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Jiri Lev Quotes

born 1979 Australia

Jiri Lev (1979) is a Czech-Australian architect and urbanist, working in the field of sustainable residential, sacred and public architecture, disaster recovery and humanitarian development.

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At the end of its life, if allowed, a home should be able to decompose into uncontaminated soil, or at least become a beautiful ruin.

Like healthcare and legal representation, sustainable, resilient, healthy and beautiful living environment is not a luxury but a pragmatic necessity and a human right.

I consider self experimentation an architect’s obligation and duty.

I'm not reinventing the wheel, I'm reminding people of what the wheel is.

You'll find that it's quite a natural act for a human to build a home.

A building must come from the site, not to it.

To be truly sustainable, buildings need to be beautiful and timeless so that future generations see value in restoring and preserving them. Abrupt fashion trends and striving for uniqueness at any cost should be avoided.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Jiri Lev (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.