Solitude Standing

The building itself stands alone, in complete solitude – no more polemics, no more problems. It has acquired its definitive condition and will remain alone forever, master of itself. I like seeing how the building assumes its proper condition, living its own life. Therefore, I do not believe that architecture is just the superstructure we introduce when we talk about buildings. I prefer to think that architecture is the air we breathe when buildings are already in their radical solitude.

The Solitude of Buildings, Kenzo Tange Lecture, Rafael Moneo