A common misconception about how things such as space shuttles come to be is that engineers simply apply the theories and equations… — Henry Petroski Copy Share Image
I was a very good student. But I didn't have the latitude to study more. I was never allowed to do anything… — Shiv Nadar Copy Share Image
I'm the kid that tried to take Latin in school because I felt if I could understand the root of everything, then… — Ginni Rometty Copy Share Image
This building is like a book. Its architecture is the binding, its text is in the glass and sculpture. — Malcolm Miller Copy Share Image
Design needs a new relationship with the world, one that is more focused on our planet's needs. — Yves Behar Copy Share Image
We want employees teaching each other what they know. We're tying to build a company so each person can achieve at a… — Evan Sharp Copy Share Image
“The best atrocity engineering is conducted, thought Albrecht, never so much by the participant, but by the enabler.” — Kane X. Faucher Copy Share Image
When I first came to Wakefield Cathedral, I thought, 'How does man conceive to build something like this?' It's a building that… — Jonathan Anderson Copy Share Image
Good design is a matter of discipline. It starts by looking at the problem and collecting all the available information about it.… — Massimo Vignelli Copy Share Image
If you surround yourself with people who are trying to build, who are all willing to build other people up, they build… — Blake Roney Copy Share Image
Beautiful buildings are more than scientific. They are true organisms, spiritually conceived; works of art, using the best technology by inspiration rather… — Frank Lloyd Wright Copy Share Image
This attempt to ban smoking is an example of social engineering on a vast scale. Such massive intervention in the private lives… — Charles Orville Whitley Copy Share Image
People kind of tend to mystify design and architecture by suggesting you need to train. — Marc Newson Copy Share Image
The foundation stones of a great building are destined to groan and be pressed upon; it is not for them to crown… — Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Copy Share Image
As I considered the matter carefully it gradually came to light that all those matters only were referred to mathematics in which… — Rene Descartes Copy Share Image
“In my experience, the best engineers are those who excel at these fundamentals and are able to break down complex problems into… — Richard Ladbrooke Copy Share Image
We are creating a unique experience. It's starts with how you see the building from a distance. — Helmut Jahn Copy Share Image
