem a disproportion in the ensemble. Not at all, it was an act of optimism, a gesture of courage, a sign of pride, a proof of mastery! In addressing themselves to God, men did not sign their own abdication.

Arhitectura are un alt sens și alte scopuri decât doar de a scoate în evidență construcția și de a răspunde unor necesități. Arhitectura este arta prin excelență, care atinge starea de măreție platoniciană, de ordine matematică, de speculație spirituală, de percepere a armoniei prin raporturi emoționale. Iată scopul arhitecturii.

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Faire une architecture c’est
faire une créature. Etre
rempli se remplir s’être
rempli éclater exulter
froid de glace au sein des
complexités devenir un jeune
chien content.
Devenir l’ordre.
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