Author: Alvar Aalto

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The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.

The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture.

- Alvar Aalto

Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature.

Form must have a content, and that content must be linked with nature.

- Alvar Aalto

Our time is so specialised that we have people who know more and more or less and less.

Our time is so specialised that we have people who know more and more or less and less.

- Alvar Aalto

Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking, but all in harmony together.

Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking, but all in harmony together.

- Alvar Aalto

Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth.

Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth.

- Alvar Aalto

Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art.

Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to make good building art.

- Alvar Aalto

We should work for simple, good, undecorated things, but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street.

We should work for simple, good, undecorated things, but things which are in harmony with the human being and organically suited to the little man in the street.

- Alvar Aalto

Architecture belongs to culture, not to civilization.

Architecture belongs to culture, not to civilization.

- Alvar Aalto

Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy.

Human life is a combination of tragedy and comedy. The shapes and designs that surround us are the music accompanying this tragedy and this comedy.

- Alvar Aalto

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