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The Priceless Pearl, Ruhiyyih Khanum, p359
He was sorry to have to disappoint Mr. F__ . . . However, there was no possible questions of accepting something as extreme as this. The Guardian feels very strongly that, regardless of what the opinion of the latest school of architecture may be on the subject, the styles represented at present all over the world in architecture are not only very ugly, but completely lack the dignity and grace which must be at least partially present in a Bahá'í House of Worship. One must always bear in mind that the vast majority of human beings are not either very modern or very extreme in their tastes, and that what the advanced school may think is marvellous is often very distasteful indeed to just plain, simple people.
1956-XX-XX to a national Assembly re Temple design must have dignity and grace
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