49 Quotes by Arne Jacobsen

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture.

There is always a point when one senses ones lack of skill, the doubt

And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture.

Clearly, if a building is not functionally and technically in order, then it isn't architecture either, it's just a building.

If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect’s task – his most difficult task – is always that of selecting.

People buy a chair, and they don’t really care who designed it.

I do not feel certain until I have confronted my initial solution with other solutions – although in fact the first solution often proves to be the right one.

A pastry usually tastes better if it looks nice. A cream pastry, now that looks nice – in fact, there is nothing I mind as long as it looks nice.

Clearly, if a building is not functionally and technically in order, then it isn’t architecture either, it’s just a building.