Jack’s Winning Words 8/24/17
“We require from buildings, as from men, two kinds of goodness: first the doing of their practical duty well: then, that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.”  (John Ruskin) I read recently that buildings are like people.  Both have personalities.  They are born; they die.  The windows are the eyes; the door, the mouth; the framework, the skeleton; the walls, the skin; each has a use; you get the idea.  I think Ruskin said it well.  Be useful!  Be graceful!    ;-(  Jack

FROM EDUCATOR PAUL:  Maybe now, buildings will be allowed to donate to political campaigns!  Corporations can!====JACK:  Buildings with personalities opens up a lot of new thinking...schools, hospitals, prisons, tiny houses, mansions...you get the idea.

FROM FM IN WISCONSIN:  In my 40 years working with architects I learned that if the structure being designed is graceful and beautiful, the designer (architect) needed to be graceful, humble and creative. ====JACK:  How about the pastor?

FROM BB:  Lovely, thank you.  Be graceful====JACK:  Be graceful?  Have you ever seen me try to dance?