Never talk to a client about architecture. Talk to him about his children. That is simply good politics. He will not understand… — Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Copy Share Image
I used to not like being called a 'woman architect.' I'm an architect, not just a woman architect. The guys used to… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
In my life as an architect, I found that the single thing which inhibits young professionals, new students most severely, is their… — Christopher Alexander Copy Share Image
Cost overruns are not uncommon in architecture, particularly for designs that depart from structural or technological norms, or demand a finer quality… — Martin Filler Copy Share Image
Over the last 30 years there have been a steadily growing number of architects who are returning to traditional and classical principles. — Quinlan Terry Copy Share Image
L.A. is so much about ratings and box office; that defines everything. And here, of course it's important, but it's not part… — Dylan Walsh Copy Share Image
I think that (Alister) MacKenzie and I managed to work as a completely sympathetic team. Of course there was never any question… — Bobby Jones Copy Share Image
Yet another video has emerged of MIT professor and Obamacare architect Jonathan Gruber calling Americans 'stupid,' and bragging about how the Affordable… — Alexander Viets Griswold Copy Share Image
I started off in architecture, and I just couldn't fit into the vibe there. I just felt more at home in the… — Larkin Grimm Copy Share Image
Don’t worry about being able to identify each of these plants (in your designs for clients). The world is full of botanists… — Bill Mollison Copy Share Image
Companies and their brands need to reach out and speak directly to consumers, to honor their values, and to form meaningful relationships… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our… — Cesar Pelli Copy Share Image
The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building! ... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft! ... The… — Walter Gropius Copy Share Image
If you wisely invest in beauty, it will remain with you all the days of your life. — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you… — Pat Gillick Copy Share Image
May I say, finally, that I have no illusions of grandeur; quite to the contrary, I am very humble in my knowledge… — Ralph Thomas Walker Copy Share Image
There's no architect who doesn't want to build a library - and I am no different. With so much scrutiny now attached… — Annabelle Selldorf Copy Share Image
An architect should live as little in cities as a painter. Send him to our hills, and let him study there what… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
The genome was once thought to be just the blueprint for a living organism, like a combination of the architect's plan for… — Iain McGilchrist Copy Share Image
At this day . . . the earth sustains on her bosom many monster minds, minds which are not afraid to employ… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
You really can't function as a celebrity. Entertainers are celebrities. I'm an architect. I'm an artist. I make things. — Maya Lin Copy Share Image
Ah, to build, to build! That is the noblest of all the arts. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
With a painter or a sculptor, one cannot begin to alter his works, but an architect has to put up with anything,… — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
What we can do as landscape architects is look at how we can use materials to the best advantage, and our resources… — Pamela Palmer Copy Share Image
Everyone used to want to be star architects. That's no longer the case. — Shigeru Ban Copy Share Image
