After World War II great strides were made in modern Japanese architecture, not only in advanced technology, allowing earthquake resistant tall buildings, but expressing and infusing characteristics of traditional Japanese architecture in modern buildings.
- Harry Seidler
Advanced, Resistant, Earthquake
From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber.
- Harry Seidler
Based, Early Days, Mostly, Locally
Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural peak periods in western civilisation.
- Harry Seidler
Peak, Baroque, Borne, Civilisation
Architecture is not an inspirational business, it's a rational procedure to do sensible and hopefully beautiful things; that's all.
- Harry Seidler
Business, Architecture, Sensible
The Romans were not inventors of the supporting arch, but its extended use in vaults and intersecting barrel shapes and domes is theirs.
- Harry Seidler
Architecture, Barrel, Romans, Supporting
Japan's humid and warm summer climate, as well as frequent earthquakes resulted in lightweight timber buildings raised off the ground that are resistant to earth tremors.
- Harry Seidler
Japan, Resulted, Frequent, Lightweight
The government only makes restrictive rules, they don't show you what to do so you know, OK, here's where we need this many apartments, with open space, playgrounds, kindergartens.
- Harry Seidler
Need, Here, Makes, Open Space
Fifty years ago people were talking about Sydney's sprawl, but nobody does anything about it.
- Harry Seidler
Fifty, Talking, About, Sydney
After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with minimal visual elaboration.
- Harry Seidler
Cradle, About, Which, Structural
I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.
- Harry Seidler
Thought, Buildings, Always, Blues
The form language used by the ancient Egyptians in their structures is minimal.
- Harry Seidler
Form, Egyptians, Structures, Minimal
At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.
- Harry Seidler
Artist, Becoming, Could, Rebirth
Good design doesn't date.
- Harry Seidler
Good, Design, Date
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