Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
Richard RogersRead
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.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Design in new homes enhances land use and urban life.
The quote by Richard Rogers emphasizes the importance of design in new housing developments. By prioritizing thoughtful design, we can optimize land use, create aesthetically pleasing and functional public spaces, and strengthen the overall fabric of urban environments, which ultimately benefits the community as a whole.
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DesignUrbanHomesPublic SpacesLand Use
In practice
Example use cases
In a presentation about sustainable urban planning, this quote can highlight the importance of design in community development.
More from Richard Rogers
All quotes →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.
Richard RogersRead
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.
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The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.
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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.'
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Architecture is about public space held by buildings.
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