मैं केवल सजावट के लिए सजावट जोड़ने में विश्वास नहीं करता। जब तक यह विषय के स्पष्टीकरण में इज़ाफा न करे, तब तक यह अवांछनीय है, क्योंकि इसे बहुत कम समझा जाता है।
I do not believe in adding enrichment merely for the sake of enrichment. Unless it adds clearness to the enunciation of the theme, it is undesirable, for it is very little understood.
I do not believe in adding enrichment merely for the sake of enrichment. Unless it adds clearness to the enunciation of the theme, it is undesirable, for it is very little understood.
मैं वर्तमान सामाजिक व्यवस्था के अंत की भविष्यवाणी किए बिना कोई घर नहीं बनाता।
I don't build a house without predicting the end of the present social order.
I don't build a house without predicting the end of the present social order.
"मुझे समझ नहीं आता कि तुम संत हो या मूर्ख," मेरे वकील ने कहा। मैंने जवाब दिया, "क्या दोनों में कोई फर्क है?"
"I don't know whether you are a saint or a fool" said my lawyer. I replied "Is there a difference?"
"I don't know whether you are a saint or a fool" said my lawyer. I replied "Is there a difference?"
मुझे संदेह है कि इस दुनिया में मिडवेस्ट (मध्य-पश्चिम अमेरिका) के किसी शहर से ज्यादा बदसूरत कुछ और होगा।
I doubt if there is anything in the world uglier than a Midwestern city.
I doubt if there is anything in the world uglier than a Midwestern city.
यदि पूंजीवाद निष्पक्ष है तो ट्रेड यूनियनवाद भी अवश्य होना चाहिए। यदि पुरुषों और महिलाओं को अपने विचारों और अपने देश के संसाधनों का पूंजीकरण करने का अधिकार है, तो इसका अर्थ यह है कि पुरुषों और महिलाओं को अपनी मेहनत (श्रम) का पूंजीकरण करने का भी अधिकार है।
If capitalism is fair then unionism must be. If men and women have a right to capitalize their ideas and the resources of their country, then that implies the right of men and women to capitalize their labor.
If capitalism is fair then unionism must be. If men and women have a right to capitalize their ideas and the resources of their country, then that implies the right of men and women to capitalize their labor.
मुझे लगता है कि मुझमें एक अजीब बीमारी घर कर रही है - विनम्रता।
I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.
I feel coming on a strange disease - humility.
मुझे यह विश्वास करना मुश्किल लगता है कि मशीन रचनात्मक कलाकार के हाथ में जाएगी, भले ही वह जादुई हाथ सही जगह पर क्यों न हो। कला और सच्चे धर्म की कीमत पर उद्योगवाद और विज्ञान द्वारा इसका अत्यधिक दोषण (exploited) किया गया है।
I find it hard to believe that the machine would go into the creative artist's hand even were that magic hand in true place. It has been too far exploited by industrialism and science at expense to art and true religion.
I find it hard to believe that the machine would go into the creative artist's hand even were that magic hand in true place. It has been too far exploited by industrialism and science at expense to art and true religion.
मुझे लगता है कि सरकार एक तरह का गैंग्स्टरवाद हो सकती है और रूस में यह है भी। और अगर हम खुद को लेकर बहुत सावधानी नहीं बरतते हैं, तो अमेरिका में भी इसके ऐसा होने की पूरी संभावना है।
I find that government can be a kind of gangsterism and is in Russia. And is likely to be in America if we don't take care of ourselves pretty carefully.
I find that government can be a kind of gangsterism and is in Russia. And is likely to be in America if we don't take care of ourselves pretty carefully.
अगर यही हाल रहा, तो इंसान के शरीर के अंगों में से केवल 'बटन दबाने वाली उंगली' को छोड़कर बाकी सारे अंग निष्क्रिय (atrophy) हो जाएंगे।
If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.
If it keeps up, man will atrophy all his limbs but the push-button finger.
अगर यह बिकता है, तो यह कला है।
If it sells, it's art.
If it sells, it's art.
मैं प्रकृति द्वारा अपने क्षेत्र में अपनाए गए सिद्धांतों के आधार पर ही निर्माण करता हूँ।
I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.
I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.
अगर पेंटिंग्स बहुत बड़ी हैं, तो उन्हें बीच से काट दो!
If the paintings are too large, cut them in half!
If the paintings are too large, cut them in half!
अगर आप मूर्खतापूर्वक सुंदरता की अनदेखी करेंगे, तो जल्द ही पाएंगे कि आपके जीवन से वह गायब हो चुकी है।
If you foolishly ignore beauty, then you will soon find yourself without it.
If you foolishly ignore beauty, then you will soon find yourself without it.
अगर आपको केंद्रीकरण करना ही है, तो फिर पूरी तरह क्यों न किया जाए!
If you're going to have centralization, why not have it!
If you're going to have centralization, why not have it!
अगर आप पूरे देश को एक तरफ झुका दें, तो लॉस एंजिल्स वह जगह है जहाँ सारी ढीली-ढाली चीजें आकर गिरेंगी।
If you tilt the whole country sideways, Los Angeles is the place where everything loose will fall.
If you tilt the whole country sideways, Los Angeles is the place where everything loose will fall.
यदि आप समझदारी से सुंदरता में निवेश करते हैं, तो यह जीवन भर आपके साथ बनी रहेगी।
If you wisely invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
If you wisely invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
यदि आप यह देखना चाहते हैं कि यह सभ्यता के ताने-बाने में कितनी गहराई से बुनी हुई है... तो शाम ढले शहर के किसी ऊँचे स्टील टॉवर की चोटी पर जाइए और आप देखेंगे कि इंसानी फितरत की यह मूरत—जो एक ही साथ उसका गौरव और उसका अभिशाप है—जिसे हम शहर कहते हैं, वास्तव में क्या है।
If you would see how interwoven it is in the warp and woof of civilization ... go at night-fall to the top of one of the down-town steel giants and you may see how in the image of material man, at once his glory and his menace, is this thing we call a city.
If you would see how interwoven it is in the warp and woof of civilization ... go at night-fall to the top of one of the down-town steel giants and you may see how in the image of material man, at once his glory and his menace, is this thing we call a city.
मैं अपने दैनिक काम के लिए प्रेरणा पाने रोज प्रकृति के पास जाता हूँ।
I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work.
I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work.
मुझे बुद्धिजीवी लोग नफरत की हद तक नापसंद हैं। वे ऊपर से नीचे की ओर सोचते हैं। मैं नीचे से ऊपर की ओर सोचता हूँ।
I hate intellectuals. They are from the top down. I am from the bottom up.
I hate intellectuals. They are from the top down. I am from the bottom up.
अपने ही घर के फर्नीचर से लगातार हुई झड़पों के कारण, जीवन में शायद ही कोई ऐसा दिन रहा हो जब मेरे शरीर पर कहीं न कहीं चोट के नीले-पड़े निशान न रहे हों।
I have been black and blue in some spot, somewhere, almost all my life from too intimate contacts with my own furniture.
I have been black and blue in some spot, somewhere, almost all my life from too intimate contacts with my own furniture.
मैं सफलता की कीमत अच्छी तरह जानता हूँ: समर्पण, कड़ी मेहनत, और उन चीज़ों के प्रति अटूट लगन जिन्हें आप सच होते देखना चाहते हैं।
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.
I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.
मैं जानता हूँ कि जब तक वास्तुकला केवल मकान मालिकों के मुनाफे के लिए है, तब तक हम महान वास्तुकला नहीं पा सकते।
I know we can't have a great architecture while it is only for the landlord.
I know we can't have a great architecture while it is only for the landlord.
मैं इन पहाड़ियों को खूबसूरत मेहराबों से जोड़ दूंगा
I'll bridge these hills with graceful arches
I'll bridge these hills with graceful arches
मैं युद्ध के खिलाफ हूँ। हमेशा से रहा हूँ, और हमेशा रहूँगा। और युद्ध से जुड़ी हर चीज़ से मुझे सख्त नफरत है। मैंने इसे कभी भी जरूरी नहीं समझा।
I'm against war. Always have been, always will be. And everything connected with it, is anathema to me. I have never considered it necessary.
I'm against war. Always have been, always will be. And everything connected with it, is anathema to me. I have never considered it necessary.
सिद्धांत के अलावा किसी भी चीज़ की नकल मत करो।
Imitate nothing except principle.
Imitate nothing except principle.
निकल, तारीफ नहीं—हमेशा अपमान होती है।
Imitation is always insult--not flattery.
Imitation is always insult--not flattery.
व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता और अस्मिता को पूरी तरह पाना ही मानव आत्मा की सबसे बड़ी उपलब्धि है, यह समझ लीजिए कि यह कलाकार की सबसे बड़ी कलाकृति है। इंसान की व्यक्तिगत विशिष्टता पवित्र है।
Individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master's work of art. Individuality is sacred.
Individuality realized is the supreme attainment of the human soul, the master-master's work of art. Individuality is sacred.
मैं कभी भी ऐसी किसी इमारत का डिज़ाइन नहीं बनाता, जब तक कि मैंने वह जगह खुद न देख ली हो और वहाँ रहने या इस्तेमाल करने वाले लोगों से मिल न लिया हो।
I never design a building before I've seen the site and met the people who will be using it.
I never design a building before I've seen the site and met the people who will be using it.
मुझे पाखंडी विनम्रता से बेहतर ईमानदार अहंकार पसंद है।
I prefer honest arrogance to hypocritical modesty.
I prefer honest arrogance to hypocritical modesty.
क्या मैकार्थीवाद से ज्यादा अमेरिका-विरोधी कुछ और हो सकता है?
Is there anything more anti-American than McCarthyism?
Is there anything more anti-American than McCarthyism?
मुझे लगता है कि मिस मुनरो वास्तुकला के लिहाज से एक बेहतरीन वास्तुकला जैसी हैं, और वह एक बेहद स्वाभाविक और बहुत अच्छी अभिनेत्री हैं।
I think Miss Monroe as architecture is extremely good architecture, and she's a very natural actress, and a very good one.
I think Miss Monroe as architecture is extremely good architecture, and she's a very natural actress, and a very good one.
एक ऐसी इमारत खड़ी करना जिसमें महानता के गुण हों, एक बहुत बड़ी बात है।
It is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it.
It is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it.
जीवन जहाँ अपनी मूल और स्वतंत्र अवस्था में होता है, वहीं इंसानों में ऐसी दूरदृष्टि विकसित होती है जो मानवीय आत्मा के भीतर छिपी संभावनाओं और कला को बाहर लाती है।
It is where life is fundamental and free that men develop the vision needed to reveal the human soul in the blossoms it puts forth.
It is where life is fundamental and free that men develop the vision needed to reveal the human soul in the blossoms it puts forth.
यह देखने में जितना लग रहा था, हालात उससे कहीं बेहतर हैं। अल को जल्द ही छुट्टी मिलने वाली है। उनमें दूरदर्शिता है और अब उनकी सेहत में रोज सुधार की उम्मीद है। स्थिति वैसी नहीं है जैसा हमने शुरू में सोचा था, यह उससे कहीं ज्यादा बेहतर है।
It looked a lot worse than it was. Al is going to be released. He has vision and it's going to be day-by-day prognosis now. But it's much, much better than we initially anticipated.
