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title: "17 Great Architecture Quotes by 16 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Great Architecture quotes by 16 authors. Discover the best Great Architecture sayings and thoughts."
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> [Truly great architecture always transcends its stated function, sometimes in unanticipated ways.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-filler/truly-great-architecture-always-transcends-its-stated-function/)

[Martin Filler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-filler/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/martin-filler-11342_architecture_truly-great-architecture-always-transcen_3047843.png)

> [Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mario-botta/great-architecture-of-the-past-was-always-clear-sfmoma-is-still-a/)

[Mario Botta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mario-botta/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/326/mario-botta-26641_architecture_great-architecture-of-the-past-was-alway_1612033.jpg)

> [I know we can't have a great architecture while it is only for the landlord.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-lloyd-wright/i-know-we-can-t-have-a-great-architecture-while-it-is-only-for-the/)

[Frank Lloyd Wright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-lloyd-wright/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09e/frank-lloyd-wright-1353_architecture_i-know-we-can-t-have-a-great-architectur_2576389.jpg)

> [It takes a great client to create great architecture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/curtis-w-fentress/it-takes-a-great-client-to-create-great-architecture/)

[Curtis W. Fentress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/curtis-w-fentress/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/curtis-w-fentress-60855_architecture_it-takes-a-great-client-to-create-great_1605563.jpg)

> [There will never be great architects or great architecture without great patrons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-lutyens/there-will-never-be-great-architects-or-great-architecture-without/)

[Edwin Lutyens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-lutyens/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/edwin-lutyens-52184_architect_there-will-never-be-great-architects-or_2159585.jpg)

> [Working off one genius sketch is not the way great architecture should be made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-prince-ramus/working-off-one-genius-sketch-is-not-the-way-great-architecture/)

[Joshua Prince-Ramus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-prince-ramus/)

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> [Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water and stupid men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-nickel/great-architecture-has-only-two-natural-enemies-water-and-stupid-men/)

[Richard Nickel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-nickel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/121/richard-nickel-272749_architecture_great-architecture-has-only-two-natural_483755.jpg)

> [All architecture is great architecture after sunset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gilbert-k-chesterton/all-architecture-is-great-architecture-after-sunset/)

[Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gilbert-k-chesterton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/gilbert-k-chesterton-223_architect_all-architecture-is-great-architecture-a_937140.png)

> [Architecture is supposed to complete nature. Great architecture makes nature more beautiful-it gives it power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claudio-silvestrin/architecture-is-supposed-to-complete-nature-great-architecture-makes/)

[Claudio Silvestrin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claudio-silvestrin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/claudio-silvestrin-76460_architecture_architecture-is-supposed-to-complete-nat_93697.png)

> [Some people think architecture is about the genius sketch; I don't. Great architecture is a collaboration among a lot of people over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joshua-prince-ramus/some-people-think-architecture-is-about-the-genius-sketch-i-don-t/)

[Joshua Prince-Ramus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joshua-prince-ramus/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/joshua-prince-ramus-38582_about_some-people-think-architecture-is-about_2258031.png)

> [Great architecture is not just about buildings like the Shard or the Guggenheim - it can be a caravan, castle, boat or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-clarke/great-architecture-is-not-just-about-buildings-like-the-shard-or-the/)

[George Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-clarke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/george-clarke-4587_architecture_great-architecture-is-not-just-about-bui_1447014.jpg)

> [All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-johnson/all-architecture-is-shelter-all-great-architecture-is-the-design-of/)

[Philip Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-johnson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/518/philip-johnson-10392_architecture_all-architecture-is-shelter-all-great-ar_1523807.png)

> [Washington, D.C., has everything that Rome, Paris and London have in the way of great architecture - great power bases. Washington has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-brown/washington-d-c-has-everything-that-rome-paris-and-london-have-in-the/)

[Dan Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d9/dan-brown-203_architecture_washington-d-c-has-everything-that-rome_2692469.jpg)

> [An obsession that I've developed in my old age, is great architecture. I bought a house in New Orleans and I became…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jennifer-coolidge/an-obsession-that-i-ve-developed-in-my-old-age-is-great-architecture/)

[Jennifer Coolidge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jennifer-coolidge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac3/jennifer-coolidge-4006_age_an-obsession-that-i-ve-developed-in-my-o_1170026.jpg)

> [Buffalo is one of America's great designed cities. The interweaving of great architecture, landscape architecture and important historic sites makes Buffalo a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-moe/buffalo-is-one-of-america-s-great-designed-cities-the-interweaving-of/)

[Richard Moe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-moe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64b/richard-moe-78765_america_buffalo-is-one-of-america-s-great-design_931136.jpg)

> [I always wanted to be an actor, but I always loved design, and growing up in New Orleans there was such great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryan-batt/i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-but-i-always-loved-design-and-growing/)

[Bryan Batt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryan-batt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/244/bryan-batt-13697_actor_i-always-wanted-to-be-an-actor-but-i-alw_2133650.png)

> [I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-gehry/i-think-people-care-if-not-why-do-so-many-people-spend-money-going-on/)

[Frank Gehry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-gehry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/frank-gehry-2139_architecture_i-think-people-care-if-not-why-do-so-man_1227511.png)

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