Peter Behrens Professions : ArchitectBorn : April 14, 1868Died : February 27, 1940 Browse All Authors Top 5 quotes by Peter Behrens Design is not about decorating functional forms - it is about creating forms that accord with the character of the object and that show new technologies to advantage. Peter Behrens creatingtechnologycharacter Don't think that even an engineer, when he buys a motor, takes it to bits to scrutinize it. Even he as a specialist buys from the external appearance. A motor ought to look like a birthday present. Peter Behrens appearancelooksthinking Type is one of the most eloquent means of expression in every epoch of style. Next to architecture, it gives the most characteristic portrait of a period and the most severe testimony of a nation's intellectual status. Peter Behrens expressiongivingmean Is courage just the awareness that gestures, journeys, lives have intrinsic shape, and must, one way or another, be completed? Peter Behrens gesturesshapesjourney Quoting E. B. White is the easiest way I know of to fool people into thinking that I am perceptive, witty, and wise. Peter Behrens wisewittythinking Similar Authors Ben van Berkel architect Bruno Zevi architect Bruno Freschi architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin architect Arthur Erickson architect Arne Jacobsen architectAll Authors
