1813. Stoclet House, Brussels

Dear Lisa,

"First and last, you have a relationship with the 

people who are to use the building" (Jørn Utzon)

Sincerely,
R

1545. La Maison Stoclet

Dear Alvaro,

"There are two types of artists: the ones who develop an
idea carefully, sensibly, and systematically,  and the ones
who just hit on the right idea" (Josef Hoffmann)

Best,
R

1427. Water reservoir. Cherkasy, Ukraine

Dear Rem,

"Vladimir Shukhov's technical ideas brought world's recognition to the Russian school of engineering and stay actual to this day"

Sincerely,
R

1404. Paris. Immeuble Rue Agar

Dear David,

"Architecture contains within itself everyone of the other arts, without exception." (Hector Guimard)

Best regards,
R

1380. Reiheneinfamilienhäuser. Hellerau.

Dear Gustavo,

Quick now, here, now, always-
A condition of complete simplicity
(Costing no less than everything)
And all shall be well and
All manner of thing shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned knot of fire
And the fire and the rose are one.
         
         T.S. Elliot ("Four Quartets")
Best,
R

1131. Bruxelles. Avenue de Tervueren. Villa Stocle

Dear Anny,

"Art is a line around your thoughts" (Gustav Klimt)

Best wishes,
R

574. Dalcroze. Schule in Dresden Hellerau

Dear Ludwig,

“Simple things are not always the best, but the best is
always simple.” (Heinrich Tessenow)
I always cherish this quote.

Best
R

492. Poznan. Wieza Gornoslaska

Dear Bruno,

The expressionist water tower of Posen was built in 1911
as an exhibition building for the Ostdeutsche Ausstellung,
before being finally used as originally intended. The
monumental form of the tower was seen then as a symbol
of "German" power. The architect, Hans Poelzig, built
among others important structures the huge office building
for the 1931 IG Farben Corporation in Frankfurt.

Best regards.
R

289. Bruxelles Woluwe. Villa Stoclet

Dear Louis,

The surfaces of the Palais Stoclet are presented by
Hoffmann as defined spaces by means of framing them.
Even the windows, also framed, deny the plasticity of
the otherwise coherent volume.

Love.
R