It looked a lot worse than it was. Al is going to be released. He has vision and it's going to be day-by-day prognosis now. But it's much, much better than we initially anticipated.
हथौड़ा चलाने से बेहतर है कि पेंसिल से बदलाव कर लिए जाएं।
It's easier to make changes with a pencil than a wrecking bar.
It's easier to make changes with a pencil than a wrecking bar.
मैंने आइजनहावर के मुकाबले स्टीवंसन को इसलिए वोट दिया क्योंकि मुझे लगा कि वह एक अच्छे राष्ट्रपति साबित होंगे, लेकिन यह वोट मैंने अंतरात्मा की आवाज के खिलाफ जाकर दिया क्योंकि मुझे लगता था कि वह इस पद के लिए कुछ ज्यादा ही अच्छे इंसान थे।
I voted for Stevenson as opposed to Eisenhower because I thought he would make a good president, but against my conscience because I thought that he was too good for the job.
I voted for Stevenson as opposed to Eisenhower because I thought he would make a good president, but against my conscience because I thought that he was too good for the job.
मुझे ओपेरा का अंत होने से कोई दुख नहीं होगा। जब से मैं बच्चा था, ओपेरा मुझे एक बोझिल और पुरानी परंपरा लगता रहा है, लगभग सिगरेट पीने की लत के बराबर।
I wouldnt mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking.
I wouldnt mind seeing opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost the equivalent of smoking.
कम ही ज्यादा है, यह तभी सही लगता है जब जरूरत से ज्यादा चीज़ें मौजूद हों।
Less is more only when more is too much.
Less is more only when more is too much.
कम तभी ज्यादा होता है जब ज्यादा वाला किसी काम का न हो।
Less is only more where more is no good.
Less is only more where more is no good.
जीवन हमेशा अपनी पूरी ताकत के साथ जीत की ओर बढ़ता है, किसी अंतर्राष्ट्रीयता के जरिए नहीं... बल्कि केवल और केवल व्यक्ति की सीधी और व्यक्तिगत जिम्मेदारी के दम पर।
Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual.
Life always rides in strength to victory, not through internationalism... but only through the direct responsibility of the individual.
प्रेम हृदय का सबसे बड़ा गुण है।
Love is the greatest virtue of the heart.
Love is the greatest virtue of the heart.
प्रेम हृदय का गुण है, ईमानदारी मन का गुण है, निर्णय इच्छाशक्ति का गुण है, और साहस आत्मा का गुण है।
Love is the virtue of the Heart, Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind, Decision is the virtue of the Will, Courage is the virtue of the Spirit.
Love is the virtue of the Heart, Sincerity is the virtue of the Mind, Decision is the virtue of the Will, Courage is the virtue of the Spirit.
किसी विचार से प्रेम करना ही ईश्वर से प्रेम करना है।
Love of an idea is the love of God.
Love of an idea is the love of God.
मनुष्य प्रकृति का ही एक रूप है, और वह केवल प्रकृति से जुड़ा होने के कारण ही महत्वपूर्ण है, धूल से ऊपर उसका और कोई वजूद नहीं है।
Man is a phase of nature, and only as he is related to nature does he matter, does he have any account whatever above the dust.
Man is a phase of nature, and only as he is related to nature does he matter, does he have any account whatever above the dust.
कई अमीर लोग अपनी संपत्ति की रखवाली करने वाले चौकीदार से ज़्यादा कुछ नहीं हैं।
Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions.
Many wealthy people are little more than janitors of their possessions.
शायद हम बेहतर वास्तुकला के ज़रिए सरकार को यह दिखा सकते हैं कि बेहतर तरीके से काम कैसे किया जाता है।
Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.
Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture.
यंत्रनीकरण हमेशा औसत दर्जे की चीज़ों को ही सबसे ज़्यादा बढ़ावा देता है।
Mechanization best serves mediocrity.
Mechanization best serves mediocrity.
पैसा मनुष्य को ज़िंदगी को धोखा देने के नए रास्ते दिखाता है। ताकत अंदरूनी होने के बजाए बाहरी बन जाती है। ऐसे में वास्तुकला बहुत पेचीदा और इमारतें बनाना बहुत आसान हो जाता है।
Money shows [man] new ways to cheat life. Power becomes exterior instead of interior. In these circumstances architecture becomes too difficult, building too easy.
Money shows [man] new ways to cheat life. Power becomes exterior instead of interior. In these circumstances architecture becomes too difficult, building too easy.
मुझे ऐसा बार-बार लगता है कि रोशनी ही किसी इमारत की असली खूबसूरती बढ़ाने वाली चीज़ है।
More and more, so it seems to me, light is the beautifier of the building.
More and more, so it seems to me, light is the beautifier of the building.
हम नश्वर लोग ईश्वर के शरीर के रूप में केवल प्रकृति को ही देख पाएंगे।
Nature is all the body of God we mortals will ever see.
Nature is all the body of God we mortals will ever see.
प्रकृति ईश्वर की मेरी अभिव्यक्ति है। मैं रोज़मर्रा के काम में प्रेरणा पाने के लिए हर दिन प्रकृति के बीच जाता हूँ। इमारतें बनाते समय मैं उन्हीं सिद्धांतों का पालन करता हूँ जिनका उपयोग प्रकृति ने अपने दायरे में किया है।
Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.
Nature is my manifestation of God. I go to nature every day for inspiration in the day's work. I follow in building the principles which nature has used in its domain.
प्रकृति आंधी-तूफान में भी हमेशा शांत ही रहती है।
Nature is never other than serene even in a thunderstorm.
Nature is never other than serene even in a thunderstorm.
प्रकृति ही हर तरह की सजावट की प्रेरणा है।
Nature is the inspiration for all ornamentation
Nature is the inspiration for all ornamentation
प्रकृति ही ईश्वर का वह एकमात्र स्वरूप है जिसे हम कभी देख पाएंगे।
Nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.
Nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.
न्यूयार्क शहर पैसे और लालच की ताकत का एक बड़ा स्मारक है... किराए की एक अंधी दौड़।
New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed... a race for rent.
New York City is a great monument to the power of money and greed... a race for rent.
न्यूयॉर्क दुनिया का सबसे बड़ा मुँह है। यह झुंड वाली प्रवृत्ति का एक बेहतरीन उदाहरण लगता है, जो इंसानों को उनके जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार (उपजाऊ जमीन) से भटकाने वाली उस सार्वभौमिक शहरी साजिश का हिस्सा है, जो उन्हें कठोर पक्की सड़कों के ऊपर आसमान में हवा में लटका देती है, उन्हें सूली पर चढ़ाती है, बेचती है, या खुद उनके हाथों बिक जाती है।
New York is the biggest mouth in the world. It appears to be prime example of the herd instinct, leading the universal urban conspiracy to beguile man from his birthright (the good ground), to hang him by his eyebrows from skyhooks above hard pavement, to crucify him, sell him, or be sold by him.
New York is the biggest mouth in the world. It appears to be prime example of the herd instinct, leading the universal urban conspiracy to beguile man from his birthright (the good ground), to hang him by his eyebrows from skyhooks above hard pavement, to crucify him, sell him, or be sold by him.
न्यूयॉर्क: जेल की मीनारें और साबुन तथा व्हिस्की के आधुनिक विज्ञापन। पिट्सबर्ग: इसे छोड़ दो।
New York: Prison towers and modern posters for soap and whiskey. Pittsburgh: Abandon it.
New York: Prison towers and modern posters for soap and whiskey. Pittsburgh: Abandon it.
उत्कृष्ट जीवन के लिए उत्कृष्ट मनुष्यों के उत्कृष्ट कार्यों हेतु उत्कृष्ट वास्तुकला की आवश्यकता होती है। संस्कृति की कमी का वही अर्थ है जो हमेशा से रहा है: एक घटिया सभ्यता और इसलिए आसन्न पतन।
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
कोई भी घर कभी भी पहाड़ी पर या किसी अन्य चीज़ के ऊपर नहीं होना चाहिए। वह पहाड़ी का हिस्सा होना चाहिए। उसी से संबंधित होना चाहिए। पहाड़ी और घर को एक-दूसरे के साथ ऐसे रहना चाहिए कि दोनों एक-दूसरे की वजह से ज़्यादा खुश रहें।
No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.
No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. It should be of the hill. Belonging to it. Hill and house should live together each the happier for the other.
कोई भी घर किसी भी पहाड़ी पर नहीं होना चाहिए... बल्कि वह पहाड़ी का हिस्सा होना चाहिए।
No house should ever be on any hill... It should be of the hill.
No house should ever be on any hill... It should be of the hill.
कोई भी धारा अपने स्रोत से ऊँची नहीं उठ सकती
No stream rises higher than its source
No stream rises higher than its source
कोई भी धारा अपने स्रोत से ऊँची नहीं उठ सकती। मनुष्य जो कुछ भी बनाता है, वह कभी भी उसके अपने व्यक्तित्व से ज़्यादा व्यक्त या प्रतिबिंबित नहीं कर सकता। इमारतें बनाते समय उसने जीवन से जो सीखा था, वह न तो उससे ज़्यादा और न ही उससे कम कुछ दर्शा सकता है।
No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.
No stream rises higher than its source. What ever man might build could never express or reflect more than he was. He could record neither more nor less than he had learned of life when the buildings were built.
अब, ज़ाहिर है, आज अमेरिका में हमारे जीवन में वास्तुकला एक ऐसा अंधबिंदु बन गई है। कितने ही छात्र शिक्षा पाने के लिए विश्वविद्यालय जाते हैं? वे प्रबुद्ध होने के बजाय केवल प्रशिक्षित होकर बाहर आते हैं, और वे वास्तुकला के बारे में कुछ नहीं जानते, भले ही उनके यहाँ आसपास कोई विभाग हो - जो शायद बेसमेंट में हो।
Now, of course, architecture is a blind spot of our life in America today. How many millions of students go to the university to be educated? They come away conditioned, not enlightened, and they know nothing of architecture, although they have a department somewhere around -- probably in the basement.
Now, of course, architecture is a blind spot of our life in America today. How many millions of students go to the university to be educated? They come away conditioned, not enlightened, and they know nothing of architecture, although they have a department somewhere around -- probably in the basement.
एक युद्ध केवल दूसरे युद्ध को जन्म देता है।
One war only breeds another.
One war only breeds another.
कम ऊँची मेज़ पर रखे गए इस साधारण यूनिट-सिस्टम (बिल्डिंग ब्लॉक्स) के ज़रिए बच्चे इन सभी रूपों को मिलाकर कल्पनाशील पैटर्न बनाते थे। डिज़ाइन बनाना एक मनोरंजन था! ...इस सबकी खूबी यह थी कि इससे बच्चे के मन में प्रकृति की लयबद्ध संरचना के प्रति समझ जागृत होती थी - जिससे बच्चे को उस अंतर्निहित कारण-और-प्रभाव का अहसास होता था जो अन्यथा उस उम्र की समझ से बहुत परे होता है।
On this simple unit-system [of building blocks] ruled on the low table-top all these forms were combined by the child into imaginative patter. Design was recreation! ...The virtue of all this lay in the awakening of the childmind to rhythmic structure in Nature - giving the child a sense of innate cause-and-effect otherwise far beyond child-comprehension.
