"If a building looks better under construction than it does when finished, then it's a failure"
- Doug Coupland
About this Quote
This quote by Doug Coupland suggests that if a structure looks better while it is being constructed than it does when it is completed, then it is a failure. This might imply that the building was not developed or constructed effectively, or that the materials utilized were not of a high enough quality. It could also mean that the structure was not ended up to the exact same standard as it was during the building and construction process. This quote might be translated as a warning to designers and builders to make sure that their work is of the highest quality, and that the ended up product is as great as, or better than, the building throughout the building process. It could also be translated as a tip to appreciate the charm of the construction process, and to not consider approved the effort and devotion that enters into developing a structure.
This quote is written / told by Doug Coupland somewhere between December 30, 1961 and today. He was a famous Author from Canada.
The author also have 104 other quotes.
"A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it"
