Age Quote by Ayn Rand

Believe me, that was a happy age, before the days of architects, before the days of builders.

— Anonymous

I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that…

— Carl Sandburg

Surely that little pseudo-gothic church on Broadway, hidden amongst the skyscrapers, is symbolic of the age! On the whole face of the globe the…

— Andre Malraux

Right after 9/11 it looked as if the idea of a huge skyscraper might be considered obsolete. It came back, but I think that's…

— Paul Goldberger

An age builds up cities: an hour destroys them.

— Seneca the Younger

New ideas often need old buildings.

— Jane Jacobs

the search for the ultimate skyscraper goes on. ... At worst, overbuilding will make urban life unbearable. At best, we will go out in…

— Ada Louise Huxtable

The demands of the time for objectivity and functionality must be fulfilled. If that clearly happens, then the buildings of our day will convey…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one.

— Rumi

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of…

— David Allan Coe

The skyscraper and the twentieth century are synonymous; the tall building is the landmark of our age. ... Shaper of cities and fortunes, it…

— Ada Louise Huxtable

There is a precarious balance to the life of a building. It has nothing to do with its age, or the beauty of its…

— Natsuhiko Kyogoku