Lessons from Bernard Rudofsky: Life as a Voyage

Setting out from the assumption that the design of every single room in a house is based on a physical function: one place to lie the body down to rest, another to take in food, a third to step into a tub to bath, Bernard Rudofsky believed architecture served to stimulate the senses and refine everyday culture. The rich visual material conveys his philosophy: «I believe that sensory pleasure should take precedence over intellectual pleasure in art and architecture.»

Bernard Rudofsky (1905–88) was a trained architect but was also active as a designer, exhibition curator, author, and cultural critic.