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“ We should work for simple, good, undecorated things, but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street. ”

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The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people.

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Architecture belongs to culture, not to civilization.

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Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work.

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The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.

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