All great art is
All great art is born of the metropolis. Ezra Pound
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All great art is born of the metropolis. Ezra Pound
In essence, the Mexica remained little more than a band of pirates, sallying forth from their great city to loot and plunder and to submit vast areas to tribute payment, without altering the essential social constitution of their victims Eric Wolf
The universe is but one great city, full of beloved ones, divine and human, by nature endeared to each other. Epictetus
If we’re going to talk about transport, I would say that the great city is not the one that has highways, but one where a child on a tricycle or bicycle can go safely everywhere. Enrique Penalosa
This is the age of the apartment. Not only in the great cities, but in the smaller centers of civilization the apartment has come to stay. … A decade ago the apartment was considered a sorry makeshift in America, though it has been successful abroad for more years than you would believe. Elsie de Wolfe
I have always believed that every great city in history needs a vibrant center. Eli Broad
Great cities are not static, they constantly change and take the world along with them. Edward Glaeser
The way in which the vast mass of the poor are treated by modern society is truly scandalous. They are herded into great cities where they breathe a fouler air than in the countryside which they have left. Friedrich Engels
Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Frank Lloyd Wright
Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world. Frank Lloyd Wright