Architects Quote by Bernard Tschumi Download Open image “I think architects are often at their best when faced with restraints.” — Bernard Tschumi ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Architects Architecture Best Faced I think Often Think
I think architects tend to believe that they can almost do anything, which is a wonderful characteristic, but in some cases you just fall… — Rafael Vinoly Copy Share Image
I don't know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do. — Frank Gehry Copy Share Image
The architects who benefit us most maybe those generous enough to lay aside their claims to genius in order to devote themselves to assembling… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
If architects weren't arrogant, they wouldn't be architects. I don't know a modest good architect. — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you come from outside a discipline you pay attention to things that insiders take for granted. I admit that sometimes I feel… — Vito Acconci Copy Share Image
Designed by architects with honorable intentions but hands of palsy. — Jimmy Breslin Copy Share Image
You can say I'm not the easiest architect in the world, because I'm always trying to push the limits, — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
Architects everywhere have recognized the need of ... a tool which may be put in the hands of creators of form, with the simple… — Le Corbusier Copy Share Image
Any relationship between a building and its users is one of violence, for any use means the intrusion of a human body into a… — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
The general public will almost always stand behind the traditionalists. In the public eye, architecture is about comfort, about shelter, about bricks and mortar. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
The ultimate pleasure of architecture lies in the most forbidden parts of the architectural act, where limits are perverted and prohibitions are transgressed. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
I was once in a very, very bad car accident. So my drawing arm is full of pins and platinum stuff. Occasionally it hurts.… — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
I feel very comfortable in New York, in a city where there is no such thing as 'nationality.' — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
My apartment reflects my views as an architect. It is minimal, austere. The architecture doesn't impose itself upon you. The apartment is a stage… — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
Before 2000, everything was about being contextual, and buildings were supposed to be good citizens. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
Society secretly delights in crime, excesses, and violated prohibitions of all sorts. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
Concepts differentiate architecture from mere building...A bicycle shed with a concept is architecture; a cathedral without one is just a building. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
Architecture is not so much a knowledge of form, but a form of knowledge. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
I wear the same black suit. I have five of them. I pair them with a red scarf. I was wearing a red scarf… — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
To really appreciate architecture, you may even need to commit a murder. — Bernard Tschumi Copy Share Image
I personally felt that his ad hominen attacks on British architects were not the sort of thing a Prince of Wales should be doing… — Anthony Holden Copy Share Image
Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the… — Dries van Noten Copy Share Image
I spent more than ten years working on the Neues Museum. It was a wonderful experience, an example of real collaboration between architects, conservationists,… — David Chipperfield Copy Share Image
It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
Some architects, such as John Lautner, never really did anything other than houses. His entire portfolio is basically residential. There's nothing wrong with that. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. You can have some pretty big battles on public… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations… — Cesar Pelli Copy Share Image
Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them… — Pat Gillick Copy Share Image
Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely… — Peter Mandelson Copy Share Image
I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects. — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
