Building Quotes

3027 Building quotes by 2084 unique authors

Conversion is not a repairing of the old building, but it takes all down and erects a new structure. It is not the sewing on… — Joseph Alleine
There are some who are scared by unity and by building a country on the basis of ideas. — Paul Kagame
A burning building doesnt help melt peoples hearts, but times change and tactics, Im sure, have to change with them. If you choose to carry… — Ingrid Newkirk
Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries. — Victor Hugo
They were overjoyed when the first plane hit the building, so I said to them: be patient. — Osama bin Laden
Doing deals doesn't yield the deep rewards that come from building up people. — Clayton Christensen
It is insufficient for architecture today to directly implement an existing building typology; it instead requires architects to carefully examine the whole area with new… — Zaha Hadid
I'm trying to discover - invent, I suppose - an architecture, and forms of urban planning, that do something of the same thing in a… — Zaha Hadid
When I was growing up in Iraq, there was an unbroken belief in progress and a great sense of optimism. It was a moment of… — Zaha Hadid
Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it… — Zaha Hadid
As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings… — Zaha Hadid
In order to design buildings with a sensuous connection to life, one must think in a way that goes far beyond form and construction. — Peter Zumthor
When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not… — Peter Zumthor
My buildings are more famous than me. — Jean Nouvel
Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time. — Richard Meier
Speaking from my experience as a person involved for a long time in building the European Union, it is important to have patience and efforts… — Giorgio Napolitano
We understand it still that there is no easy road to freedom. We know it well that none of us acting alone can achieve success.… — Nelson Mandela
Why are people so supportive of him [Osama bin Laden] in many countries? Hes been out in these countries for decades building roads, building schools,… — Patty Murray
I have stood on the line in Everett, Wash., where we have thousands of workers who go to work every day to build these planes.… — Patty Murray
America has been hit by Allah at its most vulnerable point, destroying, thank God, its most prestigious buildings. — Osama bin Laden

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