“It is a decision coming from commonality that you choose a place out of all places to build, a place where others can also settle. It is a very important decision, of the same importance as the positioning of a Greek temple amongst the hills. Of all the hills, the hill is chosen for the temple, and then all the other hills beckon to it as if bowing to this decision. You do not see the hills now except as respecting the decision of the placing of this eulogizing building, which is remarkable in that is has never been there before.”

Between Silence and Light – Spirit in the Architecture of Louis Kahn by John Lobell