Quotes

While reading, researching, or just following good design, I find statements of truth that speak to who I am and how I engage and develop design. If you see yourself in these, please consider allowing me to work with you on creating your next project.

Thanks

Rob Chenoweth

"The family home [should] symbolize the best character and ... enjoyment of [ the owner ]"
Andrew J. Downing, American Landscape designer, Architect and Writer, 1815 - 1852

"... "I like to work from first principles," That means thinking about the problem itself rather than letting the solutions of others block his imagination."
John Britten, New Zealand Mechanical Engineer & Designer, 1950 - 1995 (interview with Kevin Cameron, CycleWorld.com)

"We shape our buildings, therefore they shape us"
Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of U.K., 1874 - 1965

"We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates."
Junichiro Tanizaki, Japanese writer 1886-1965

"Plant spacious parks in your cities, and loose their gates as wide as the morning, to the whole people."
Andrew J. Downing, American Landscape designer, Architect and Writer, 1815 - 1852

"The real questions are: Does it solve a problem? Is it serviceable? How is it going to look in ten years?"
Charles Eames, American Architect & Industrial Designer, 1907 - 1978

"... But, if you wisely invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life."
Frank Lloyd Wright, American Architect, 1867 - 1959

"You cannot simply put something new into a place. You have to absorb what you see around you, ... and then use that knowledge along with contemporary thinking to interpret what you see."
Tadao Ando, Japanese Architect, 1941 - present

"I believe that architects should design gardens to be used, as much as the houses they build, to develop a sense of beauty and the taste and inclination toward the fine arts and other spiritual values."
Luis Barragan, Mexican Architect, 1902 - 1988

"Only when you get into the problem and the problem becomes clear, can creativity take over."
Charles Eames, American Architect & Industrial Designer, 1907 - 1978

"It is not enough that we build products that function, that are understandable and usable, we also need to build products that bring joy and excitement, pleasure and fun, and, yes, beauty to people’s lives"
Donald A. Norman, Author of 'The Design of Everyday Things', 1935 - present

"It makes me feel guilty that anybody should have such a good time doing what they are supposed to do."
Charles Eames, American Architect & Industrial Designer, 1907 - 1978