"Vitruvius, the great writer, architect and engineer, identified in his famous treatise on Architecture that the three values essential to any work of Architecture were: firmitas, utilitas, and venustas; or firmness, utility, and delight. Firmness meaning well built, solid and resistant; utility meaning useful and functional, and delight meaning beautiful."

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Source : Source: www.archdaily.com

Santiago Calatrava

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“What do you know about music, you're not a lawyer?”

Source : Interview with Tim Broun, www.furious.com.
“Old dogs can be a regal sight. Their exuberance settles over the years into a seasoned nobility, their routines become as locked into yours as the quietest and kindest of marriages.”

Source : Gail Caldwell (2010). “Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship”, p.177, Random House
“Every woman needs one man in her life who is strong and responsible. Given this security, she can proceed to do what she really wants to do-fall in love with men who are weak and irresponsible.”
“Wisdom before experience is only words; wisdom after experience is of no avail.”
“I must say I'm not 100% fluent in Sign Language, but I am working on it!”
“In France the men all live in cafes, the children are all put out to nurse, and the women, saving the respect of mademoiselle -- well, the less said about them the better.”

Source : William John Locke (1912). “The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol”
“It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You have to be skilled enough and have trained hard enough to know how many different ways you can counterattack in any situation, at any moment.”

Source : "Interview with a dedicated Chess Parent in South Africa, Pearl Kander-Moodley". "Africa Chess Net" Interview, africachess.net. April 12, 2015.
“When the women's liberation movement began, when people began protesting against the Vietnam War, civil rights movement, at the beginning of those movements, the majority of the country was not with them, did not believe in the basic principles of any of those philosophies.”

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