We must remember that everything depends on how we use a material, not on the material itself. . … - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

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I think what has been the ultimate challenge for me is being willing to be honest with myself about what works for me in terms of relationships and sexual relations. In that sense, I was pretty traditional and pretty buttoned down.

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

We must remember that everything depends on how we use a material, not on the material itself. . . New materials are not necessarily superior. Each material is only what we make it.

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No design is possible until the materials with which you design are completely understood

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Architecture is a language. When you are very good, you can be a poet

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Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.

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Never talk to a client about architecture. Talk to him about his children. That is simply good politics. He will not understand what you have to say about architecture most of the time. An architect of ability should be able to tell a client what he wants. Most of the time a client never knows what he wants.

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Less is more.

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