fragment.
free from disorder and vulgarity.
ceases, the eye calms, the cogito gives up doubting,
the direction becomes clear.
of the non material - a great task.
efficiency, floor finishes and white walls -
it is a matterof awakening people’s sensitivity.
willing eye for a seeing free from possessiveness.
no opposites, no clutter, no tension, no fragments.
- coolness.
of time.
fears simplicity.
free from thinking about what we are going to do.
divinities and mortals.
– innovative thought is a must.
but simply of being sensitive.
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles.
Simple, clear geometry: non-referential,
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.
that life itself grants us.
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.
completely, in the same way that
the solidity of a mountain, the vastness of the sea,
or the immensity of the sky captures
and holds your vision.
instead of light as a quantum.
in a limited fragment.
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles. .
neither nature nor architecture prevails,
but exist in harmony.
of figures, of lines, of colours, of signs.
we now consider errors that
motivated the great works of art.
and Gothic cathedrals...
whatever has grown out of religion and near it,
cannot grow again once
religion has been destroyed.
that he honours and esteems: in this way
he perfects an object (idealises it).
the great Italian Masters: with superb style
they teach us about the spiritual quality
of materials, and the emotion of solidity
that a form or configuration must embody
and express in order to transcend the ordinary
and the temporary.
in order to render the potential infinity of things.
Creating forms that make us feel the lack
of durability and inevitable dissolution
of the matter that we ourselves are made of.
that let the earth be earth,
that make the sky nearer,
the sun’s splendour more intense,
the night closer to night,
the horizon open,
the space visible,
the water almost touching us.
mathematical thought and let your mind
be guided by your eye and by your heart.
No to decoration and to waste
No to clutter and disordered space
No to the dazzling glare of artificial light
No to the abandonment of classical GEOMETRY
No to the lack of interest in the history
and nature of a place
No to the noise that prevents you
from listening to the sound of birds singing
or the waves of the sea
No to destructive fashions
No to materialism and relativism
No to violence against nature
(rather than through loud and ostentatious forms),
the soul gives up fighting against its earthly fate
and finds peace.
Through the pursuit of absolute perfection,
architecture turns matter into abstract form,
creating visions that do not seem
to belong to the material world.
Thus the divine is brought closer to the soul.
or the vastness of a sea,
when we spring upon them suddenly,
they manifest themselves as
a monolithic presences.
Everything, including our ego, is pushed aside
and only majesty remains.
Such a sight absorbs you completely
— it is beauty itself.
The Earth, its sunset and its surrounding
stars are tireless in their beauty.
Beauty makes us feel lighter;
we are moved with the emotion of bliss.
Beauty is devoid of fashion, style and opinion
- it is a timeless entity.
and our hearts and so,
we have the opportunity to see
with true wonder.
It makes life an extraordinary experience.
There are buildings that have the power
to absorb you with the same intensity
as that of nature’s true beauty.
This is what I call architecture;
others are nothing but edifices.
aphorisms
fragment.
free from disorder and vulgarity.
ceases, the eye calms, the cogito gives up doubting,
the direction becomes clear.
of the non material - a great task.
efficiency, floor finishes and white walls -
it is a matterof awakening people’s sensitivity.
willing eye for a seeing free from possessiveness.
no opposites, no clutter, no tension, no fragments.
- coolness.
of time.
fears simplicity.
free from thinking about what we are going to do.
divinities and mortals.
– innovative thought is a must.
but simply of being sensitive.
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles.
Simple, clear geometry: non-referential,
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.
that life itself grants us.
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.
completely, in the same way that
the solidity of a mountain, the vastness of the sea,
or the immensity of the sky captures
and holds your vision.
instead of light as a quantum.
in a limited fragment.
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles. .
neither nature nor architecture prevails,
but exist in harmony.
of figures, of lines, of colours, of signs.
we now consider errors that
motivated the great works of art.
and Gothic cathedrals...
whatever has grown out of religion and near it,
cannot grow again once
religion has been destroyed.
that he honours and esteems: in this way
he perfects an object (idealises it).
the great Italian Masters: with superb style
they teach us about the spiritual quality
of materials, and the emotion of solidity
that a form or configuration must embody
and express in order to transcend the ordinary
and the temporary.
in order to render the potential infinity of things.
Creating forms that make us feel the lack
of durability and inevitable dissolution
of the matter that we ourselves are made of.
that let the earth be earth,
that make the sky nearer,
the sun’s splendour more intense,
the night closer to night,
the horizon open,
the space visible,
the water almost touching us.
mathematical thought and let your mind
be guided by your eye and by your heart.
