I cannot pursue my architecture without considering the minimization of energy consumption, simple and direct technologies, a respect for site, climate, place and culture. Together, these disciplines represent for me a fantastic platform for experimentation and expression. Of particular importance is the junction of the rational and the poetic resulting hopefully in works that resonate and belong to where they reside.
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of sustainable design in architecture, integrating rationality with creativity.
Glenn Murcutt highlights that the practice of architecture must prioritize energy efficiency and respect for the environment and local culture. This approach creates a unique platform for innovation and creative expression, blending logical design with poetic elements to produce works that harmonize with their surroundings and resonate with the culture they emerge from.
In practice
This quote is perfect for discussions on sustainable architecture in a university lecture.
Great short stories and great jokes have a lot in common. Both depend on what communication-theorists sometimes called "exformation," which is a certain quantity of vital information removed from but evoked by a communication in such a way as to cause a kind of explosion of associative connections within the recipient.
Music has no effect on research work, but both are born of the same source and complement each other through the satisfaction they bestow
The institutions of human society treat us as parts of a machine. They assign us ranks and place considerable pressure upon us to fulfill defined roles. We need something to help us restore our lost and distorted humanity. Each of us has feelings that have been suppressed and have built up inside. There is a voiceless cry resting in the depths of our souls, waiting for expression. Art gives the soul's feelings voice and form.
Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We've lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
There is a music for lonely hearts nearly always. If the music dies down there is a silence. Almost the same as the movement of music. To know silence perfectly is to know music.
You hand the baton on, and that's why roles like 'Medea' resonate for years and years, as each new actor comes to it.
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