Gae Aulenti Professions : ArchitectBorn : December 4, 1927Died : October 31, 2012 Browse All Authors Top 6 quotes by Gae Aulenti The conscious principle in this design has been to achieve forms that could create experiences, and that could at the same time welcome everyone's experiences with the serenity of an effortless development. Gae Aulenti serenitydesignprinciples My advice to whoever asks me how to make a home is to not have anything, just a few shelves for books, some pillows to sit on. And then, to take a stand against the ephemeral, against passing trends... and to return to lasting values. Gae Aulenti homeadvicebook Light is impressionism. Gae Aulenti impressionismlightart When you're criticized for something, it's best to wait two or three years and see. Gae Aulenti waitingtwoyears I aim to create furniture that appears in a room as buildings on a skyline and reminds the viewer of the interaction between objects of design and architectural space. Gae Aulenti skylinesdesignspace I viewed the station as a place, a terrain where I could put a new architecture in place. The station was, of course, an historic monument, but it does not deserve all the respect given it when it is said it is perfect, original and coherent expression of a past that we must revere. Orsay is basically a box. Gae Aulenti expressionperfectpast Similar Authors Ben van Berkel architect Bruno Zevi architect Bruno Freschi architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin architect Arthur Erickson architect Arne Jacobsen architectAll Authors
