Quotes by Patrick Geddes

“A city is more than a place in space, it is a drama in time””

“This is a green world, with animals comparatively few and small, and dependent on the leaves. By leaves we live.””

“To avoid the Scylla of paleotechnic peace and the Charybdis of War, the leaders of the coming polity will steer a bold course for Eutopia [sic]. They will aim at the development of every region, its folk, work and place, in terms of the , of every nation, according to the best of its tradition and spirit; but in such wise that each region, each nation, makes its unique contribution to the rich pattern of our ever-evolving Western civilisation.””

“But a city is more than a place in space. It is a drama in time.””