Good Quotes: Considering the Larger Context Los Angeles

Good Quotes: Considering the Larger Context
Los Angeles

"Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan."
–Eliel Saarinen

Photo from House Tour: The M House

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Truly words to live by.

posted by visualingual on May 20th 2009 at 1:10pm
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whoa! i just thought of this quote earlier today. eerie...

posted by liam. on May 20th 2009 at 1:15pm
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That's the trouble with so much today:

Most things aren't designed for beauty and pleasure - They're engineered for profit.

posted by bepsf on May 20th 2009 at 1:17pm
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So true, but why so many outlets?

posted by azure on May 20th 2009 at 2:12pm
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Too bad his son didn't take his advice--Dulles Airport in the context of what exactly? An international airport that's hard to reach by public transportation.

posted by FantasticMrFaux on May 20th 2009 at 3:13pm
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