Peter Behrens

Joke: Why did the architect break up? Too much concrete thinking.

Science informs design; art elevates it.

The AEG turbine factory: Where industry meets art.

Reflections: Meaning comes from purpose in every line.

Aphorism: Build not for glory, but for generations.

In correspondence: Your vision must align with the era's spirit.

Interview quip: Critics build nothing; I build worlds.

Key passage from 'Festspiel': The dance of light and shadow.

On politics: Architecture can unite or divide nations.

Personal: Life's meaning is in creation's joy.

Professional: Typography is the architect's handwriting.

Witty: My designs are like good wine—better with age.

Philosophy: Form is the expression of content.

Speech: Embrace the machine as muse.

Aphorism: Space is the canvas of the architect.

Letter excerpt: Teach them to see beyond the visible.

On science: Engineering is architecture's backbone.

Reflection: In twilight years, I see eternity in lines.

Joke: Architects dream in elevations, wake in sections.

Key work: The German embassy in St. Petersburg defies convention.