I have some thoughts about the spirit of architecture. I have chosen to talk about the room, the street and human agreement.
The room is the beginning or architecture. It is the place of mind.
The room is the beginning or architecture. It is the place of mind.
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The street is a room of agreement. The street is dedicated by each house owners to the city in exchange for common services.
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Human agreement is a sense of rapport, of commonness, of all bells ringing in unison -not needing to be understood by example but felt as an undeniable inner demand for a presence. It is an inspiration with the promise of the possible.
Louis Kahn, The street, the room and human agreement, American Institute of Architects.
