Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Hugh Ferriss

Born: 1889
Died: 1962 (aged 73)
Bio: Hugh Ferriss was an American delineator and architect. After his death a colleague said he 'influenced my generation of architects' more than any other man. Ferriss also influenced popular culture, for example Gotham City and Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
Known for:
- The metropolis of tomorrow (1929)
- The power of buildings, 1920-1950