Architecture quote by John Portman

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Buildings should serve people, not the other way around
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"Buildings should serve people, not the other way around"

- John Portman

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This quote by John Portman speaks to the importance of making structures with the people who will utilize them in mind. He is recommending that the purpose of a structure ought to be to offer the individuals that use it, rather than the other way around. This indicates that the design of a structure should be customized to the demands of the people who will certainly utilize it, rather than vice versa. This can include thinking about the dimension of the room, the sort of activities that will certainly take place in the building, as well as the access of the structure for those with impairments. Deliberately structures with individuals in mind, engineers can create areas that fit, practical, and also pleasurable for those that use them. This quote is a suggestion that buildings ought to be made with the people that will use them in mind, as opposed to vice versa.

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John Portman This quote is written / told by John Portman somewhere between December 4, 1924 and today. He was a famous Architect from USA, the quote is categorized under the topic Architecture. The author also have 3 other quotes.

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