On this simple unit-system [of building blocks] ruled on the low table-top all these forms were combined by the child into imaginative patter. Design was recreation! ...The virtue of all this lay in the awakening of the childmind to rhythmic structure in Nature - giving the child a sense of innate cause-and-effect otherwise far beyond child-comprehension.
ऑर्गेनिक आर्किटेक्चर (जैविक वास्तुकला) उपयोग की बेहतर समझ और आराम के एक बेहतरीन एहसास की तलाश करती है, जो जैविक सादगी में झलकता है।
Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.
Organic architecture seeks superior sense of use and a finer sense of comfort, expressed in organic simplicity.
जैविक इमारतें मकड़ी के जाले की तरह मजबूत और हल्की होती हैं, ऐसी इमारतें जिन्हें रोशनी से संवारा जाता है, जो अपने मूल स्वभाव से वातावरण में रमी होती हैं और ज़मीन से जुड़ी होती हैं।
Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground.
Organic buildings are the strength and lightness of the spiders' spinning, buildings qualified by light, bred by native character to environment, married to the ground.
हमारे पूर्वज केवल साहसी ही नहीं थे। मेरा मानना है कि वे सही थे। मेरा मानना है कि उनका मतलब यह था कि जन्म लेने वाले प्रत्येक व्यक्ति को बिना किसी बाधा के अपनी पूरी क्षमता के साथ शून्य से आगे बढ़कर अपनी सर्वोच्च अभिव्यक्ति तक पहुँचने का समान अधिकार है।
Our forefathers were not only brave. I believe they were right. I believe that what they meant was that every man born had equal right to grow from scratch by way of his own power unhindered to the highest expression of himself possible to him.
Our forefathers were not only brave. I believe they were right. I believe that what they meant was that every man born had equal right to grow from scratch by way of his own power unhindered to the highest expression of himself possible to him.
आत्मा के लिए कारावास
Prison house for the soul
Prison house for the soul
मुर्गी का घर बनाना उतना ही सराहनीय समझिए जितना कि किसी विशाल चर्च (कैथेड्रल) का निर्माण करना।
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral.
मुर्गी का घर बनाना उतना ही सराहनीय है जितना कि कोई गिरजाघर बनाना। कला में परियोजना का आकार केवल पैसों के मामले तक सीमित है, उसका कोई खास मतलब नहीं होता; असल मायने तो चरित्र की गुणवत्ता के होते हैं।
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral. The size of the project means little in art, beyond the money matter. It is the quality of the character that really counts.
Regard it as just as desirable to build a chicken house as to build a cathedral. The size of the project means little in art, beyond the money matter. It is the quality of the character that really counts.
उत्कृष्ट कलाकृति का सम्मान करें। यही मनुष्य के प्रति सच्ची श्रद्धा है। इससे बढ़कर न तो कोई गुण है और न ही आज इसकी जितनी आवश्यकता है।
Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now.
Respect the masterpiece. It is true reverence to man. There is no quality so great, none so much needed now.
सैन फ्रांसिस्को इकलौता ऐसा शहर है जिसके बारे में मैं सोच सकता हूँ कि आप लोग इसके साथ जो चाहें कर लें, फिर भी यह खूबसूरत ही रहता है।
San Francisco is the only city I can think of that can survive all the things you people are doing to it and still look beautiful.
San Francisco is the only city I can think of that can survive all the things you people are doing to it and still look beautiful.
विज्ञान हमें केवल बक्से के औजार दे सकता है, वे यांत्रिक चमत्कार जो उसने हमें पहले ही दे दिए हैं। लेकिन तब तक इन जादुई औजारों का क्या उपयोग जब तक हम उनके मानवीय और सांस्कृतिक उपयोग में पारंगत नहीं हो जाते? हम ऐसी दुनिया में नहीं जीना चाहते जहाँ मशीन ने इंसान को गुलाम बना लिया हो; हम ऐसी दुनिया चाहते हैं जहाँ इंसान मशीन पर हावी हो।
Science can give us only the tools in the box, these mechanical miracles that it has already given us. But of what use to us are miraculous tools until we have mastered the humane, cultural use of them? We do not want to live in a world where the machine has mastered the man; we want to live in a world where man has mastered the machine.
Science can give us only the tools in the box, these mechanical miracles that it has already given us. But of what use to us are miraculous tools until we have mastered the humane, cultural use of them? We do not want to live in a world where the machine has mastered the man; we want to live in a world where man has mastered the machine.
सच्ची ज़िंदगी में खुद-ब-खुद सच होने वाली भविष्यवाणियां सचमुच होती हैं।
Self fulfilling prophecies do exist in real life
Self fulfilling prophecies do exist in real life
सरलता और शांति वे गुण हैं जो किसी भी कलाकृति के सच्चे मूल्य को मापते हैं।
Simplicity and Repose are qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.
Simplicity and Repose are qualities that measure the true value of any work of art.
तो लीजिए, मैं आपके सामने जैविक वास्तुकला का प्रचार करने खड़ा हूँ: और यह घोषित करता हूँ कि जैविक वास्तुकला ही आधुनिक आदर्श है।
So here I stand before you preaching organic architecture: declaring organic architecture to be the modern ideal.
So here I stand before you preaching organic architecture: declaring organic architecture to be the modern ideal.
तो लीजिए, मैं आपके सामने जैविक वास्तुकला का प्रचार करने खड़ा हूँ: यह घोषणा करते हुए कि जैविक वास्तुकला ही आधुनिक आदर्श है और आज इसकी शिक्षा की सबसे अधिक आवश्यकता है, यदि हम जीवन को समग्रता में देखना चाहते हैं और अब जीवन के हर पहलू की सेवा करना चाहते हैं। महान परंपरा के लिए किसी भी पुरानी रूढ़ि को आवश्यक न मानते हुए, न ही किसी ऐसी पूर्व-कल्पित शैली से बंधे हुए जो हम पर भूत, वर्तमान या भविष्य को थोपे; बल्कि इसके विपरीत—सामान्य बुद्धि के सरल नियमों—या यदि आप चाहें तो अति-बुद्धि के नियमों—को सर्वोपरि रखते हुए, सामग्रियों की प्रकृति के आधार पर रूप का निर्धारण करें।
So here I stand before you preaching organic architecture: declaring organic architecture to be the modern ideal and the teaching so much needed if we are to see the whole of life, and to now serve the whole of life, holding no traditions essential to the great TRADITION. Nor cherishing any preconceived form fixing upon us either past, present or future, but-instead-exalting the simple laws of common sense-or of super-sense if you prefer-determining form by way of the nature of materials.
So here I stand before you preaching organic architecture: declaring organic architecture to be the modern ideal and the teaching so much needed if we are to see the whole of life, and to now serve the whole of life, holding no traditions essential to the great TRADITION. Nor cherishing any preconceived form fixing upon us either past, present or future, but-instead-exalting the simple laws of common sense-or of super-sense if you prefer-determining form by way of the nature of materials.
अंतरिक्ष कला की सांस है।
Space is the breath of art.
Space is the breath of art.
अंतरिक्ष। लगातार विकसित होता हुआ: वह अदृश्य स्रोत जिससे सभी लय बहती हैं और जिसमें उन्हें विलीन होना ही है। समय या अनंत काल से भी परे।
Space. The continual becoming: invisible fountain from which all rhythms flow and to which they must pass. Beyond time or infinity
Space. The continual becoming: invisible fountain from which all rhythms flow and to which they must pass. Beyond time or infinity
प्रकृति का अध्ययन करें, प्रकृति से प्रेम करें, प्रकृति के करीब रहें। यह आपको कभी निराश नहीं करेगी।
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.
किसी भी चीज़ को सुंदर या बदसूरत मानकर यूँ ही स्वीकार न करें।
Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly.
Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly.
किसी भी चीज़ को सुंदर या बदसूरत मानकर यूँ ही स्वीकार न करें, बल्कि हर इमारत के टुकड़े-टुकड़े करके उसका विश्लेषण करें और उसकी हर विशेषता पर सवाल उठाएं। अजीब और सुंदर के बीच अंतर करना सीखें। विश्लेषण करने की आदत डालें—विश्लेषण समय के साथ आपके स्वभाव में संश्लेषण को ले आएगा। जैसा कि मेरे पुराने गुरु कहा करते थे, 'सरल सोचना सीखें'—जिसका अर्थ था कि किसी भी चीज़ के सभी हिस्सों को उसके सबसे सरल रूपों में तोड़ना और मूल सिद्धांतों पर वापस लौटना।
Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly, but take every building to pieces, and challenge every feature. Learn to distinguish the curious from the beautiful. Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind. 'Think simples' as my old master used to say - meaning to reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
Take nothing for granted as beautiful or ugly, but take every building to pieces, and challenge every feature. Learn to distinguish the curious from the beautiful. Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind. 'Think simples' as my old master used to say - meaning to reduce the whole of its parts into the simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
स्वाद अज्ञानता का परिणाम है। यदि आप जानते हैं कि आप क्या चख रहे हैं, तो आपको चखने की जरूरत ही नहीं पड़ती।
Taste is a matter of ignorance. If you know what you are tasting, you don't have to taste.
Taste is a matter of ignorance. If you know what you are tasting, you don't have to taste.
टेलीविजन दिमाग के लिए च्युइंग गम की तरह है।
Television is bubble-gum for the mind.
Television is bubble-gum for the mind.
आर्किटेक्ट को एक पैगंबर होना चाहिए... इस शब्द के सही अर्थों में एक पैगंबर... अगर वह कम से कम दस साल आगे की नहीं देख सकता तो उसे आर्किटेक्ट मत कहिए।
The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.
The architect must be a prophet... a prophet in the true sense of the term... if he can't see at least ten years ahead don't call him an architect.
वास्तुकला के जानकारों को हमेशा चीजों को सरल बनाने का प्रयास करना चाहिए; कमरों की सजावट पर भी गंभीरता से विचार किया जाना चाहिए ताकि आराम और उपयोगिता, खूबसूरती के साथ-साथ चल सकें।
The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.
The architect should strive continually to simplify; the ensemble of the rooms should then be carefully considered that comfort and utility may go hand in hand with beauty.
बेबी बूमर्स पीढ़ी के लोग बाहर हैं, उन्होंने कमाई के कई अच्छे साल देखे हैं, उन्हें विरासत में संपत्ति मिली है। वे शानदार घर खरीद रहे हैं और आने वाले कई सालों तक खरीदते रहेंगे। हम उन्हीं चुनिंदा जगहों में से एक हैं जिसका लोग सपना देखते हैं। वे उस सपने का एक हिस्सा खरीदने यहाँ आते हैं।
The baby boomers are out there, they've had a lot of good years of earnings, they've inherited wealth. They are buying trophy homes and will be for years. We are one of those places people dream of. They come here to buy a piece of that dream.
