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 2 Share Now -
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 3 Share Now -
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 4 Share Now -
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 5 Share Now -
Just as it takes time for a speck of fish spawn to develop into a fully grown fish, so, too, we need time for everything that develops and crystallizes in the world of ideas. Architecture demands more of this time than other creative work. - Alvar Aalto 6 Share Now -
The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people. - Alvar Aalto 7 Share Now -
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 8 Share Now -
Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth. - Alvar Aalto 9 Share Now -
God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is, at least for me, an abuse of paper. - Alvar Aalto 10 Share Now -
