And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window where people would really like one. Making sure a shaving mirror in a hotel bathroom is at the right angle. Making bureaucratic buildings that are somehow cheerful.
Architects have to become more aware of exactly what is involved in designing barrier-free buildings and homes.
I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.
I feel that buildings often have a workaday aspect that you see during the daylight hours, and a more resplendent side that emerges after dark.
An architect must remember that the people working or living in his building need space - to dream, to be quiet, to find beauty somewhere.
Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space.
The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.
Modern buildings of our time are so huge that one must group them. Often the space between these buildings is as important as the buildings themselves.
In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives.
A house must be bedded in the landscape. They both have to work together. In and out, every view from a window has to be sensational. Every view into the house must be the same to ensure continuity.