--- title: "4 Architects Quotes By Richard Rogers" description: "4 Architects quotes by Richard Rogers. Plus more from Richard Rogers and more Architects sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/richard-rogers-9562_aims_clearly-private-developers-can-have-diff_825383.png" --- > [Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. You can have some pretty big battles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/clearly-private-developers-can-have-different-aims-and-architects-can/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a7/richard-rogers-9562_aims_clearly-private-developers-can-have-diff_825383.png) > [Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/architects-are-not-clients-we-can-t-build-without-something-to-built/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fa/richard-rogers-9562_architects_architects-are-not-clients-we-can-t-buil_1080522.png) > [As architects we have a responsibility to society](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/as-architects-we-have-a-responsibility-to-society/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/richard-rogers-9562_architect_as-architects-we-have-a-responsibility-t_1843594.png) > [Architects design buildings; that's what we do, so we have to go with the flow; and, even though I'm still an old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/architects-design-buildings-that-s-what-we-do-so-we-have-to-go-with/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/richard-rogers-9562_architects_architects-design-buildings-that-s-what_2121429.jpg) ## Other authors on Architects - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-adam-michnik-9334.jpg) Ma Yansong 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architects/ma-yansong/) ## More by Richard Rogers > [There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/there-is-a-jewish-tradition-of-family-too-but-then-not-all-italian-or/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/most-buildings-whether-they-re-gothic-cathedrals-or-romanesque-ones/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [I cycle, which is a healthy thing for an 80-year-old to do. I rarely go further than five miles, but in those five miles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/i-cycle-which-is-a-healthy-thing-for-an-80-year-old-to-do-i-rarely-go/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/form-follows-profit-is-the-aesthetic-principle-of-our-times/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/my-mother-was-very-family-oriented-and-i-do-love-being-with-my/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/family-is-everything-although-i-ve-been-fortunate-enough-to-have/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/watching-tv-on-your-own-is-not-very-inspiring-but-meeting-people-is/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Education in British schools isn't good enough. It's not remotely imaginative enough. It lets down too many children, excluding them from society, and, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/education-in-british-schools-isn-t-good-enough-it-s-not-remotely/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/i-love-cities-i-spend-most-of-my-life-talking-about-cities-and-the/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/there-has-to-be-policies-about-that-about-what-materials-we-use-and/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/suburban-sprawl-leads-to-social-atomisation-and-fragmentation-and-is/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Today is much more an age of greed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/today-is-much-more-an-age-of-greed/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [The gap between the rich and poor is widening fast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/the-gap-between-the-rich-and-poor-is-widening-fast/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [Cities are about juxtaposition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/cities-are-about-juxtaposition/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) > [You know, the environment is fragmenting, and the environment is, in many places, absolutely hideous!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rogers/you-know-the-environment-is-fragmenting-and-the-environment-is-in/) [Richard Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rogers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/architects/richard-rogers/#itemlist", "name": "4 Architects Quotes By Richard Rogers", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. 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