Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
Interpretation
This quote suggests that design and aesthetics are often dictated by financial considerations.
Richard Rogers' quote 'Form follows profit' reflects the idea that in contemporary society, the design of buildings and structures is heavily influenced by economic factors. This principle implies that the pursuit of profit can overshadow artistic expression, leading to a situation where the aesthetics of design are secondary to their financial viability. It also poses a critical view on how modern architecture and art may sacrifice creativity and innovation for the sake of financial gain.
In practice
During a lecture on modern architecture, I quoted Richard Rogers to emphasize how financial considerations shape the buildings we see today.
I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. You're lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then you're living well.
A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public spaces, and reinforce the structures of urban life.
My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people.
The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.
When I started out, nearly every architect I knew was working in public practice; that's where the radical thinking was done. But, there's always a danger of looking back as our fathers did and saying, 'Things were better then.'
Architecture is about public space held by buildings.
America is 5 percent of the world's population and consumes 96 percent of the world's hard drugs.
This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakeable. The principle that people of all faiths are welcome in this country, and will not be treated differently by their government, is essential to who we are.
I've never tried to block out the memories of the past, even though some are painful. I don't understand people who hide from their past. Everything you live through helps to make you the person you are now.
It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they donβt care if that mark is a scar.
If my activism, however well-motivated, drives out love, then I have misunderstood Jesusβ gospel. I am stuck with law, not the gospel of grace.
You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist.
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