Harry Seidler quotes

Harry Seidler was a renowned Australian architect known for his modernist designs. Born in Vienna, he immigrated to Australia and made a significant impact on the country's architectural landscape. Seidler's works are characterized by clean lines, floor-to-ceiling windows, and embracing natural light. Best known for his residential buildings, Seidler's iconic projects include the controversial Blues Point Tower and the award-winning Rose Seidler House. With his modernist vision, Seidler pushed the boundaries of Australian architecture and left a lasting legacy. Explore more about Harry Seidler's influential designs and architectural contributions here.

I've always thought Blues Point Tower is one of my best buildings and I stand by that.

- Harry Seidler

After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with minimal visual elaboration.

- Harry Seidler

Good design doesn't date.

- Harry Seidler

At the age of 80, I'm becoming a visual artist. This could be my rebirth.

- Harry Seidler

The Romans were not inventors of the supporting arch, but its extended use in vaults and intersecting barrel shapes and domes is theirs.

- Harry Seidler

From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber.

- Harry Seidler