Alvar Aalto

Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life.

I have been black and blue in some spot, almost all the time.

The building art is, in reality, always the spatial execution of spiritual decisions.

Architecture is not just a question of space, but of light and shadow.

One should never try to make architecture a machine.

The joy of life is a wonderful thing, but it is often hard to find.

In architecture, as in nature, the smallest detail can change everything.

Politics and architecture are strange bedfellows.

I am not interested in living in a city of glass boxes.

The true work of art is born from the 'artist': a mysterious, enigmatic, and mystical creation.

Humor is the oxygen of architecture.

Every building is a story, and the architect is the storyteller.

Aalto's law: The more you know, the less you design.

Nature is not only all that is visible to the eye, it also reveals itself in the human soul.

Architecture without roots is like a tree without soil.

I prefer to be wrong with enthusiasm than right with boredom.

The essence of architecture is human life.

In the end, architecture is about creating a home for the human spirit.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom.

Modern architecture dies without great monuments.