The Origin Of The Spanish Academy

"If authenticity in architecture is to have any importance in the future fabric of our cities, then architects will have to reintegrate themselves with the world of ideas and artefacts in a way not too dissimilar from that of José de Hermosilla in the mid-eighteenth century... The lessons drawn from the Spanish artistic campaigns of the eighteenth century could very well provide a useful analogy in confronting the current crisis of meaning in architecture, and the fear of establishing an authoritative way forward."

Thanks to Matthew Hardy