Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.
Richard RogersRead
The only way forward, if we are going to improve the quality of the environment, is to get everybody involved.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Collective action is essential for environmental improvement.
Richard Rogers emphasizes the importance of inclusive participation in environmental efforts, suggesting that individual actions alone are insufficient. He advocates for community engagement and collective responsibility to ensure lasting positive changes to the environment. By encouraging everyone to contribute, we create a unified approach to addressing environmental issues.
Themes
EnvironmentImprovementInvolvementCommunityAction
In practice
Example use cases
In a community meeting about recycling initiatives, we can quote Richard Rogers to motivate residents to participate actively.
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All quotes βI love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life. You're lucky if you can see trees out of your window and you have a square nearby, or a bar, a cornershop, a surgery. Then you're living well.
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A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public spaces, and reinforce the structures of urban life.
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My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people.
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When I started out, nearly every architect I knew was working in public practice; that's where the radical thinking was done. But, there's always a danger of looking back as our fathers did and saying, 'Things were better then.'
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Architecture is about public space held by buildings.
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