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The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus.

I have been criticized rather strenuously by painters and sculptors for not incorporating their work in our buildings.

Japanese architecture is very much copied in this country and in Europe.

The view outside was much more important than the exhibits.

The purpose of architecture is to create an atmosphere in which man can live, work, and enjoy.

We build buildings which are terribly restless. And buildings don't go anywhere. They shouldn't be restless.

I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could.

In other words, I have no truck for anyone who goes out and does an eclectic building.

And a building must be like a human being. It must have a wholeness about it, something that is very important.

In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.

I didn't want to lose the human scale.

If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls.

And I think that the environment is one very strong way to counterbalance the chaotic nature of our life.

And exciting buildings are fine periodically.

I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation.

Let's talk about the Gas Company because this is my favorite job.