I pushed the process forward by saying, 'We should do this, this, and this right now. Please find the budget for me to find a structural engineer, a mechanical engineer, a civil engineer, so we can do the preliminary work.'
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
If we're going to have an unconventional budget, we probably need an unconventional process to get there.
The architect must get to know the people who will live in the planned house. From their needs, the rest inevitably follows.
If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is not an artist.
We shall be forced to attempt planned and directed research employing hundreds of workers for many years, and this cannot be done without risking the loss of independence and originality. This is a serious and fundamental obstacle but it may be overcome in two ways.
We should make a major financial commitment to improving our roads and bridges.
What I wanted to do was see if we couldn't balance the budget.
I will be ruthless in cutting out waste, streamlining structures and improving efficiency.
It's all about the money. Write a check, and you can build anything you want.
In preparation for it, we need to have folks who are trained, we need facilities, equipment and supplies, that are going to be built into our society, and we are going to spend a lot of money on it.
I decided to set out to prove that you could make a reasonable living building for the poor using recycled materials and only hiring unskilled labor.