Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe

"I could see that it would be possible to harmonize old energies with the new forms...My conviction was strengthened by scientific and technical innovations in which I found inspiration for my architectural researches. I have never given way, for I have always believed that architecture should not be guided by unusual forms or individual tastes. Architecture is, for me, an objective art, and should be governed by the spirit of the age in which it is developed."