A Sense of Place

There is a strength that this landscape possesses, that people can possess,

A strength and sensitivity.

It is that strength,

That toughness,

Together with a gentleness,

That is very important to me.

The clarity of light in Australia is phenomenal.

On a bright day, it is very clear light that separates the elements in a landscape.

In the northern hemisphere the light connects the elements;

Here the light separates...

I am interested in this legibility,

This transparency,

This particular kind of shadow,

The particular light we get here.

It informs me how to articulate structure and deal with a building as a response to this place.

by Glenn Murcutt

Influence

My father said,

“In life, most of us are going to do ordinary things.

The most important thing about doing ordinary things is to do them extraordinarily well

and be able to go to the beach and have nobody know who you are.”

That was very powerful to me: Ego is not central.

by Glenn Murcutt