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Witold Rybczynski Quotes

The most beautiful house in the world is the one that you build for yourself.

The most beautiful house in the world is the one that you build for yourself.

Witold Rybczynski
Beautiful, House, World
Witold Rybczynski (1990). “Most Beautiful House in the World”, Turtleback

You could walk out of the house, but you always returned home.

Witold Rybczynski
Home, House, Walks
Witold Rybczynski (1987). “Home: A Short History of an Idea”, Penguin Group USA

For where else, if not in the home, can we let our imagination wander?

Witold Rybczynski
Home, Imagination, Wander
Witold Rybczynski (1990). “Most Beautiful House in the World”, Turtleback

Architecture is an applied art, founded not on theories but on practice.

Witold Rybczynski
Art, Practice, Architecture

Television watching should more properly be called television staring; it engages eye and ear simultaneously in a relentless and persistent way and leaves no room for daydreaming. This is what makes watching such an inferior form of leisure

Witold Rybczynski
Eye, Television Watching, Ears

While cities are distinguished by their architecture and physical appearance, Bell and de-Shalit make a compelling case that many major world cities--and their inhabitants--also express their own distinctive ethos or values. The Spirit of Cities takes the reader on a wide-ranging and lively personal journey.

Witold Rybczynski
Journey, Ethos, Cities

There are scores of books offering 'solutions' to sprawl. Their authors would do well to read this book.

Witold Rybczynski
Book, Offering, Score

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