Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Gottfried Bohm

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a German architect Gottfried Bohm.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Gottfried Böhm was a German architect and sculptor. His reputation is based on creating highly sculptural buildings made of concrete, steel, and glass. Böhm's first independent building was the Cologne chapel "Madonna in the Rubble". The chapel was completed in 1949 where a medieval church once stood before it was destroyed during World War II. Böhm's most influential and recognized building is the Maria, Königin des Friedens pilgrimage church in Neviges.

German - Architect | Born: January 23, 1920

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You cannot just quote from history and above all you cannot take it out of context, in however humorous a fashion . On the contrary history has a natural continuity which must be respected

Gottfried Bohm

A building is a human being's space and the background for his dignity and its exterior should reflect its contents and function

Gottfried Bohm

Architecture must make connections

Gottfried Bohm

I think the future of architecture does not lie so much in continuing to fill up the landscape, as in bringing back life and order to our cities and towns.

Gottfried Bohm

I use different kinds of materials on different kinds of projects. Today we can do things with steel and glass that we could not do before. flexible enough to change.

Gottfried Bohm

New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time

Gottfried Bohm

Streamlined time details are especially important, because by having to take a close look, we discover new things. Because of this, details will remain part of the building in the mind's eye

Gottfried Bohm

Top 7 Quotes & Sayings by Gottfried Bohm

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