Rafael Moneo quotes

Rafael Moneo is a renowned Spanish architect recognized for his innovative and influential designs. His work blends modernist principles with sensitivity to historical and cultural contexts. He has received prestigious awards such as the Pritzker Architecture Prize for his contributions to contemporary architecture. Here are 4 of his quotes:

Buildings are always better than drawings and models. (Rafael Moneo)

I would say that to put architecture in the chain of history, to be able to interpret and understand why we are where we are, is quite crucial.

Rafael Moneo

At the Museum of Roman Art, the logic of the forms is very much modern. But in spite of that, the idea of the construction could be related to a historical time.

Rafael Moneo

I liked painting and drawing, and I liked humanities mainly - poetry, literature - this speculative attitude toward life.

Rafael Moneo

Rafael Moneo

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Occupation: Spanish Architect
Born: May 9, 1937
Quotes count: 4

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