Famous quote by Frank Lloyd Wright

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Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ign
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"Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall"

- Frank Lloyd Wright

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Frank Lloyd Wright, an American engineer, thought that the design of buildings need to mirror the values and also ambitions of the culture that uses them. He suggested that a noble life calls for an honorable style, and that style has the power to form individuals's actions as well as desires.

In this quote, Wright recommends that an honorable life, which he defines as a life of greater function and ethical quality, needs an equivalent design that symbolizes those merits. He says that style is not just a matter of usefulness, but likewise a representation of culture and also values. Because of this, he thought that the design of buildings ought to be come close to with both usefulness and also appearances in mind, as well as an understanding of the social as well as cultural context in which they exist.

Wright likewise increases the caution that an absence of culture, or a failure to fashion structures and frameworks that reflect the highest perfects of a culture, will undoubtedly lead to a civilization's demise. For Wright, style was not almost producing beautiful structures, however also about developing a meaningful as well as long-term tradition that would certainly remain to influence and elevate future generations.

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Frank Lloyd Wright This quote is written / told by Frank Lloyd Wright between June 8, 1867 and April 9, 1959. He was a famous Architect from USA. The author also have 53 other quotes.

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