understand its statement our curiosity dies, and all that is left is the
question of the buildings practical usefulness.
Architecture has its own realm. lt has a special physical relationship with
life. l do not think of it primarily as either a message or a symbol, but
as an envelope and background for life which goes on in and around it,
a sensitive container for the rhythm of footsteps on the floor, for the
concentration of work, for the silence of sleep.