The pyramids of Egypt will not last a moment compared to the daisy. — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
It wasn't an architect or a designer who invented objects, but an artisan. — Giorgetto Giugiaro Copy Share Image
Never talk to a client about architecture. Talk to him about his children. — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Copy Share Image
“All architecture is what you do to it when you look upon it; Did you think it was in the white or… — Walt Whitman Copy Share Image
The fine arts are five in number, namely: painting, sculpture, poetry, music, and architecture, the principal branch of the latter being pastry. — Marie-Antoine Careme Copy Share Image
A lot of people call me the architect of rock & roll. I don't call myself that, but I believe it's true. — Little Richard Copy Share Image
Like democracy itself, jazz has structure, but within it you can say almost anything. — Susan Rice Copy Share Image
I like it when people are driven. I love that in any field of work, in architecture or whatever. Like Lorne Michaels… — Fred Armisen Copy Share Image
To be an architect is to possess an individual voice speaking a generally understood language of form. — Robert A. M. Stern Copy Share Image
You can't make an architect. But you can open the doors and windows toward the light as you see it. — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society. — Kenzo Tange Copy Share Image
“In antiquity , for instance, one of the dominant images of the translators was that of a builder: his (usually it was… — Andrew Chesterman Copy Share Image
“We are bored in the city, to still discover mysteries on the signs along the street, latest state of humor and poetry,… — Tom McDonough Copy Share Image
I've always thought that design can have equal importance to the idea of internal architecture. Professionally, things can be very dogmatic -… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
When the Americans are behind you, they're behind you 100%, and this gives you real confidence as an architect. They expect you… — David Chipperfield Copy Share Image
I studied Russian history at school, and I absolutely loved St Petersburg. It was magnificent - the architecture is incredible and has… — Tony Hadley Copy Share Image
If cities were built by the sound of music, then some edifices would appear to be constructed by grave, solemn tones,--others to… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
I object to the hegemony of form in contemporary architecture. We have very advanced technological tools, but ultimately, we create buildings exactly… — Neri Oxman Copy Share Image
What makes 'The Marriage of Souls' such a wonderful book is Collins's intricate reconstruction of the late eighteenth-century world. Simplicity and philosophy… — Amanda Foreman Copy Share Image
The rest of America, with some small exceptions, has been bulldozed and rebuilt and then bulldozed and rebuilt again. Our places have… — David Simon Copy Share Image
Architects and urbanists are fascinated with cities that are shrinking, like the Rust Belt cities. Or, alternatively, we are fascinated with the… — Keller Easterling Copy Share Image
The Classic games were Classic because, like classical music or architecture, they strove to give life and weight to ideals of order… — D. B. Weiss Copy Share Image
In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for… — Magnus Larsson Copy Share Image
What we experience in various and specific milieux, I have noted, is often caused by structural changes. Accordingly, to understand the changes… — C. Wright Mills Copy Share Image
An aptitude test established architecture as an alternative [career]. But what decided the matter for [Teddy Cruz] was the sight of a… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
“Tell me yourself directly, I challenge you – reply: imagine that you yourself are erecting the edifice of human fortune with the… — Fyodor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
“Étant la plus saisissante manifestation de l'art des constructions métalliques par lesquelles nos ingénieurs se sont illustrés en Europe, elle est une… — Gustave Eiffel Copy Share Image