“ Simply by not owning three medium-sized castles in Tuscany I have saved enough money in the last forty years on insurance premiums alone to buy a medium-sized castle in Tuscany. ”

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

“ Architecture depends on facts, but its real field of activity lies in the realm of the significance. ”

“ Never talk to a client about architecture. Talk to him about his children. That is simply good politics. he will not understand what you have to say about architecture most of the time. ”

“ Education must lead us from the irresponsible opinion to true responsible judgment. It must lead us from chance and arbitrariness to rational clarity and intellectual order. Therefore, let us guide our students over the road of discipline from materials, through function, to creative work. ”

“ It took me a long time to understand the relationship between ideas and between objective facts. But after I clearly understood this relationship, I didn't fool around with other wild ideas. That is one of the main reasons why I just make my scheme as simple as possible. ”

“ Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of old? Where else can we find such unity of material, construction and form? here, the wisdom of whole generations is stored. ”

“ God is in the details. ”

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

“ God is in the details. ”