Architecture Quotes

1029 Architecture quotes by 506 unique authors

We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us. — Winston Churchill
It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. — David Allan Coe
I've never really had a hobby, unless you count art, which the IRS once told me I had to declare as a hobby since I… — Laurie Anderson
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. — Tadao Ando
My hand is the extension of the thinking process - the creative process. — Tadao Ando
When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a… — Tadao Ando
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. — Tadao Ando
Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture. — Tadao Ando
All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult… — Tadao Ando
Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and see… — Tadao Ando
Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're… — Tadao Ando
A structure becomes architectural, and not sculptural, when its elements no longer have their justification in nature. — Guillaume Apollinaire
The science of design, or of line-drawing, if you like to use this term, is the source and very essence of painting, sculpture, architecture... Sometimes...… — Michelangelo
Good design, like good painting, cooking, architecture or whatever you like, is a manifestation of the capacity of the human spirit to transcend its limitations. — George Nelson
Nothing can be more airy and beautiful than the transparent seed-globe-a fairy dome of splendid architecture. — Henry Ward Beecher
Let us today seek to find that place within each of us where dreams are made, where our highest aspirations take shape. Let us confirm… — Dennis Kucinich
I received the fundamentals of my education in school, but that was not enough. My real education, the superstructure, the details, the true architecture, I… — Isaac Asimov
Architecture is a dangerous mix of power and importance. — Rem Koolhaas
One of the great beauties of architecture is that each time, it is like life starting all over again. — Renzo Piano
To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history, but to articulate it. — Daniel Libeskind
In my experience, if you have to keep the lavatory door shut by extending your left leg, it's modern architecture. — Nancy Banks-Smith
In pure architecture the smallest detail should have a meaning or serve a purpose. — Unknown Author
Ah, to build, to build! That is the noblest art of all the arts. Painting and sculpture are but images, Are merely shadows cast by… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder. — Daniel Libeskind
Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space ... On the one hand it's about shelter, but… — Zaha Hadid

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