No to decoration and to waste
No to clutter and disordered space
No to the dazzling glare of artificial light
No to the abandonment of classical GEOMETRY
No to the lack of interest in the history
and nature of a place
No to the noise that prevents you
from listening to the sound of birds singing
or the waves of the sea
No to destructive fashions
No to materialism and relativism
No to violence against nature
(rather than through loud and ostentatious forms),
the soul gives up fighting against its earthly fate
and finds peace.
Through the pursuit of absolute perfection,
architecture turns matter into abstract form,
creating visions that do not seem
to belong to the material world.
Thus the divine is brought closer to the soul.
or the vastness of a sea,
when we spring upon them suddenly,
they manifest themselves as
a monolithic presences.
Everything, including our ego, is pushed aside
and only majesty remains.
Such a sight absorbs you completely
— it is beauty itself.
The Earth, its sunset and its surrounding
stars are tireless in their beauty.
Beauty makes us feel lighter;
we are moved with the emotion of bliss.
Beauty is devoid of fashion, style and opinion
- it is a timeless entity.
and our hearts and so,
we have the opportunity to see
with true wonder.
It makes life an extraordinary experience.
There are buildings that have the power
to absorb you with the same intensity
as that of nature’s true beauty.
This is what I call architecture;
others are nothing but edifices.
aphorisms
fragment.
free from disorder and vulgarity.
ceases, the eye calms, the cogito gives up doubting,
the direction becomes clear.
of the non material - a great task.
efficiency, floor finishes and white walls -
it is a matterof awakening people’s sensitivity.
willing eye for a seeing free from possessiveness.
no opposites, no clutter, no tension, no fragments.
- coolness.
of time.
fears simplicity.
free from thinking about what we are going to do.
divinities and mortals.
– innovative thought is a must.
but simply of being sensitive.
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles.
Simple, clear geometry: non-referential,
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.
that life itself grants us.
not the expression of the ego
– it is understood by all.
completely, in the same way that
the solidity of a mountain, the vastness of the sea,
or the immensity of the sky captures
and holds your vision.
instead of light as a quantum.
in a limited fragment.
it is invisible. There are no gestures,
trends or styles. .
neither nature nor architecture prevails,
but exist in harmony.
of figures, of lines, of colours, of signs.
we now consider errors that
motivated the great works of art.
and Gothic cathedrals...
whatever has grown out of religion and near it,
cannot grow again once
religion has been destroyed.
that he honours and esteems: in this way
he perfects an object (idealises it).
the great Italian Masters: with superb style
they teach us about the spiritual quality
of materials, and the emotion of solidity
that a form or configuration must embody
and express in order to transcend the ordinary
and the temporary.
in order to render the potential infinity of things.
Creating forms that make us feel the lack
of durability and inevitable dissolution
of the matter that we ourselves are made of.
that let the earth be earth,
that make the sky nearer,
the sun’s splendour more intense,
the night closer to night,
the horizon open,
the space visible,
the water almost touching us.
mathematical thought and let your mind
be guided by your eye and by your heart.
No to decoration and to waste
No to clutter and disordered space
No to the dazzling glare of artificial light
No to the abandonment of classical GEOMETRY
No to the lack of interest in the history
and nature of a place
No to the noise that prevents you
from listening to the sound of birds singing
or the waves of the sea
No to destructive fashions
No to materialism and relativism
No to violence against nature
(rather than through loud and ostentatious forms),
the soul gives up fighting against its earthly fate
and finds peace.
Through the pursuit of absolute perfection,
architecture turns matter into abstract form,
creating visions that do not seem
to belong to the material world.
Thus the divine is brought closer to the soul.
or the vastness of a sea,
when we spring upon them suddenly,
they manifest themselves as
a monolithic presences.
Everything, including our ego, is pushed aside
and only majesty remains.
Such a sight absorbs you completely
— it is beauty itself.
The Earth, its sunset and its surrounding
stars are tireless in their beauty.
Beauty makes us feel lighter;
we are moved with the emotion of bliss.
Beauty is devoid of fashion, style and opinion
- it is a timeless entity.
and our hearts and so,
we have the opportunity to see
with true wonder.
It makes life an extraordinary experience.
There are buildings that have the power
to absorb you with the same intensity
as that of nature’s true beauty.
This is what I call architecture;
others are nothing but edifices.