But inspiration? - That's when you come home from abroad and are asked: Well, have you found inspiration? - and fortunately you haven't. But the impressions sink in, of course, and may emerge later: None of us has invented the house; that was done many thousands of years ago. - Arne Jacobsen 1 Share Now -
If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting. - Arne Jacobsen 2 Share Now -
You will soon find that I am a bit obsessive about my work. And that is a little sad, one often feels strangely restricted, not finding time to simmer, although one actually has many interests. - Arne Jacobsen 3 Share Now -
With a painter or a sculptor, one cannot begin to alter his works, but an architect has to put up with anything, because he makes utility objects - the building is there to be used, and times change. - Arne Jacobsen 4 Share Now -
In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture. - Arne Jacobsen 5 Share Now -
I don't see that any buildings should be excluded from the term architecture, as long as they are done properly. - Arne Jacobsen 6 Share Now -
And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture. - Arne Jacobsen 7 Share Now -
Architecture tends to consume everything else, it has become one's entire life. - Arne Jacobsen 9 Share Now -
