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Louis Kahn
American
Architect
Born:
Feb 20
,
1901
Died:
Mar 17
,
1974
Architecture
Building
Me
Room
Want
You
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You say to a brick, 'What do you want, brick?' And brick says to you, 'I like an arch.' And you say to brick, 'Look, I want one, too, but arches are expensive and I can use a concrete lintel.' And then you say: 'What do you think of that, brick?' Brick says: 'I like an arch.'
Louis Kahn
You
Think
Too
Say
Says
Arch
Like
Look
Concrete
Expensive
Want
Then
Use
Brick
What does a house want to be?
Louis Kahn
House
Does
Want
Every building must have... its own soul.
Louis Kahn
Soul
Building
Own
Every
Must
In a small room one does not say what one would in a large room.
Louis Kahn
Say
Would
Small
Does
Room
Large
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