Yet for my part deeply as I am moved by the religious architecture of the Middle Ages I cannot honestly say that I ever felt the slightest emotion in any modern Gothic church. Topic: Architecture, Author: Goldwin Smith Share Article: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Telegram Share on Whatsapp Copy Link
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1 I feel however that we architects have a special duty and mission… (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning.
2 There is a powerful need for symbolism and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart.
3 Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society.
4 Opera next to Gothic architecture is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process.