AIRPLANES
The airplane is the product of close selection.
The lesson of the airplane lies in the logic which governed the statement of the problem and its realization.
The problem of the house has not vet been stated.
Nevertheless there do exist standards for the dwelling house.
Machinery contains in itself the factor of economy, which makes for selection.
The house is a machine for living in.
AUTOMOBILES
We must aim at the fixing of standards in order to face the problem of perfection.
The Parthenon is a product of selection applied to a standard.
Architecture operates in accordance with standards.
Standards are a matter of logic, analysis and minute study; they are based on a problem which has been well "stated."
A standard is definitely established by experiment.
ARCHITECTURE
THE LESSON OF ROME
The business of Architecture is to establish emotional relationships by means of raw materials.
Architecture goes beyond utilitarian needs.
Architecture is a plastic thing.
