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I considered architecture as a vocation, but God had other plans for me. Now I feel like dabbling in it.

The way humans respond to and interact in physical space is so interesting!

Just do something. When a design problem is so overwhelming as to be almost paralyzing, don’t wait for clarity to arrive before you start drawing. Drawing is not simply a way to describe a design solution, but is itself a way to learn about the problem you are trying to solve.

The Chinese symbol for crisis is made up of two characters: one indicating “danger,” the other “opportunity.”

Limitations foster creativity.

“Always design a thing considering it in its larger context - a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a town plan.” -Eliel Saarinen

Architecture is an exercise in truth. . . Architecture is an exercise in narrative.

A good building reveals things about itself when viewed from different distances.

An appreciation of asymmetrical balance is considered by many to demonstrate a higher order thinking ability.

Beauty is due more to the harmonious relationships between the elements of a composition than to the elements themselves.

If you can’t explain your ideas to your grandmother in terms she understands, you don’t know your subject well enough.