Ernest Flagg

"3d. Saving of materials: By greatly reducing the average height of walls... and reduction of floor thicknesses... by reducing the size and cost of foundations... by the elimination of the cellar... by…"

"Greek art was extremely simple and direct; both in design and construction the Greek mind abhorred complicaton."

"Many women do not like to sleep on the ground floor, being afraid to leave their windows open at night. With ridge-dormers standing open, the lower windows may be kept closed and locked, while the roo…"

"2d. Saving space: By the utilization of the large volume of space contained in the slopes of roofs... by the reduction of floor thickness... by the utilization of space for lockers, cupboards, closets…"

"Interest. ...a design to be great must have great interest. ...the most potent of all ways to impart interest is to endow the design with beauty of form, and... the one which makes the strongest appea…"

"The ridge-dormers are placed in pairs, at the very apex of the roof. They are opened and closed only once a year—in the spring and fall respectively; and are so arranged that no rain can enter. ...if …"

"The most perfectly constructed object in nature, and also the most beautiful object in nature, is the human form as it approaches perfection. This, then, is the criterion of construction as it is of d…"

"A master in art need not go into the highways and byways for affects; he knows the straight course and follows it."