Architect Quote by Alain de Botton

The greatest products of architecture are less the works of individuals than of society; rather the offspring of a nation's effort, than the inspired…

— Victor Hugo

Architecture has to be greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic values. On top of…

— Samuel Mockbee

Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place and it works over the generations because people…

— Frank Gehry

Some people think architecture is about the genius sketch; I don't. Great architecture is a collaboration among a lot of people over a long…

— Joshua Prince-Ramus

I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window…

— David Chipperfield

I guess I can't be a great architect. Great architects have a recognizable style. But if every building I did were the same, it…

— Philip Johnson

When you want to do something that is challenging or interesting or new, you never find the place. All the places are obvious or…

— Miuccia Prada

Architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. Creative work is expressed in our time as a union of technology and humanity.

— Kenzo Tange

Architecture is the story of how we see ourselves. It is the architect's job to service everyday life.

— Thom Mayne

The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how…

— Thom Mayne

Somehow, architecture alters the way we think about the world and the way we behave. Any serious architecture, as a litmus test, has to…

— Thom Mayne

Architecture is to make us know and remember who we are.

— Geoffrey Jellicoe