Building Quotes

3027 Building quotes by 2084 unique authors

I feel this is very important for us to have serene buildings because our civilization is chaotic as it is, you see; our whole machine… — Minoru Yamasaki
The Wayne Education Building was the first classroom building that we have done on the Wayne campus. — Minoru Yamasaki
It takes years of building that experience as a filmmaker, as well as physically. You have to have a high level understanding of martial arts. — Donnie Yen
The tallest building in the world is now in Dubai, the biggest factory in the world is in China, the largest oil refinery is in… — Fareed Zakaria
Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block of the universe. I dispute that. I say there is… — Frank Zappa
You can make positive deposits in your own economy every day by reading and listening to powerful, positive, life-changing content and by associating with encouraging… — Zig Ziglar
Building a better you is the first step to building a better America. — Zig Ziglar
Think about what people are doing on Facebook today. They're keeping up with their friends and family, but they're also building an image and identity… — Mark Zuckerberg
What really motivates people at Facebook is building stuff that they're proud of. — Mark Zuckerberg
My goal was never to just create a company. A lot of people misinterpret that, as if I don't care about revenue or profit or… — Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook is inherently viral. There are lots of sites that include a contact importer, and for lots of them it doesn't really make sense. For… — Mark Zuckerberg
In addition to building better products, a more open world will also encourage businesses to engage with their customers directly and authentically. More than four… — Mark Zuckerberg
My friends are people who like building cool stuff. We always have this joke about people who want to just start companies without making something… — Mark Zuckerberg
High among the unpredictable variables that endanger the survival of worthy buildings are the vagaries of taste. — Martin Filler
There can be little question that the tall building presents one of the most difficult challenges to the architect. — Martin Filler
A turning point in the public's perception of the building art came with the publication of Frank Lloyd Wright's 'An Autobiography' of 1932, a picaresque… — Martin Filler
All architecture, classical or not, must have some sense of order, and order is much harder to achieve without the straight lines and right angles… — Martin Filler
Cost overruns are not uncommon in architecture, particularly for designs that depart from structural or technological norms, or demand a finer quality of execution than… — Martin Filler
Despite the persistent image of the architect as a heroic loner erecting monumental edifices through sheer force of will, the building art has always been… — Martin Filler
During the nineteenth century, the rapid emergence and proliferation of new manufacturing methods and building technologies led to the establishment of polytechnic schools that concentrated… — Martin Filler
Experimental architecture by its very nature is more prone to the depredations of time and natural elements than buildings made from conventional materials through traditional… — Martin Filler
One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can be assembled at… — Martin Filler
One of the stated goals of the postmodern movement in architecture was a greater sensitivity to the people who live in or use newly designed… — Martin Filler
The financial benefits of prefabrication have never been as large as its advocates predicted, for although some labor costs can be reduced by machine manufacturing,… — Martin Filler
The magnificent lobby of the Chrysler Building - faced with rare marbles, aglitter with decorative metalwork, and surmounted by a ceiling painted with a totemic… — Martin Filler

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