“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton Quote

“There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds.”

“Never invoke the gods unless you really want them to appear. It annoys them very much.”

“Music with dinner is an insult both to the cook and the violinist.”

“When you go to a normal architecture firm they aren't going to be innovative in terms of their systems. They're not going to be thinking of the whole lifespan of this project, or how do we document every single light bulb, or every product, so that when a chair breaks in a conference room, we can replace it right away.”

“I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This is what you learn from studying the old townscapes of the Swiss farmers.”