Architecture Quote by Ben Nicholson

Painting' and 'religious experience' are the same thing. It is a question of the perpetual motion of a right idea.

— Ben Nicholson

The corruption of the American soul is consumerism.

— Ben Nicholson

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

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

I haven't done any building designs since the Loaf House.

— Ben Nicholson

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

I feel most strongly about Jerusalem, because architects ultimately have to address that city.

— Ben Nicholson

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

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

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

The Irish and British, they love satire, it's a large part of the culture.

— Ben Nicholson

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