[Sigia-l] Call for Quotations

[Oppedisano, Richard M]

Nice- I think this equally apt quote was used by one of the Peters at the IA
Summit:

"We shape our buildings.  Thereafter, they shape us".
--Winston Churchill


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Rudorf, Carl [SMTP:crud2 at allstate.com]
> Sent:	Monday, May 06, 2002 9:11 AM
> To:	'Andrew Hinton'; sigia-l
> Subject:	RE: [Sigia-l] Call for Quotations
> 
> "The two most important tools an architect has are the eraser in the
> drawing
> room and the sledge hammer on the construction site."
> -- Frank Lloyd Wright
> 
> I suspect this is the source for the following oft-quoted remark by Mr.
> Wright.
> 
> "You can use an eraser on the drafting table or a sledge hammer on the
> construction site."
> 
> I wonder if anyone has a genuine source for the latter.
> 
> Carl Rudorf
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Andrew Hinton [SMTP:ahinton at symetri.com]
> > Sent:	Monday, May 06, 2002 8:03 AM
> > To:	sigia-l
> > Subject:	[Sigia-l] Call for Quotations
> > 
> > I'm gathering quotations that are in any way related to IA that people
> in
> > the community have found inspirational, enlightening, helpful or
> > explanatory
> > for their work.
> > 
> > These don't have to be from "information architects"... It could be
> anyone
> > from Plato to Buckminster Fuller. Really anything related to
> architecture,
> > design, communication, etc. that is in some way enlightening to you as
> an
> > IA
> > is fine. I'm looking for tons of them.
> > 
> > Of course, note who said or wrote it, and if possible the source (if
> > published). 
> > 
> > Unless you really want to reply to the whole group, just reply to me and
> > I'll post the collection in a week or two.
> > 
> > Thanks!
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > :: s y m e t r i ::
> > andrew.hinton ÷ information.architecture ÷ ahinton at symetri.com
> > 
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