"I see the task of architecture as the defense of the authenticity of human experience"

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Source : "Encounters: Architectural Essays". Book by Juhani Pallasmaa, 2006.

Juhani Pallasmaa

#Tasks Quotes #Defense Quotes #Architecture Quotes

“Every time a new record started, people exhaled with pleasure, or their bodies moved automatically. I really started getting high off of the euphoric exclamations. Every record I put on was like a baptism.”
“Another Black Label motto. That's what I think life is. It's just another bridge to cross. You ask no questions. Whatever work it is you gotta do, you gotta go over it, under it, through it, around it, to do it.”

Source : FaceBook post by Zakk Wylde from Mar 24, 2012
“The best characters are always wretchedly flawed”
“There is so much indifference in the face of suffering. May we overcome indifference with concrete acts of charity.”
“We only dream of images we already have inside of us.”
“When I started on Disneyland, my wife used to say, 'But why do you want to build an amusement park? They're so dirty.' I told her that was just the point--mine wouldn't be.”
“Do not doubt your abilities. Do not delay your worthy impressions. With God's help, you cannot fail. He will give you the courage to participate in meaningful change and purposeful living.”
“Narrative Collapse is what happens when we no longer have time in which to tell a story. Remote controls and DVRs give us the ability to break down narratives - particularly the more abusive ones. This is a great thing for escaping the 'ends-justify-the-means' traps of 20th-century wars and religions, but it can also make it hard to convey values.”

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