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Harry Seidler Quotes

Australian - Architect | June 25, 1923 - March 9, 2006

Good design doesn't date.

Good Design Date

After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing and infusing characteristics of traditional Japanese architecture in modern buildings.

Technology Great Architecture War

The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.

Language Used Ancient Structures

I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.

Best Thought Stand Buildings Blues

Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.

Inspirational Business Beautiful

Fifty years ago people were talking about Sydney's sprawl, but nobody does anything about it.

People Talking Nobody Sydney Fifty

The government only makes restrictive rules, they don't show you what to do so you know, OK, here's where we need this many apartments, with open space, playgrounds, kindergartens.

Government Space You Rules Know

At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.

Age Artist Visual Becoming Rebirth

The Romans were not inventors of the supporting arch, but its extended use in vaults and intersecting barrel shapes and domes is theirs.

Architecture Shapes Arch Inventors

After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with minimal visual elaboration.

Architecture First Europe Spread

Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak periods in western civilisation.

View Starting Out Peak Century Era

Japan's humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to earth tremors.

Warm Buildings Earth Summer Ground

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