Theo van Doesburg Quote

The new architecture has suppressed monotonous repetition and destroyed the equality of two symmetrical halves. It does not allow for continuous repetition. A block of houses is as much a whole as an independent house. Balance and symmetry are two entirely different things. In place of symmetry the new architecture proposes a balanced relationship of unequal parts or parts which differ [in position, proportion, size and materials] in functional character.

quote from his unpublished writing, in 'Fundamental principles', 1930; as quoted in Theo van Doesburg, Joost Baljeu, Studio Vista, London 1974, p. 203