You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on earth, at it's best. — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
Any ideal system is its own worst enemy, and as soon as you start to implement these visions of grandeur, they just fall apart and turn into a complete tyranny. — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
Painting' and 'religious experience' are the same thing. It is a question of the perpetual motion of a right idea. — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
You can just drift unhappily towards this vision of heaven on earth, and ultimately that is what architecture is a vision of: Heaven on… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
Politics are beautiful. They enable a community to live collectively with one another. It's not about stabbing each other in the back it's about… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
I feel most strongly about Jerusalem, because architects ultimately have to address that city. — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
If you're into architecture and you're from the West, everything is hors d'oeuvres for working to rebuild the Temple. Ultimately you're led there. You… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
MTV lets us do whatever we want. For me, there is freedom in serving an experienced client who knows what they want and has… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
Student journeys which were important to me were Sicily, Greece, and Egypt, where I really saw these buildings, and that is where you're able… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture. — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
The kind of painting which I find exciting is not necessarily representational or non-representational, but it is musical and architectural... Whether this visual relationship… — Ben Nicholson Copy Share Image
