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The creation of art is not the fulfillment of a need but the creation of a need. The world never needed Beethoven's Fifth Symphony until he created it. Now we could not live without it.

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Architecture deals with spaces, the thoughtful and meaningful making of spaces.

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If people want to see Beaux-Arts, it's fine with me. I'm interested in good architecture as anybody else.

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In a small room one does not say what one would in a large room.

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Louis Kahn

Louis Kahn

Born: February 20, 1901
Died: March 17, 1974 (aged 73)
Bio: Louis Isadore Kahn was an American architect, based in Philadelphia. After working in various capacities for several firms in Philadelphia, he founded his own atelier in 1935.
Known for:
  1. Kimbell Art Museum
  2. Phillips Exeter Academy Library
  3. Yale University Art Gallery
  4. Margaret Esherick House
  5. Jatiyo Sangsad Bhaban

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