Architects Quotes

169 Architects quotes by 127 unique authors

It is new design by architects versus world revolution by political leadership. — R. Buckminster Fuller
Architects, if they are really to be comprehensive, must assume the enormous task of thinking in terms always disciplined to the scale of the total… — R. Buckminster Fuller
God created music as a common language for all men. It inspires the poets, the composers and the architects. It lures us to search our… — Khalil Gibran
Through training, practice, and a deep sense of optimism, architects see opportunities where others only see a void. This has been the driving principle behind… — Cameron Sinclair
Some architects think of clients only as sources of work and income but most good architecture is in fact the result of successful design collaboration… — Unknown Author
Architects are today routinely indoctrinated against the dumb box. Even advertising urges us to "think outside the box." Why? Because it is thought we all… — Lebbeus Woods
Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations… — Arthur Erickson
As architects we're trained to solve problems, but I don't really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities. — Unknown Author
[There are] unseen objects that await us, if we as architects begin to think about designing not the object, but a process to generate objects. — Michael Hansmeyer
The difference between regulated architects and unregulated designers is, unlike buildings, letterheads don't fall down and kill people. — Brian Webb
I cannot prevent anyone from getting angry, or mad, or frustrated. I can only hope that they'll turn that anger and frustration and madness into… — Harvey Milk
Most of the wonderful places in the world were not made by architects but by the people. — Christopher Alexander
Architects cannot teach nature anything. — Mark Twain
Architects are the new comedians. — Simon Doonan
Artists to my mind are the real architects of change — William S. Burroughs
Architects are by nature and pursuit, leaders and teachers. — Samuel
Likewise 'radical'. I'm only radical because the architectural profession has got lost. Architects are such a dull lot - and they're so convinced that they… — Cedric Price
A greater awareness in architects and planners of their real value to society could, at the present, result in that rare occurrence, namely, the improvement… — Cedric Price
I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning — Kenzo Tange
Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of the… — Peter Zumthor

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