The baby boomers are out there, they've had a lot of good years of earnings, they've inherited wealth. They are buying trophy homes and will be for years. We are one of those places people dream of. They come here to buy a piece of that dream.
धरती और इंसान का सबसे अच्छा दोस्त पेड़ है।
The best friend of earth of man is the tree.
The best friend of earth of man is the tree.
धरती पर इंसान का सबसे अच्छा दोस्त पेड़ है: जब हम पेड़ का सम्मान करते हुए और किफायती तरीके से उसका उपयोग करते हैं, तो हमारे पास धरती के सबसे महान संसाधनों में से एक होता है
The best friend on earth of man is the tree: When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources of the earth.
The best friend on earth of man is the tree: When we use the tree respectfully and economically, we have one of the greatest resources of the earth.
सबसे अच्छा तरीका यह है कि आप जितनी दूर जा सकते हैं जाएँ... जिसे आप 'बहुत दूर' मानते हैं—और जब दूसरे लोग आपका पीछा करें, जैसा कि वे करेंगे, तो आगे बढ़ जाएं।
The best thing to do is go as far out as you can get... what you regard as 'too far' - and when others follow, as they will, move on
The best thing to do is go as far out as you can get... what you regard as 'too far' - and when others follow, as they will, move on
हमारे देश में सांस्कृतिक प्रभाव उस अजीबोगरीब पक्षी की तरह हैं जो हमेशा उल्टा उड़ता था। मैं उस अनोखे और खास पक्षी की बात कर रहा हूँ जो हमेशा पीछे की तरफ उड़ता था। क्या इसलिए कि हवा उसकी आँखों में न जाए? नहीं। सिर्फ इसलिए कि उसे इस बात की कोई परवाह नहीं थी कि वह कहाँ जा रहा है, उसे बस यह देखना होता था कि वह कहाँ से आया है।
The cultural influences in our country are like the floo floo bird. I am referring to the peculiar and especial bird who always flew backward. To keep the wind out of its eyes? No. Just because it didn't give a darn where it was going, but just had to see where it had been.
The cultural influences in our country are like the floo floo bird. I am referring to the peculiar and especial bird who always flew backward. To keep the wind out of its eyes? No. Just because it didn't give a darn where it was going, but just had to see where it had been.
लोकतंत्र के नाम से हम जिस गतिशील आदर्श को जानते हैं, जो कम से कम ढाई हजार वर्षों से धीरे-धीरे इंसानी दिलों में पनप रहा है, उसे अब संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका में एक स्वाभाविक आर्थिक व्यवस्था और एक स्वाभाविक या जैविक वास्तुकला के माध्यम से एक प्राकृतिक लोकतांत्रिक राज्य स्थापित करने का पूरा अवसर मिला है।
The dynamic ideal we call democracy, gradually growing up in the human heart for two-thousand five hundred years, at least, has now every opportunity to found the natural democratic state in these United States of America by way of natural economic order and a natural, or organic, architecture.
The dynamic ideal we call democracy, gradually growing up in the human heart for two-thousand five hundred years, at least, has now every opportunity to found the natural democratic state in these United States of America by way of natural economic order and a natural, or organic, architecture.
अच्छी इमारत वह नहीं है जो प्राकृतिक दृश्यों को बदरंग करे, बल्कि वह है जो इमारत बनने से पहले के मुकाबले प्राकृतिक दृश्यों को और भी खूबसूरत बना दे।
The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.
The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built.
एक सक्रिय दिमाग के लिए हृदय उसकी सबसे महत्वपूर्ण खूबी है।
The heart is the chief feature of a functioning mind.
The heart is the chief feature of a functioning mind.
मानव जाति ने सबसे शानदार इमारतें तब बनाईं जब सीमाएं सबसे ज्यादा थीं।
The human race built most nobly when limitations were greatest.
The human race built most nobly when limitations were greatest.
सत्ता का अहंकार विचारों की जगह पैसे को स्थापित करने का प्रयास कर रहा है।
The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas.
The insolence of authority is endeavoring to substitute money for ideas.
लिंकन मेमोरियल का संबंध रोमन टोगा और उस संस्कृति से है जो उसे पहनती थी।
The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.
The Lincoln Memorial is related to the toga and the civilization that wore it.
मैं जितनी लंबी जिंदगी जिया, जिंदगी उतनी ही खूबसूरत होती गई—मेरी व्यक्तिगत त्रासदियों, आगजनी, मेरी तीसरी पत्नी और उसकी बेहद खराब पसंद के बावजूद। मेरी प्रिय ओल्गिवाणा, उन्होंने टालिएसइन वेस्ट में सुंदर कैनवास और लकड़ी के गर्डर की जगह स्टील के खंभे और गुलाबी रंग के डिजाइन वाले कांच लगवाने पर जोर दिया। खैर, तब तक मैं इतना बूढ़ा हो चुका था कि मुझे इन बातों से फर्क नहीं पड़ता था। मैंने शुरुआत में ही यह तय कर लिया था: यदि आप मूर्खतापूर्ण तरीके से खूबसूरती को नजरअंदाज करते हैं, तो जल्द ही आप खुद को इसके बिना पाएंगे। आपकी जिंदगी वीरान हो जाएगी। लेकिन अगर आप खूबसूरती में निवेश करते हैं, तो वह जीवन भर आपके साथ बनी रहेगी।
The longer I lived, the more beautiful life became - despite my personal tragedies, the fire, despite my third wife and her dreadful taste. My dear Olgivanna, she insisted on replacing the lovely canvas and wooden trusses at Taliesin West with steel supports and pink frosted glass. Well, I was too old to care by then. What I decided early on was this: If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
The longer I lived, the more beautiful life became - despite my personal tragedies, the fire, despite my third wife and her dreadful taste. My dear Olgivanna, she insisted on replacing the lovely canvas and wooden trusses at Taliesin West with steel supports and pink frosted glass. Well, I was too old to care by then. What I decided early on was this: If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
मैं जितना लंबा जीता हूँ, जीवन उतना ही सुंदर होता जाता है। यदि आप मूर्खतापूर्ण तरीके से खूबसूरती को नजरअंदाज करते हैं, तो जल्द ही आप खुद को इसके बिना पाएंगे। आपकी जिंदगी वीरान हो जाएगी। लेकिन अगर आप खूबसूरती में निवेश करते हैं, तो वह जीवन भर आपके साथ बनी रहेगी।
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it. Your life will be impoverished. But if you invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life.
کسی بھی انسان کی تہذیب کا اندازہ اس کی قدر کرنے کی صلاحیت سے لگایا جاتا ہے۔ ہم وہی ہیں جسے ہم سراہتے ہیں، اس کے سوا کچھ نہیں۔
The measure of a man's culture is the measure of his appreciation. We are ourselves what we appreciate and no more.
The measure of a man's culture is the measure of his appreciation. We are ourselves what we appreciate and no more.
سب سے بنیادی فن تعمیرات (آرکیٹیکچر) ہے۔ اپنی عمارت سازی کے بغیر ہماری تہذیب کی کوئی اپنی روح نہیں ہے۔
The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.
The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.
آرکیٹیکچر میں اگر کوئی خرابی ہے تو وہ خود آرکیٹیکٹس ہیں۔
The only thing wrong with architecture is architects.
The only thing wrong with architecture is architects.
شہر کا مستقبل کار اور لفٹ کے درمیان دوڑ پر منحصر ہے، اور جو شخص لفٹ پر شرط لگائے گا وہ پاگل ہی ہوگا۔
The outcome of the city will depend on the race between the automobile and the elevator, and anyone who bets on the elevator is crazy.
The outcome of the city will depend on the race between the automobile and the elevator, and anyone who bets on the elevator is crazy.
اب کسی بھی عمارت کا باہر اندر آ سکتا ہے اور اندر باہر جا سکتا ہے، دونوں ایک دوسرے کا حصہ معلوم ہوتے ہیں۔ تسلسل، لچک اور ان سے جڑی نئی سادگی آخرکار اب گھر کر چکی ہے۔
The outside of any building may now come inside and the inside go outside, each seems as part of the other. Continuity, plasticity, and all the new simplicity the imply have at last come home.
The outside of any building may now come inside and the inside go outside, each seems as part of the other. Continuity, plasticity, and all the new simplicity the imply have at last come home.
ڈاکٹر اپنی غلطیوں کو دفنا سکتا ہے، لیکن معمار (آرکیٹیکٹ) اپنے موکل کو صرف بیلیں اگانے کا مشورہ ہی دے سکتا ہے۔
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines.
ڈاکٹر اپنی غلطیوں کو زمین میں دفنا سکتا ہے، لیکن آرکیٹیکٹ اپنے کلائنٹ کو صرف بیلیں اگانے کا مشورہ ہی دے سکتا ہے — اس لیے انہیں اپنی پہلی عمارتیں اپنے گھر سے جتنی دور ہو سکے بنانی چاہئیں۔
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines - so they should go as far as possible from home to build their first buildings.
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his client to plant vines - so they should go as far as possible from home to build their first buildings.
حال وہ مسلسل آگے بڑھتا ہوا سایہ ہے جو کل کو آنے والے کل سے الگ کرتا ہے۔ اسی میں امید پوشیدہ ہے۔
The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope.
The present is the ever moving shadow that divides yesterday from tomorrow. In that lies hope.
عام فہم (عقلِ سلیم) سے زیادہ نایاب کوئی چیز نہیں۔
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
کسی عمارت کی اصل حقیقت اس کے اندرونی کمرے ہوتے ہیں۔
The room within is the great fact about the building.
The room within is the great fact about the building.
سائنسدان نے آگے بڑھ کر شاعر کی جگہ لے لی ہے۔ لیکن ایک دن کوئی دنیا کے مسائل کا حل تلاش کر لے گا اور یاد رکھیئے گا، وہ کوئی سائنسدان نہیں بلکہ ایک شاعر ہوگا۔
The scientist has marched in and taken the place of the poet. But one day somebody will find the solution to the problems of the world and remember, it will be a poet, not a scientist.
The scientist has marched in and taken the place of the poet. But one day somebody will find the solution to the problems of the world and remember, it will be a poet, not a scientist.
بڑے شہر کا یہ شور اور میکانکی ہنگامہ شہری کے سر پر سوار ہو جاتا ہے، اس کے کانوں میں گونجتا ہے — بالکل ویسے جیسے کبھی پرندوں کی چہچہاہٹ، درختوں سے سرسراتی ہوا، جانوروں کی آوازیں، یا اپنوں کی آوازیں اور گیت اس کے دل کو بھر دیا کرتے تھے۔ وہ سڑکوں کی اس چکاچوند کا اسیر ہو چکا ہوتا ہے۔
The screech and mechanical uproar of the big city turns the citified head, fills citified ears - as the song of birds, wind in the trees, animal cries, or as the voices and songs of his loved ones once filled his heart. He is sidewalk-happy.
