Classical design is a mirror of the human mind. It's how we see the world. — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
In general, it's best if you're building something that you yourself need. — Sam Altman Copy Share Image
“These are all combinations of ancient design wisdom and the latest technology.” — Nick Rosen Copy Share Image
Every man is the architect of his own fortunes, but the neighbors superintend the construction. — George Ade Copy Share Image
“Maybe his big build isn't a linebacker's after all; maybe it's a librarian's.” — Robin Sloan Copy Share Image
If you don't build your own dreams, someone will hire you to help build theirs. — James Copy Share Image
“One hundred years from now, our engineering may seem as archaic as the techniques used by medieval cathedral builders seem to today's… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The backbone of the electrical grid is largely massive numbers of steam driven engines that turn electrical generators.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
The current state of architecture and design requires extensive collaboration and an investigative attitude and we continue to research and develop new… — Zaha Hadid Copy Share Image
None of us knows anything, not even whether we know or do not know, nor do we know whether not knowing and… — Metrodorus of Chios Copy Share Image
We want people to realize you are at a design school, not a land grant college. The way we look says a… — James Hall Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do now in my life - not just with the building, but with everything - is to construct… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
“A great building must begin with the immeasurable, must go through measurable means when it is being designed, and in the end… — Louis Kahn Copy Share Image
Many of the engineers I interviewed worked on reverse-engineering technology. It's a hallmark of Area 51. — Annie Jacobsen Copy Share Image
The valuable properties of this cement depend in a great measure on the mode of preparing it for use. The mixing should… — Canvass White Copy Share Image
“Funny, there had been a time when building things was what America did. From massive dams to towering skyscrapers, from mechanized factories… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
Engineers are not superhuman. They make mistakes in their assumptions, in their calculations, in their conclusions. That they make mistakes is forgivable;… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
“I’m a decent engineer with an analytical mind. Using my problem-solving skills to whack my husband became a challenge. A fun challenge,… — Jack Erickson Copy Share Image
I was this Swedish kid who came over here to study engineering, but I got into movies, and suddenly I'm in this… — Dolph Lundgren Copy Share Image
No engineer can go upon a new work and not find something peculiar, that will demand his careful reflection, and the deliberate… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
By the fourth grade, I graduated to an erector set and spent many happy hours constructing devices of unknown purpose where the… — Steven Chu Copy Share Image
I started [flying] by being scared. When I was an amateur I played a couple tournaments and I had to fly, and… — Arnold Palmer Copy Share Image
The world of design has been subjugated by the rigors of manufacturing and mass production. — Neri Oxman Copy Share Image
Think good design is expensive? Just wait and see what bad design ends up costing you. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Engineers don't have that sixth sense where we can just toss in things here and there like many chefs. — Alvin Leung Copy Share Image
I discovered at an early age that all I've ever wanted to do is design. — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
The future doesn't just happen. We are building it, and we are building it all the time. — Hannah Fry Copy Share Image
If another person were to enter the building, it would once again be empty. — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
Don't make me out to be an artist. I am an engineer. I am after the facts, only the facts. — Harold Eugene Edgerton Copy Share Image