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Building Quotes by Jane Jacobs
- There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit…
- Automobiles are often conveniently tagged as the villains responsible for the ills of cities and the disappointments and futilities of city planning. But the destructive…
- New ideas must use old buildings
- We expect too much of new #‎ buildings , and too little of ourselves.
- New ideas often need old buildings.
- Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.
More Building Quotes
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- The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that are based… — Mahmoud Abbas
- A just laicism allows religious freedom. The state does not impose religion but rather gives space to religions with a responsibility toward… — Pope Benedict XVI
- Let us never lose sight of the fact that education is a preparation for life - and that preparing for life is… — Ezra Taft Benson
- As I grew up, I knew that as a building it was on the level of Mount Olympus, the Pyramid of Giza,… — A. Bartlett Giamatti
- The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl. — Dave Barry
- What we really need is a mindset shift that will make us relevant to todays consumers, a mindset shift from telling to… — Jim Stengel