FROM A DESIRE TO BREAK AWAY FROM HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL STYLES AND TO INVENT SOMETHING THAT WAS PURELY FUNCTIONAL AND NEW
I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long.
Another important technology for the new architecture was electric light, which greatly reduced the inherent danger of fires caused
by gas in the 19th century. The debut of new materials and techniques inspired architects to break away
A further important step forward
was the invention of the safety elevator by Elisha Otis, first demonstrated at the New York Crystal Palace exposition in 1854, which made tall office and apartment buildings practical
I think if you do something and it turns out pretty good, then you should go do something else wonderful, not dwell on it for too long.