manifesto
Architecture is beautiful when it solves a problem, satisfies a desire, or flips a switch you didn't know you had.
Architecture is the result of constructing ideas and translating them into built form, making it a keystone of our civilization; we are what we design / build.
Architecture means being specific; it means digging deep, learning design criteria, then responding precisely to that criteria.
Architecture is for every-body.
Architecture should not come at the cost of increased carbon dioxide in our atmosphere.
Architecture should be bio-based.
Architecture is a testament of our collective drive toward developing and improving civilization and human-nature.
Architecture should know when to take a back seat and keep its pie-hole shut.
Architecture is best when it's honest about where it's from.
Architecture that uses appropriate craft and technology is resource responsible.
Architecture should not make caricatures of the past; style disappoints.
Curious
Matthew Lutz is the sole practitioner of Lutz Architectures. He accepts one project annually.
Works are presented in person.