"Man schafft Steine, Holz, Zement herbei; man macht mit ihnen Häuser, Paläste, das ist Sache der Konstruktion. Der Erfindungsgeist ist am Werk. Aber mit einem Mal greift es mir ans Herz, tut mir wohl, ich bin glücklich, ich sage: Das ist schön. Das ist Architektur. Die Kunst ist anwesend."
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'Le Corbusier: 1922 – Ausblick auf eine Architektur. Deutsch von Hans Hildebrandt, überarbeitet von Eva Gärtner. Basel 20178 (1963), S. 119 books.google.
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