“Architecture aims at Eternity.”
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In things to be seen at once, much variety makes confusion, another vice of beauty. In things that are not seen at once, and have no respect one to another, great variety is commendable, provided this variety transgress not the rules of optics and geometry.
The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally.
Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you.
