Architecture Quotes

1029 Architecture quotes by 506 unique authors

Chicago's one of the rare places where architecture is more visible. — Frank Gehry
I don't want to do architecture that's dry and dull. — Frank Gehry
I think people care. If not, why do so many people spend money going on vacations to see architecture? They go to the Parthenon, to… — Frank Gehry
My love of fine art increased - the more of it I saw, the more of it I wanted to see. — Paul Getty
I call architecture frozen music. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Few people have the imagination for reality. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials,… — Martha Graham
Architecture begins where engineering ends. — Walter Gropius
The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment he is following the dark rapids of an underground river… — Cyril Connolly
I prefer drawing to talking. Drawing is faster, and leaves less room for lies. — Le Corbusier
A house is a machine for living in. — Le Corbusier
Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. — Le Corbusier
The higher the building the lower the morals. — Noel Coward
The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture. — Salvador Dali
Vision is the true creative rhythm. — Robert Delaunay
I paint mostly from real life. It has to start with that. Real people, real street scenes, behind the curtain scenes, live models, paintings, photographs,… — Bob Dylan
Every artist writes his own autobiography. — Havelock Ellis
The art of dancing stands at the source of all the arts that express themselves first in the human person. The art of building, or… — Havelock Ellis
Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that… — Arthur Erickson
Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart. — Arthur Erickson
Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture. — Arthur Erickson
The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line. — Arthur Erickson
Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture. — Arthur Erickson
Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate… — Arthur Erickson

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