And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time.

  • -- Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe 密斯基金会

就像我们熟悉物质一样,就像我们必须了解功能一样,我们也必须熟悉我们今天的心理和精神因素。否则就不可能有文化活动;因为我们依赖于我们时代的精神。

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Time and tide wait for no man. A pompous and self-satisfied proverb, and was true for a billion years; but in our day of electric wires and water-ballast we turn it around: Man waits not for time nor tide.

岁月不待人。这是一句浮夸而自满的谚语,在过去的十亿年里一直适用;但在我们有电线和压载水的日子里,我们使它回转:人不等待时间,也不等待潮汐。

The one thing a lifetime in the newspaper business teaches you is pace - you spend all your time trying to make sure that the reader's going to finish what you're writing.

在报业工作的一生教会你的一件事就是节奏——你把所有的时间都花在确保读者能完成你所写的东西上。

Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves.

建筑是一种视觉艺术,建筑本身就说明了一切。

Cities are the greatest creations of humanity.

城市是人类最伟大的创造。