“Consider the momentous event in architecture when the wall parted and ...” — Louis Kahn Quote

“Consider the momentous event in architecture when the wall parted and the column became.”

“How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library tells you of this offering.”

“You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch.'”

“In art or architecture your project is only done when you say it's done. If you want to rip it apart at the eleventh hour and start all over again, you never finish. I was one of those crazy creatures.”

“I feel I can handle the architecture of dance as well as anybody.”

“The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves first in the human person. The art of building, or architecture, is the beginning of all the arts that lie outside the person; and in the end they unite.”