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
