Structural Simplicity Quotes

The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.

Man's striving for order, of which art is but one manifestation, derives from a similar universal tendency throughout the organic world; it is also paralleled by, and perhaps derived from, the striving towards the state of simplest structure in physical systems.

The construction of the universe is certainly very much easier to explain than is that of the plant.

I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people, sometimes from heavenly bodies, sometimes from cities; above all I have tried to remove weight from the structure of stories and from language.

First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture.

A standard international language should not only be simple, regular, and logical, but also rich and creative.

I like ruins because what remains is not the total design, but the clarity of thought, the naked structure, the spirit of the thing.

My ambition has always been to reduce a building's support to a minimum. The more we diminish supporting structures, the more audacious and important the architecture is. That has been my life's work.

It is the last lesson of modern science, that the highest simplicity of structure is produced, not by few elements, but by the highest complexity.