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Mies van der Rohe Quotes: Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.
         

Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.


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Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.
         



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Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.




We must remember that everything depends on how we use a material, not on the material itself... New materials are not necessarily superior. Each material is only what we make it.

We must remember that everything depends on how we use a material, not on the material itself... New materials are not necessarily superior. Each material is only what we make it.



A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.

A chair is a very difficult object. A skyscraper is almost easier. That is why Chippendale is famous.



I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.

I don't want to be interesting. I want to be good.



We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.

We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.



It is better to be good than to be original.

It is better to be good than to be original.



Architecture is the will of the age conceived in spatial terms.

Architecture is the will of the age conceived in spatial terms.





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