The screech and mechanical uproar of the big city turns the citified head, fills citified ears - as the song of birds, wind in the trees, animal cries, or as the voices and songs of his loved ones once filled his heart. He is sidewalk-happy.
معماری کی دنیا میں کسی بھی عمارت کی اندرونی فضائی وسعت کا احساس ایک نیا تصور ہے۔ لیکن یہ ایک ایسا اززل سے چلا آ رہا بنیادی اصول ہے جو نہ صرف آج کے دور میں ضروری ہے بلکہ خود جمہوری نظریے کا تقاضا بھی ہے۔
The sense of space within the reality of any building is a new concept wherever architecture is concerned. But it is essential ancient principle just the same and is not only necessary now but implied by the ideal of democracy itself.
The sense of space within the reality of any building is a new concept wherever architecture is concerned. But it is essential ancient principle just the same and is not only necessary now but implied by the ideal of democracy itself.
عمارت کی اصل حقیقت اس کے اندرونی خالی جگہ ہوتی ہے۔
The space within becomes the reality of the building.
The space within becomes the reality of the building.
بڑی جدید دفتری عمارت محض ایک مشین ہے... یہ اس صدی کا انجن، موٹر اور جنگی جہاز ہے۔
The tall modern office building is the machine pure and simple...the engine, the motor and the battleship the works of the century.
The tall modern office building is the machine pure and simple...the engine, the motor and the battleship the works of the century.
وہی ہوتا ہے جس پر آپ سچی یقین رکھتے ہیں؛ اور کسی چیز پر پختہ یقین ہی اسے سچ کر دکھاتا ہے۔
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
حقیقت صرف اعداد و شمار سے کہیں زیادہ اہم ہوتی ہے۔
The truth is more important than the facts.
The truth is more important than the facts.
ایک معمار کے پاس سب سے اہم دو اوزار ڈرائنگ روم میں رکھا ربڑ (مٹانے والا) اور تعمیراتی مقام پر ہتھوڑا ہوتے ہیں۔
The two most important tools an architect has are the eraser in the drawing room and the sledge hammer on the construction site.
The two most important tools an architect has are the eraser in the drawing room and the sledge hammer on the construction site.
سوچنے کی سب سے بڑی تخلیقی تکنیک یہ ہے کہ خدا کی طرح سوچا جائے۔ اگر آپ ملحد ہیں، تو یہ تصور کریں کہ خدا اس کام کو کیسے انجام دیتا۔
The ultimate creative thinking technique is to think like God. If you're an atheist, pretend how God would do it.
The ultimate creative thinking technique is to think like God. If you're an atheist, pretend how God would do it.
انہوں نے پورے ملک کو ایک طرف الٹ دیا، اور جو کچھ بھی ہلکا یا آزاد تھا وہ سب بہہ کر کیلیفورنیا میں آ گرا۔
They turned the country up on its side, and everything loose fell into California.
They turned the country up on its side, and everything loose fell into California.
جیسا کہ میرے پرانے استاد کہا کرتے تھے 'سادہ سوچو' — جس کا مطلب ہے کسی بھی چیز کو اس کے بنیادی اور آسان ترین حصوں میں تقسیم کرنا، اور اصل اصولوں کی طرف لوٹنا۔
'Think in simples' as my old master used to say - meaning to reduce the whole to its parts in simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
'Think in simples' as my old master used to say - meaning to reduce the whole to its parts in simplest terms, getting back to first principles.
دنیا کو ایک طرف الٹ دیں، اور جو کچھ بھی غیر محفوظ یا آزاد ہوگا وہ سب لوس اینجلس میں آ گرتا ہے۔
Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
یہ جاننا کہ کیا چھوڑنا ہے اور کیا شامل کرنا ہے؛ کہاں اور کیسے، آہ، اسی کا نام سادگی کے علم میں پختگی ہے۔
To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity.
To know what to leave out and what to put in; just where and just how, ah, that is to have been educated in knowledge of simplicity.
رواداری اور آزادی ایک عظیم جمہوریہ کی بنیاد ہوتے ہیں۔
Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.
Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.
کسی بڑے شہر کے نقشے کے کراس سیکشن کو دیکھنا ایسا ہے جیسے کسی ریشیدار رسولی کے ٹکڑے کو دیکھنا ہو۔
To look at the cross-section of any plan of a big city is to look at something like the section of a fibrous tumor.
To look at the cross-section of any plan of a big city is to look at something like the section of a fibrous tumor.
میرے نزدیک جوانی کا کوئی مطلب نہیں۔ یہ وہ چیز ہے جس کے بارے میں آپ کچھ نہیں کر سکتے، بالکل کچھ نہیں۔ البتہ شباب ایک صفت ہے۔ اور اگر یہ آپ میں ہے، تو آپ اسے کبھی نہیں کھاتے۔
To me, young has no meaning. It's something you can do nothing about, nothing at all. But youth is a quality. And if you have it, you never lose it.
To me, young has no meaning. It's something you can do nothing about, nothing at all. But youth is a quality. And if you have it, you never lose it.
حقیقی آرائشی حسن ظاہری چمک دمک کا نام نہیں۔ یہ اس ساخت کے ساتھ جڑا ہوتا ہے جسے یہ سنوارتا ہے، چاہے وہ کوئی انسان ہو، عمارت ہو یا پارک۔ بہترین شکل میں یہ کسی ساخت کا نکھار ہوتا ہے، اور اس چیز کی اصل روح کا خوبصورت اظہار ہوتا ہے جسے سجایا گیا ہو۔
True ornament is not a matter of prettifying externals. It is organic with the structure it adorns, whether a person, a building, or a park. At its best it is an emphasis of structure, a realization in graceful terms of the nature of that which is ornamented
True ornament is not a matter of prettifying externals. It is organic with the structure it adorns, whether a person, a building, or a park. At its best it is an emphasis of structure, a realization in graceful terms of the nature of that which is ornamented
ٹی وی آنکھوں کے لیے چیئنگ گم کی طرح ہے۔
TV is chewing gum for the eyes.
TV is chewing gum for the eyes.
بہت سادے خیالات صرف پیچیدہ ذہنوں کی دسترس میں ہوتے ہیں۔ ریمی ڈی گورمونٹ ایک خیال تخیل کے ذریعے نجات کا ذریعہ ہے۔
Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. Remy de Gourmont An idea is salvation by imagination
Very simple ideas lie within the reach only of complex minds. Remy de Gourmont An idea is salvation by imagination
ہم بلند ترین معیارِ زندگی کا فخر کرتے ہیں جبکہ وہ صرف سب سے بڑا ہوتا ہے۔
We boast the highest standard of living when it's only the biggest.
We boast the highest standard of living when it's only the biggest.
हम पहले अपनी इमारतें बनाते हैं और फिर वे इमारतें हमें गढ़ती हैं। इसी तरह, हम अपने दोस्तों का दायरा और अपना समाज बनाते हैं और फिर वे हमें आकार देते हैं।
We create our buildings and then they create us. Likewise, we construct our circle of friends and our communities and then they construct us.
We create our buildings and then they create us. Likewise, we construct our circle of friends and our communities and then they construct us.
हम अपनी सफलताओं से उतना नहीं सीखते जितना अपनी और दूसरों की असफलताओं से सीखते हैं! खासकर तब जब हम उन असफलताओं को ठीक से सुधरते हुए देखते हैं।
We do not learn so much by our successes as we learn by failures - our own and others! Especially if we see the failures properly corrected.
We do not learn so much by our successes as we learn by failures - our own and others! Especially if we see the failures properly corrected.
अब हमारे लिए बाहर और भीतर दो अलग-अलग चीज़ें नहीं रहीं। अब बाहर भीतर आ सकता है और भीतर बाहर जा सकता है, और जाता भी है। वे दोनों एक-दूसरे का हिस्सा हैं। इस तरह जब सामग्रियों की प्रकृति, कार्यप्रणाली और उद्देश्य सभी एक स्वर में हों, तो निर्माण और रूप-रचना में रूप और कार्य एक हो जाते हैं।
We have no longer an outside and an inside as two separate things. Now the outside may come inside and the inside may and does go outside. They are of each other. Form and function thus become one in design and execution if the nature of materials and method and purpose are all in unison.
We have no longer an outside and an inside as two separate things. Now the outside may come inside and the inside may and does go outside. They are of each other. Form and function thus become one in design and execution if the nature of materials and method and purpose are all in unison.
अच्छा, अब जब उसने एक इमारत पूरी कर ली है, तो वह उस पर चार किताबें लिख डालेगा।
Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll go write four books about it.
Well, now that he's finished one building, he'll go write four books about it.
हमारी आर्थिक व्यवस्था ऐसी होनी चाहिए जिसकी संरचना जैविक उपकरणों जैसी हो। हमारे पास ऐसी व्यवस्था नहीं है। हम आर्थिक रूप से भी आसमान में किसी हुक पर अपनी भौंहों के सहारे लटके हुए हैं, बिल्कुल वैसे ही जैसे हम वास्तुकला के मामले में लटके हैं।
We should have a system of economics that is structure that is organic tools. We do not have it. We are all hanging by our eyebrows from skyhooks economically, just as we are architecturally.
We should have a system of economics that is structure that is organic tools. We do not have it. We are all hanging by our eyebrows from skyhooks economically, just as we are architecturally.
हमें घोंघे से सीखना चाहिए: उसने एक ऐसा घर बनाया है जो सुंदर भी है और उपयोगी भी।
We should learn from the snail: it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional.
We should learn from the snail: it has devised a home that is both exquisite and functional.
हम शुरुआत से ही जैविक वास्तुकला के लिए लड़ते रहे हैं। यानी ऐसी वास्तुकला जिसमें पूरा हिस्सा हर हिस्से के लिए और हर हिस्सा पूरे के लिए हो, और जहाँ सामग्रियों की प्रकृति, उद्देश्य की प्रकृति और पूरे काम की प्रकृति एक ज़रूरत बन जाए—यही लोकतंत्र की वास्तुकला है।
We've been fighting from the beginning for organic architecture. That is, architecture where the whole is to the part as the part is to the whole, and where the nature of materials, the nature of the purpose, the nature of the entire performance becomes a necessity-architecture of democracy.
We've been fighting from the beginning for organic architecture. That is, architecture where the whole is to the part as the part is to the whole, and where the nature of materials, the nature of the purpose, the nature of the entire performance becomes a necessity-architecture of democracy.
सैन फ्रांसिस्को के बारे में मुझे जो चीज़ सबसे ज़्यादा पसंद है, वह सैन फ्रांसिस्को खुद है।
What I like best about San Francisco is San Francisco.
What I like best about San Francisco is San Francisco.
जब कोई व्यक्ति अपने क्षेत्र में सर्वसर्वा बन जाता है, तो समझ लीजिए कि विकास के मामले में उसका सफर वहीं खत्म हो गया।
When anyone becomes an authority, that is the end of him as far as development is concerned.
When anyone becomes an authority, that is the end of him as far as development is concerned.
