Aug 19, 2025
Apricot trees exist, ferns exist, and blackberries, too. But beauty? Is beauty a concrete property of a thing or an object that can be described or named, or is it a state of mind, a human sensation? Is beauty a special feeling inspired by our perception of a special form, shape, or design? What is the nature of a thing that sparks a sensation of beauty, that gives us a feeling at a certain moment of experiencing beauty, of seeing beauty? Does beauty have a form?
Peter Zumthor, Thinking Architecture
