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Gae Aulenti
9 quotes
“Light is impressionism.”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) first seen 1986 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On positioning galleries for impressionist and post impressionist paintings at the top of her design for Paris's Musée d'Orsay. Time magazine, 8 December 1986
“There are plenty of other talented female architects, but most of them seem to link up with men [...] I've always worked for myself, and it's been quite an education. Women in architecture must not think of themselves as a minority, because the minute you do, you become paralyzed. It is important to never create the problem.”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“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 (1927–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I am convinced that architecture is tied to the polis, it is an art of the city, of the foundation, and as such it is necessarily related and conditioned by the context in which it is born. Place, time, and culture create that architecture, instead of another.”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) first seen 2002 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Petranzan, Margherita. Gae Aulenti. Rizzoli Skira, Milan, 2002
“It's not possible to define a style in my work. If you're designing an airport, then aeroplanes are important. It's no more complicated to design a museum. I prefer museums for my personal passion – the art.”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Raggi: Has the fact that you are a woman been a crucial influence in your work? Aulenti: Yes.”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a Great Desire to Build a City. Franco Raggi, Modo no. 21, 1979
“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 (1927–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When you're criticized for something, it's best to wait two or three years and see.”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“What is more real and tangible within an artificial space than brick?”
Gae Aulenti (1927–2012) said by 2012 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source