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I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery.
It is essential to an architect to know how to see: I mean to see in such a way that the vision is not overpowered by rational analysis.
I believe that architects should design gardens to be used, as much as the houses they build, to develop a sense of beauty and the taste and inclination toward the fine arts and other spiritual values.
A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy.
Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being.
Any work of architecture that does not express serenity is a mistake.
Only in intimate communion with solitude may man find himself. Solitude is good company and my architecture is not for those who fear or shun it.
Don't ask me about this building or that one, don't look at what I do, see what I see.
My house is my refuge, an emotional piece of architecture, not a cold piece of convenience.
In alarming proportions the following words have disappeared from architectural publications: beauty, inspiration, magic, sorcery, enchantment, and also serenity, mystery, silence, privacy, astonishment. All of these have found a loving home in my soul.
All architecture, which does not express serenity, fails in its spiritual mission. Thus, it has been a mistake to abandon the shelter of walls for the inclemency of large areas of glass.
