I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This is what you learn from studying the old townscapes of the Swiss farmers.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Beauty, like truth, is relative to the time when one lives and to the individual who can grasp it. The expression of beauty is in direct ratio to the power of conception the artist has acquired.
I have a book out called 'The Beauty Equation' and it discusses how off track we have gone in considering beauty.
We all have to find beauty within us, as opposed to just our exterior.
Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
As I look into the future, I see radical changes in both how people 'attain beauty,' and how the world perceives beauty. In general, I believe traditional beauty will be less valuable - and more uniqueness will be heralded.
The problem with beauty is that it's like being born rich and getting poorer.
There is a role and function for beauty in our time.
I try to figure out - intellectually, philosophically, psychologically - what the experience of beauty is.
Beauty arises out of human inspiration.
What's interesting about architects is, we always have tried to justify beauty by looking to nature, and arguably, beautiful architecture has always been looking at a model of nature.