Music 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 32
Design Once I tried to make a standardization of staircases. Probably that is one of the oldest of the standardizations. Of course, we design new staircase... Alvar Aalto 38
be the best The best standardisation committee in the world is nature herself, but in nature standardisation occurs mainly in connection with the smallest... Alvar Aalto 35
Architecture Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth. Alvar Aalto 44
Architecture 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... Alvar Aalto 32
Art Nothing is as dangerous in architecture as dealing with separated problems. If we split life into separated problems we split the possibilities to... Alvar Aalto 27
Architecture The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in... Alvar Aalto 28
Architecture God created paper for the purpose of drawing architecture on it. Everything else is, at least for me, an abuse of paper. Alvar Aalto 26
