Marcus Vitruvius Pollio Quotes About Economy

Quotes about: Economy

• Architecture depends on Order, Arrangement, Eurythmy, Symmetry , Propriety , and Economy.

  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

  Order, Architecture, Economy

  "De architectura". Book by Vitruvius. Book I, Chapter II: "The Fundamental Principles of Architecture", Section 1,

• Economy denotes the the proper management of materials and of site, as well as a thrifty balancing of cost and common sense in the construction of works. ...the architect does not demand things which cannot be found or made ready without great expense. For example: it is not everywhere that there is plenty of pitsand, rubble, fir, clear fir, and marble... Where there is no pitsand, we must use the kinds washed up by rivers or by the sea... and other problems we must solve in similar ways.

  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

  Sea, Rivers, Common Sense

  "De architectura". Book by Vitruvius. Book I, Chapter II, Section 8,

• The proper form of economy must be observed in building houses for each and every class.

  Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

  Building Houses, Class, Economy

  "De architectura". Book by Vitruvius. Book I, Chapter II, Section 9,

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