<< There's the spirit of nature, the spirit of the
river, the spirit of the mountain, and also the spirit of
animals, of water, of ancestors. Spirit is everywhere
>> | african
oral tradition
“One of the most
interesting job for an architect is the refurbishment of
existing buildings. Interesting because you work directly
on history: on one side you have the limit of the existing
reality, on the other one you have the excitement it
produces on your imagination. The challenge is to find a
synthesis in which the relationship between the existing
and the new reflects a necessary mutual respect”
| Werner Tscholl,
2005
<< I still love
building sites. They are wonderful places, where
everything moves, where the landscape changes daily; they
are a great challenge for humanity, and they give me the
pride of being part of a great adventure. They're always
an extraordinary land of discovery. >>
| Renzo Piano,
'Giornale di Bordo', 1997
<< The teak will
may fade away. Probably did. It has. But the spirituality
of that project will remain. Now that building will stand
the test of time. No question about it.
>> |
IM Pei about the Salk Institute by Lou Kahn