जब मैं ऐसी वास्तुकला देखता हूँ जो मुझे झकझोर देती है, तो मुझे अपने भीतर संगीत सुनाई देता है
When I see architecture that moves me, I hear music in my inner ear
When I see architecture that moves me, I hear music in my inner ear
जब हम वास्तुकला को सभी सामंजस्यपूर्ण संरचनाओं के मूल स्वरूप के रूप में समझने लगेंगे, तो हम देखेंगे कि यह संगीत की वह वास्तुकला थी जिसने बाच और बीथोवेन को प्रेरित किया, यह चित्रकला की वह वास्तुकला है जो पिकासो को वैसे ही प्रेरित कर रही है जैसे उसने वेलास्केज़ को किया था, और यह जीवन की अपनी वास्तुकला है जो महान कवियों और दार्शनिकों की प्रेरणा है।
When we come to understand architecture as the essential nature of all harmonious structure we will see that it is the architecture of music that inspired Bach and Beethoven, the architecture of painting that is inspiring Picasso as it inspired Velasquez, that it is the architecture of life itself that is the inspiration of the great poets and philosophers.
When we come to understand architecture as the essential nature of all harmonious structure we will see that it is the architecture of music that inspired Bach and Beethoven, the architecture of painting that is inspiring Picasso as it inspired Velasquez, that it is the architecture of life itself that is the inspiration of the great poets and philosophers.
जहाँ तक इंसानी ज़िंदगी का सवाल है, अत्यधिक ऊंचे भवनों की बनावटी बंदिशें ज़्यादा प्राकृतिक क्षैतिज बनावट के सामने टिक नहीं सकतीं।
Wherever human life is concerned, the unnatural stricture of excessive verticality cannot stand against more natural horizontality.
Wherever human life is concerned, the unnatural stricture of excessive verticality cannot stand against more natural horizontality.
अरे, मैं तो बस चुटकी बजाते ही इमारतें तैयार कर देता हूँ।
Why, I just shake the buildings out of my sleeves.
Why, I just shake the buildings out of my sleeves.
मशीन के युग में वास्तुकला या कला की चीज़ों को सिर्फ इसलिए मशीन जैसा क्यों दिखना चाहिए क्योंकि वे मशीनों द्वारा बनाई गई हैं?
Why should architecture or objects of art in the machine age, just because they are made by machines, have to resemble machinery?
Why should architecture or objects of art in the machine age, just because they are made by machines, have to resemble machinery?
लकड़ी इंसानों को हमेशा से प्यारी लगती रही है। यह सभी सामग्रियों में सबसे ज़्यादा इंसानी और करीब महसूस होने वाली है।
Wood is universally beautiful to man. It is the most humanly intimate of all materials.
Wood is universally beautiful to man. It is the most humanly intimate of all materials.
आप किसी को जबरन वास्तुकार नहीं बना सकते। लेकिन हाँ, आप अपनी समझ के अनुसार उसके लिए ज्ञान के दरवाजे और खिड़कियाँ जरूर खोल सकते हैं।
You can't make an architect. But you can open the doors and windows toward the light as you see it.
You can't make an architect. But you can open the doors and windows toward the light as you see it.
आप ड्राइंग टेबल पर रबर का इस्तेमाल कर सकते हैं या निर्माण स्थल पर बड़े हथौड़े का।
You can use an eraser on the drafting table or a sledge hammer on the construction site.
You can use an eraser on the drafting table or a sledge hammer on the construction site.
कुछ भी सार्थक हासिल करने के लिए आपको पूरी लगन और समर्पण के साथ जुटना पड़ता है।
You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having.
You have to go wholeheartedly into anything in order to achieve anything worth having.
जवानी एक ऐसी अवस्था है जिसे आप बदल नहीं सकते। असली कला यह है कि आप बूढ़े हुए बिना बड़े हो जाएँ।
Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old.
Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old.
जवानी उम्र से नहीं, बल्कि इंसान के मिजाज से जुड़ी एक खूबी है।
Youth is a quality, not a matter of circumstances.
Youth is a quality, not a matter of circumstances.
जवानी उम्र का कोई पड़ाव नहीं है, बल्कि एक अहसास है। एक बार जब यह आपके पास आ जाए, तो आप इसे कभी नहीं खोते।
Youth is not an age thing. It's a quality. Once you've had it, you never lose it.
Youth is not an age thing. It's a quality. Once you've had it, you never lose it.
एक बक्सा इंसान की आत्मा के लिए प्रेरणा से ज़्यादा एक ताबूत की तरह होता है।
A box is more a coffin for the human spirit than an inspiration.
A box is more a coffin for the human spirit than an inspiration.
एक इमारत केवल रहने की जगह नहीं बल्कि जीने का एक तरीका है।
A building is not just a place to be but a way to be.
A building is not just a place to be but a way to be.
एक इमारत अपनी जगह से स्वाभाविक रूप से उभरती हुई प्रतीत होनी चाहिए और यदि वहाँ प्रकृति का रूप मौजूद है, तो उसके परिवेश के साथ पूरी तरह मेल खाती हुई डिजाइन की जानी चाहिए।
A building should appear to grow easily from its site and be shaped to harmonize with its surroundings if Nature is manifest there.
A building should appear to grow easily from its site and be shaped to harmonize with its surroundings if Nature is manifest there.
सभ्यता जीवन जीने का बस एक तरीका है। संस्कृति उस जीवन को सुंदर बनाने का जरिया है। इसलिए यहाँ अमेरिका में संस्कृति आपका दायित्व है, और जैसे कोई भी नदी अपने उद्गम से ऊँची नहीं बह सकती, वैसे ही आप वास्तुकला को उससे बेहतर या अधिक कुछ नहीं दे सकते जो खुद आप हैं। तो फिर आप खुद को बेहतर बनाने पर काम क्यों नहीं करते, ताकि गुणवत्ता के मामले में आप वैसे बन सकें जैसे आप अपनी इमारतों को देखना चाहते हैं?
A civilization is only a way of life. A culture is the way of making that way of life beautiful. So culture is your office here in America, and as no stream can rise higher than its source, so you can give no more or better to architecture than you are. So why not go to work on yourselves, to make yourselves, in quality, what you would have your buildings be?
A civilization is only a way of life. A culture is the way of making that way of life beautiful. So culture is your office here in America, and as no stream can rise higher than its source, so you can give no more or better to architecture than you are. So why not go to work on yourselves, to make yourselves, in quality, what you would have your buildings be?
एक स्वतंत्र अमेरिका का... बस यही अर्थ है: अमीर हो या गरीब, सभी के लिए व्यक्तिगत स्वतंत्रता। वरना सरकार की इस व्यवस्था जिसे हम लोकतंत्र कहते हैं, इसका उपयोग केवल इंसान को मशीन का गुलाम बनाने और उसे उसी स्थिति से प्यार करने के लिए मजबूर करने का एक हथकंडा बनकर रह जाएगा।
A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it.
A free America... means just this: individual freedom for all, rich or poor, or else this system of government we call democracy is only an expedient to enslave man to the machine and make him like it.
एक महान वास्तुकार दिमाग से उतना नहीं बनता, जितना कि वह एक संवेदनशील और समृद्ध हृदय से बनता है।
A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.
A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart.
वास्तुकला के सभी बेहतरीन मूल्य मानवीय मूल्य होते हैं, वरना उनका कोई मूल्य नहीं।
All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.
All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable.
एलिएल सारिनेन से मैंने केवल इतना सीखा कि खर्च का हिसाब (एक्सपेंस अकाउंट) कैसे बनाया जाता है
All I learned from Eliel Saarinen was how to make out an expense account
All I learned from Eliel Saarinen was how to make out an expense account
मैं प्रकृति का जितना अध्ययन करता हूँ, ईश्वर के प्रति मेरी श्रद्धा उतनी ही बढ़ती जाती है, क्योंकि प्रकृति ही ईश्वर का वह स्वरूप है जिसे हम कभी जान पाएंगे।
All the more I study Nature do I revere God, because Nature is all the body of God we will ever know.
All the more I study Nature do I revere God, because Nature is all the body of God we will ever know.
जो इंसान 50 साल की उम्र से पहले शराब पीता है, वह मूर्ख है, और जो इसके बाद भी नहीं पीता, वह भी मूर्ख है।
A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward.
A man is a fool if he drinks before he reaches the age of 50, and a fool if he doesn't afterward.
मशीन वाला एक इंसान लाखों लोगों की हत्या कर सकता है या उन्हें गुलाम बना सकता है, जबकि पहले लाखों लोगों को मारने के लिए कम से कम हजारों लोगों की जरूरत पड़ती थी। और मशीन के पीछे खड़े उस इंसान के मन में कोई पछतावा नहीं होता।
A man with a machine may murder or enslave millions, whereas it used to take at least thousands to murder millions. And the man behind the machine has nothing on his conscience.
A man with a machine may murder or enslave millions, whereas it used to take at least thousands to murder millions. And the man behind the machine has nothing on his conscience.
एक वास्तुकार के सबसे उपयोगी उपकरण हैं—ड्रॉइंग बोर्ड पर एक रबर (इरेज़र), और साइट पर एक तोड़ने वाला रॉड (रेकिंग बार)।
An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site.
An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site.
विशेषज्ञ वह व्यक्ति होता है जिसने सोचना बंद कर दिया हो। वह क्यों सोचेगा? आखिरकार वह एक विशेषज्ञ है।
An expert is a man who has stopped thinking. Why should he think? He is an expert.
An expert is a man who has stopped thinking. Why should he think? He is an expert.
एक विचार, कल्पना के जरिए मिलने वाली मुक्ति है।
An idea is salvation by imagination.
An idea is salvation by imagination.
पेशेवर वह व्यक्ति है जो तब सबसे अच्छा काम करता है जब उसका काम करने का सबसे कम मन होता है।
A professional is one who does his best work when he feels the least like working.
A professional is one who does his best work when he feels the least like working.
असli lokatantrik zameen-aazadi ki vastukala ke gunn swabhavik roop se bhoogol se ubhrenge, jiska matlab hai ki imaratein usi zameen ke swabhav aur roop ko apnayengi jispar alag-alag roop mein khadi hokar uska ek ahem hissa banengi.
Architectural features of true democratic ground-freedom would rise naturally from topography, which means that buildings would all take on the nature and character of the ground on which in endless variety they would stand and be component part.
Architectural features of true democratic ground-freedom would rise naturally from topography, which means that buildings would all take on the nature and character of the ground on which in endless variety they would stand and be component part.
Vastukala mool roop se insani hai; yeh insani aatma ki abhivyakti hai. Kyunki jab koi insaan ghar banata hai, toh vahi aapko pata chal jata hai; aap bilkul jaan jate hain ki woh insaan kya, kaun aur kaisa hai.
Architecture is essentially Human; it is the Human spirit manifesting itself. For when a Man builds, there, you've got him; you know exactly what, who and how that Man is.
Architecture is essentially Human; it is the Human spirit manifesting itself. For when a Man builds, there, you've got him; you know exactly what, who and how that Man is.
Vastukala yuvaon ke liye hai. Agar hamare naujawan vastukala ko nahi samajhte - agar unhe prerna nahi milti, toh (fir) humare paas woh vastukala nahi hogi jo is desh ko sundar banane ke liye behad zaroori hai.
