"Children should be introduced right from the start to the potentialities of their environment, to the physical and psychological laws that govern the visual world, and to the supreme enjoyment that comes from participating in the creative process of giving form to one's living space."

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Source : Walter Gropius, Ise Gropius (1968). “Apollo in the democracy: the cultural obligation of the architect”

Walter Gropius

#Children Quotes #Law Quotes #Space Quotes

“A man without tea in him is incapable of understanding truth and beauty.”
“I'm not in the business of changing policies. I hope to inform, not form, decisions.”
“I went to Q-school knowing that I could play well and get through.”
“People think that you have to do something huge, like go to Africa and build a school, but you can make a small change in a day. If you change Wednesday, then you change Thursday. Pretty soon it's a week, then a month, then a year. It's bite-size, as opposed to feeling like you have to turn your life inside out to make changes.”
“Is beauty enhanced or adulterated by utility?”
“Oh, it was a disaster, .. It went down like a lead balloon. I don't know why. I had thought the women in the audience deserved a little bit of something else after watching all those beautiful women. But I think they were shocked. Although the guys did dance nicely.”
“Don't fight forces, use them.”
“See the first stroke as a start and everything after that a recovery.”

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