Alvar Aalto quotes - page 2

Nothing old is ever reborn, but neither does it totally disappear. And that which has once been [born], will always reappear in a new form. (Alvar Aalto)
It is the task of the architect to give life a gentler structure. View quote
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In almost every task involving form, there are dozens, often hundreds of contradictory elements, which need to be forced to work in harmony by man's will. This harmony can be acheived only through art. View quote
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Once I tried to make a standardization of staircases. Probably that is one of the oldest of the standardizations. Of course, we design new staircase steps every day in connection with all our houses, but a standardized step depends on the height of the buildings and on all kinds of things. View quote
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