Architecture is for the young. If our teenagers don't get architecture - if they are not inspired, (then) we won't have the architecture that we must have if this country is going to be beautiful.
Architecture is for the young. If our teenagers don't get architecture - if they are not inspired, (then) we won't have the architecture that we must have if this country is going to be beautiful.
Vastukala zindagi hai, ya kam se kam yeh zindagi ka hi roop lena hai aur isliye yeh is baat ka sabse sacha dastavez hai ki kal duniya mein zindagi kaise jiyi gayi thi, aaj kaise jiyi ja rahi hai ya aage kabhi jiyi jayegi.
Architecture is life, or at least it is life itself taking form and therefore it is the truest record of life as it was lived in the world yesterday, as it is lived today or ever will be lived.
Architecture is life, or at least it is life itself taking form and therefore it is the truest record of life as it was lived in the world yesterday, as it is lived today or ever will be lived.
Vastukala apne banaye hue sansar mein insaan ki apne prati ek badi samajh ka roop hai. Yeh apne srot jitni hi unchai tak ja sakti hai kyunki mahan kala hi mahan jeevan hai.
Architecture isman'sgreat sense of himself embodied in a world of his own making. It may rise as high in quality only as its source because great art isgreat life.
Architecture isman'sgreat sense of himself embodied in a world of his own making. It may rise as high in quality only as its source because great art isgreat life.
Vastukala insani astitva ka daayra hai. Humein is astitva ko aur jyada saundarya ko samarpit karna chahiye. Kyunki agar kavi ke siddhant ne hamara sath chhod diya, toh hum kab tak tik payenge?
Architecture is the frame of human existence. We must dedicate this existence more to beauty. For if poetic principle has deserted us, how long are we going to last?
Architecture is the frame of human existence. We must dedicate this existence more to beauty. For if poetic principle has deserted us, how long are we going to last?
Vastukala, insaan ko apni dharti par adhikaar dilane ke liye samagri, tareeqon aur insano par manviya kalpna ki vijay hai.
Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into possession of his own earth
Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into possession of his own earth
Vastukala, insaan ko apni dharti ka malik banane ke liye samagri, tareeqon aur insano par manviya kalpna ki vijay hai. Yeh kam se kam cheezon, jeevan, manviya aur samajik sansar ka jyotishiy ya jyamitiya (geometric) pattern hai. Behtar se behtar taur par yeh vastavikta ka woh jadavai daayra hai jise hum kabhi-kabhi 'vyavastha' ya 'order' shabd ka prayog karke mehsoos karte hain.
Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into possession of his own Earth. It is at least the geometric pattern of things, of life, of the human and social world. It is at best that magic framework of reality that we sometimes touch upon when we use the word order.
Architecture is the triumph of human imagination over materials, methods, and men, to put man into possession of his own Earth. It is at least the geometric pattern of things, of life, of the human and social world. It is at best that magic framework of reality that we sometimes touch upon when we use the word order.
Kala ke liye kala, yeh pet-bhare logo ki vichardhara hai.
Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.
Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed.
Kala, prakriti ke mool siddhanto ki ek aisi khoj aur vikas hai jise manav ke upyog ke liye sundar roop mein dhala jata hai.
Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use.
Art is a discovery and development of elementary principles of nature into beautiful forms suitable for human use.
Jaise hum jeete hain aur jaise hum hain, aaj ke samay mein 'S' - yani "Saadgi" - ko samajh pana bahut mushkil hai. Hum ab sach mein sadharn jeevan nahi jeete. Hum na toh ab sadharan shabdo mein jeete hain aur na hi aisi jagah par. Aaj jeevan ek aur jyada jatil sangharsh ban chuka hai. Ab sadharan hona bahaduri ka kaam hai: sadharan hona chahna bhi saahas ka kaam hai. Saadgi ka matlab kya hai, ise samajhna ek adhyatmik baat hai.
As we live and as we are, Simplicity - with a capital "S" - is difficult to comprehend nowadays. We are no longer truly simple. We no longer live in simple terms or places. Life is a more complex struggle now. It is now valiant to be simple: a courageous thing to even want to be simple. It is a spiritual thing to comprehend what simplicity means.
As we live and as we are, Simplicity - with a capital "S" - is difficult to comprehend nowadays. We are no longer truly simple. We no longer live in simple terms or places. Life is a more complex struggle now. It is now valiant to be simple: a courageous thing to even want to be simple. It is a spiritual thing to comprehend what simplicity means.
Raat ke samay... sadkein chamakte hue binduon ki ladiyon jaisi layaatmak lagti hain, jinke upar sadko par parchhaiyan aise latki hoti hain jaise wisteria ke paudhe apni trellis par apne baingani phool latkate hain. Imaratein chamakti hui lambai, ek malmal ka ghunghat, ya kaale aasmaan ke khilaf latka hua koi tyohar ka set lagti hain jo chaundhi de, manoranjan kare aur chakit kar de.
At night... the streets become rhythmical perspectives of glowing dotted lines, reflections hung upon them in the streets as the wistaria hangs its violet racemes on its trellis. The buildings are shimmering verticality, a gossamer veil, a festive scene-prop hanging there against the black sky to dazzle, entertain, amaze.
At night... the streets become rhythmical perspectives of glowing dotted lines, reflections hung upon them in the streets as the wistaria hangs its violet racemes on its trellis. The buildings are shimmering verticality, a gossamer veil, a festive scene-prop hanging there against the black sky to dazzle, entertain, amaze.
Ek peshevar (professional) vyakti aur ek vyapari mein sabse bada fark yeh hai ki peshevar vyakti ke liye paise kamana sirf ek sahayak ya aakasmik cheez honi chahiye; jabki vyapari ke liye yeh sabse pehle hota hai. Paise ki bhi apni seemayein hain; yeh chahe matra (quantity) khareid sakta hai, par iske alawa bhi ek cheez hai aur woh hai gunwatta (quality).
A vital difference between the professional man and a man of business is that money making to the professional man should, by virtue of his assumption, be incidental; to the businessman it is primary. Money has its limitations; while it may buy quantity, there is something beyond it and that is quality.
A vital difference between the professional man and a man of business is that money making to the professional man should, by virtue of his assumption, be incidental; to the businessman it is primary. Money has its limitations; while it may buy quantity, there is something beyond it and that is quality.
Sundar imaratein keval vigyan par aadharit nahi hotiyan. We sachi jeevant ikaiyan hoti hain, jinhe aatmik roop se socha jata hai; we kala ki kritiyan hoti hain jo kisi ki ajeeb pasand ya committee ki aamd taur par banayi gayi rai ke bajaye, prerna ke sath behtareen takneek ka prayog karti hain.
Beautiful buildings are more than scientific. They are true organisms, spiritually conceived; works of art, using the best technology by inspiration rather than the idiosyncrasies of mere taste or any averaging by the committee mind.
Beautiful buildings are more than scientific. They are true organisms, spiritually conceived; works of art, using the best technology by inspiration rather than the idiosyncrasies of mere taste or any averaging by the committee mind.
Boston: Aath lakh logo ko hatao aur ise ek sangrahalay (museum) ki tarah surakshit kar lo. New York: Jail jaise unche tower aur sabun-whiskey ke modern poster. Pittsburgh: Ise chhod do, tyag do.
Boston: Clear out eight hundred thousand people and preserve it as a museum piece. New York: Prison towers and modern posters for soap and whiskey. Pittsburgh: Abandon it.
Boston: Clear out eight hundred thousand people and preserve it as a museum piece. New York: Prison towers and modern posters for soap and whiskey. Pittsburgh: Abandon it.
Samagri (materials) ke asli swabhav ko bahar laiye. Unke swabhav ko apne design mein gehrai se utarne dijiye.
Bring out the nature of the materials. Let their nature intimately into your scheme.
Bring out the nature of the materials. Let their nature intimately into your scheme.
Nirman tabhi vastukala banta hai jab insaan ka dimaag sahanubhuti se ise apnata hai aur ise sundar banane, isme samanjasya aur prakriti se mel baithane ke liye apni puri koshish karta hai. Tab jakar vastukala banti hai.
Building becomes architecture only when the mind of man consciously takes it and tries with all his resources to make it beautiful, to put concordance, sympathy with nature, and all that into it. Then you have architecture.
Building becomes architecture only when the mind of man consciously takes it and tries with all his resources to make it beautiful, to put concordance, sympathy with nature, and all that into it. Then you have architecture.
Imaratein bhi, Dharti aur Surya ki hi santaan hoti hain.
Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun.
Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun.
Baboo (Bureaucrats): we 30 ki umar mein mar jate hain aur 60 mein dafna diye jate hain. We custard pie ki tarah hote hain; aap unhe diwar par keel se nahi thok sakte.
Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.
Bureaucrats: they are dead at 30 and buried at 60. They are like custard pies; you can't nail them to a wall.
Aam insaan ki soch ke aage ghutne tek kar, kathor rajnitik satta uska shoshan karti hai... Isliye hamare purvajon ne loktantra ke jis adarsh ki sapna dekhi thi, use vote ke liye bech diya jata hai.
By playing down to the idea of the common man, dogmatic political authority exploits him... So the ideal of innate aristocracy of which hour forefathers dreamed is betrayed for votes in the name of democracy.
By playing down to the idea of the common man, dogmatic political authority exploits him... So the ideal of innate aristocracy of which hour forefathers dreamed is betrayed for votes in the name of democracy.
Latakne wali kisi bhi cheez ko kamzori samjhiye, aur bina dhake radiator ko ek abhishap ya ghinoni cheez maaniye.
Consider everything in the nature of a hanging fixture a weakness, and naked radiators an abomination.
Consider everything in the nature of a hanging fixture a weakness, and naked radiators an abomination.
Loktantra, sarvadhikariwad (totalitarianism), samyavad (communism), fascism ya bheed-tantra ka ulat hai.
Democracy is the opposite of totalitarianism, communism, fascism, or mobocracy.
Democracy is the opposite of totalitarianism, communism, fascism, or mobocracy.
Khana khana hamesha se hi kala ka ek bada mauka raha hai aur aaj bhi hai.
Dining is and always was a great artistic opportunity.
Dining is and always was a great artistic opportunity.
Doctor apni galtiyan dafna dete hain, vastukar (architects) unhe bel-booton (ivy) se chupaa dete hain
Doctors bury their mistakes, Architects cover them with ivy
Doctors bury their mistakes, Architects cover them with ivy
Har kisi ka apna ek atit tha jo uske andar ek kitab ke panno ki tarah band tha jise woh zubaani janta tha; aur uske dost keval uska title hi padh sakte the. - Virginia Woolf, Jacob's Room se
Each had his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart; and his friends could only read the title. - Virginia Woolf, from Jacob's Room Television is chewing gum for the eyes.
Each had his past shut in him like the leaves of a book known to him by heart; and his friends could only read the title. - Virginia Woolf, from Jacob's Room Television is chewing gum for the eyes.
Television aankhon ke liye chewing gum hai.
Each material has its own message.
