Walking along Bratislava’s Old Town (stare mesto) it is hard not to stop and be in awe of the details in most of the buildings.

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.” – Frank Gehry

“Even a brick wants to be something.” – Louis Kahn

“Beauty is the harmony of purpose and form.” – Alvar Aalto

“Any architectural work that does not express serenity is an error.” – Luis Barragán

“Architecture is the art of how to waste space.” – Philip Johnson

“We find beauty not in the thing itself but in the patterns of shadows, the light and the darkness, that one thing against another creates.” – Jun’ichirō Tanizaki
Bratislava, Slovakia – April 8 & 9, 2025