Each material has its own message.
Har samagri ka apna ek sandesh hota hai.
Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change
Early in life, I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose honest arrogance and have seen no occasion to change
Jeevan ki shuruat mein, mujhe sachche ahankar aur dhongee vinamrata mein se ek ko chunna tha. Maine sachche ahankar ko chuna aur mujhe ise badalne ki koi wajah nazar nahi aayi.
Early in my career...I had to choose between an honest arrogance and a hypercritical humility... I deliberately choose an honest arrogance, and I've never been sorry.
Early in my career...I had to choose between an honest arrogance and a hypercritical humility... I deliberately choose an honest arrogance, and I've never been sorry.
Apne career ki shuruat mein... mujhe ek sachche ahankar (arrogance) aur ek dhongee vinamrata (humility) mein se ek chunna pada... Maine jaan-boojh kar ek sachche ahankar ko chuna, aur mujhe iska kabhi pachtawa nahi hua.
Entering into the spirit of this interior, you will discover the best possible atmosphere in which to show fine paintings or listen to music. It is this atmosphere that seems to me most lacking in our art galleries, museums, music halls and theaters.
Entering into the spirit of this interior, you will discover the best possible atmosphere in which to show fine paintings or listen to music. It is this atmosphere that seems to me most lacking in our art galleries, museums, music halls and theaters.
Is interior ki aatma mein utarte hue, aapko achhi painting dikhane ya sangeet sunne ke liye sabse behtareen vatavaran milega. Yahi woh vatavaran hai jiski mujhe hamari art galleries, museums, music halls aur theaters mein sabse jyada kami mehsoos hoti hai.
Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.
Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.
हर महान वास्तुकार - अनिवार्य रूप से - एक महान कवि होता है।
Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet.
Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet.
हर महान वास्तुकार - अनिवार्य रूप से - एक महान कवि होता है। उसे अपने दौर, अपने समय और अपने युग का एक महान और मौलिक व्याख्याकार होना चाहिए।
Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.
Every great architect is - necessarily - a great poet. He must be a great original interpreter of his time, his day, his age.
आज के अमेरिका के लिए जैविक वास्तुकला (organic architecture) मानवीय स्वतंत्रता के इसी स्थानीय स्वरूप को परिभाषित करती है (और आखिरकार इसका निर्माण करेगी)। यह प्राकृतिक वास्तुकला विशालता, भव्यता और खुलेपन की तलाश करती है; इसमें हल्कापन और मजबूती का ऐसा पूर्ण और तार्किक संतुलन होता है जो एक नई सत्यनिष्ठा को जन्म देता है।
For America today organic architecture interprets (will eventually build) this local embodiment of human freedom. This natural architecture seeks spaciousness, grace and openness; lightness and strength so completely balanced and logical that it is a new integrity.
For America today organic architecture interprets (will eventually build) this local embodiment of human freedom. This natural architecture seeks spaciousness, grace and openness; lightness and strength so completely balanced and logical that it is a new integrity.
रूप, कार्य का अनुसरण करता है - इस बात को गलत समझा गया है। रूप और कार्य को एक होना चाहिए, जो एक आत्मिक बंधन में बंधे हों।
Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.
स्वतंत्रता भीतर से आती है।
Freedom is from within.
Freedom is from within.
समय-समय पर यह महाद्वीप हिलता है, और जो कुछ भी कसकर बंधा नहीं होता, वह फिसलकर दक्षिणी कैलिफोर्निया में जा गिरता है।
From time to time the continent shifts, and everything that isn't fastened down slides into Southern California.
From time to time the continent shifts, and everything that isn't fastened down slides into Southern California.
विश्लेषण करने की आदत डालिए - विश्लेषण समय के साथ संश्लेषण (synthesis) को आपके स्वभाव का हिस्सा बना देगा।
Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind.
Get the habit of analysis - analysis will in time enable synthesis to become your habit of mind.
मुझे जीवन की विलासिता दे दीजिए, मैं बिना किसी हिचकिचाहट के बुनियादी जरूरतों के बिना भी गुज़ारा कर लेना स्वीकार करूँगा।
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities.
जिसे हम प्रकृति कहते हैं, ईश्वर उसका महान रहस्यमयी प्रेरक है, और दार्शनिकों ने अक्सर यह कहा है कि प्रकृति ही ईश्वर की इच्छा है। और मैं यह कहना पसंद करूंगा कि प्रकृति ही ईश्वर का एकमात्र ऐसा रूप है जिसे हम कभी देख पाएंगे।
God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature, and it has often been said by philosophers, that nature is the will of God. And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.
God is the great mysterious motivator of what we call nature, and it has often been said by philosophers, that nature is the will of God. And I prefer to say that nature is the only body of God that we shall ever see.
अच्छा स्वाद ज्ञान का विकल्प नहीं है
Good taste is not a substitute for knowledge
Good taste is not a substitute for knowledge
मानव स्वभाव का लालच अब मशीन के जरिए पूरी मानवता को गुलाम बनाने के करीब पहुंच सकता है - प्रगति इसके साथ इतनी तेजी से और इतनी दूर तक निकल गई है। यह बात किसी भी ऐसे व्यक्ति के लिए स्पष्ट होगी जो रुककर आधुनिक मशीनी राक्षस (Moloch) का अध्ययन करे और बड़े परिप्रेक्ष्य में इसे देखने के लिए थोड़ा समय निकाले।
Greed in human nature may now come near to enslaving all humanity by means of the Machine - so fast and far has progress gone with it. This will be evident to anyone who stops to study the modern mechanistic Moloch and takes time to view it in its larger aspects.
Greed in human nature may now come near to enslaving all humanity by means of the Machine - so fast and far has progress gone with it. This will be evident to anyone who stops to study the modern mechanistic Moloch and takes time to view it in its larger aspects.
हार्वर्ड विश्वविद्यालय बेहतरीन, ताजे फल जैसे विद्यार्थियों को लेता है और उन्हें सूखी आलूबुखारा (किशमिश) जैसा बेजान बना देता है।
Harvard takes perfectly good plums as students, and turns them into prunes.
Harvard takes perfectly good plums as students, and turns them into prunes.
कितने लोग यह समझते हैं कि 'प्रकृति' हर उस चीज़ का मूल स्वभाव है जो अस्तित्व में है। यह वह चीज़ है जो आपको किसी चीज़ को ऊपर से देखने पर नहीं, बल्कि उसके भीतर झांकने पर मिलेगी, हमेशा उसके भीतर। यह हमेशा चीज़ के अंदर होती है और बाहर के स्वरूप को तय करती है। और एक दिन, जब आप इस शब्द के इस्तेमाल को समझने में पूरी तरह निपुण हो जाएंगे, तो आप बाहर से ही काफी हद तक यह बता सकेंगे कि भीतर क्या है।
How many understand that Nature is the essential character of whatever is. It's something you'll find by looking not at, but in, always in. It's always inside the thing, and it makes the outside. And some day, when you get sufficiently proficient in understanding the use of the term, you can tell by the outside pretty much from what's inside.
How many understand that Nature is the essential character of whatever is. It's something you'll find by looking not at, but in, always in. It's always inside the thing, and it makes the outside. And some day, when you get sufficiently proficient in understanding the use of the term, you can tell by the outside pretty much from what's inside.
इंसान खूबसूरत हो सकते हैं। अगर वे खूबसूरत नहीं हैं तो यह पूरी तरह से उनकी अपनी गलती है। यह वे खुद के साथ जो करते हैं वही है जो उन्हें बदसूरत बनाता है।
Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly.
Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly.
इंसान खूबसूरत हो सकते हैं। अगर वे खूबसूरत नहीं हैं तो यह पूरी तरह से उनकी अपनी गलती है। यह वे खुद के साथ जो करते हैं वही है जो उन्हें बदसूरत बनाता है। मैं जितना लंबा जीता हूँ, जीवन उतना ही सुंदर होता जाता है। यदि आप मूर्खतापूर्ण तरीके से सुंदरता की उपेक्षा करेंगे, तो जल्द ही खुद को सुंदरता से महरूम पाएंगे।
Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly. The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it.
Human beings can be beautiful. If they are not beautiful it is entirely their own fault. It is what they do to themselves that makes them ugly. The longer I live the more beautiful life becomes. If you foolishly ignore beauty, you will soon find yourself without it.
मेरे लिए मानवता कोई भीड़ नहीं है। भीड़ मानवता का पतन है। भीड़ वह मानवता है जो गलत रास्ते पर जा रही है।
Humanity to me is not a mob. A mob is a degeneration of humanity. A mob is humanity going the wrong way.
Humanity to me is not a mob. A mob is a degeneration of humanity. A mob is humanity going the wrong way.
मैं सबसे महान चर्च में जाता हूँ। मैं 'प्रकृति' के लिए बड़े 'N' (Nature) का उपयोग करता हूँ और इसे अपना चर्च कहता हूँ।
I attend the greatest of all Churches. I put a capital N on Nature, and call it my Church.
I attend the greatest of all Churches. I put a capital N on Nature, and call it my Church.
मैं ईश्वर में विश्वास करता हूँ, बस मैं उसे 'प्रकृति' लिखता हूँ।
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.
मैं पूंजीवादी व्यवस्था में पूरी तरह विश्वास करता हूँ, बस काश कोई एक बार इसे वास्तव में आजमा कर देखता।
I believe totally in a Capitalist System, I only wish that someone would try it.
I believe totally in a Capitalist System, I only wish that someone would try it.
मैं उन दर्जनों चीज़ों की सूची बना सकता हूँ जो मेरी मंगेतर करती हैं और मुझे परेशान करती हैं, और मुझे यकीन है कि वह भी मेरे बारे में सैकड़ों चीज़ों की सूची बना सकती है, लेकिन सच्चाई यह है कि इन सबके बावजूद हम एक-दूसरे से प्यार करते हैं। हम अपनी कमियों के बावजूद एक-दूसरे से प्यार करते हैं और उन तमाम बातों के बावजूद जो हमें एक-दूसरे से नफरत करने पर मजबूर कर देनी चाहिए थीं, हम एक-दूसरे के प्यार में और गहरे उतरते जाते हैं। कभी-कभी हम एक-दूसरे से नफरत करना चाहते हैं, लेकिन जो दो लोग सचमुच प्यार में हों, उनके लिए यह बिल्कुल भी संभव नहीं है। थोड़ा सा भी नहीं, बिल्कुल भी नहीं।
I could list of dozens things my fiancee does that annoys me and I'm sure he could list off hundreds of things about me but the fact is that even through all that we love each other. We love each other in spite of our flaws and despite all the things we do that should make us hate each other we still continue to fall deeper in love. Sometimes we want to hate each other but for two people who are truly in love it simply isn't possible. Not even a little but, not even at all.
I could list of dozens things my fiancee does that annoys me and I'm sure he could list off hundreds of things about me but the fact is that even through all that we love each other. We love each other in spite of our flaws and despite all the things we do that should make us hate each other we still continue to fall deeper in love. Sometimes we want to hate each other but for two people who are truly in love it simply isn't possible. Not even a little but, not even at all.