Public Spaces Quotes

11 quotes by 11 authors

In a Society becoming steadily more privatized with private homes, cars, computers, offices and shopping centers, the public component of our lives is disappearing. It… — Jan Gehl
The measure of any great civilization is its cities and a measure of a city's greatness is to be found in the quality of its… — John Ruskin
In this new war, our enemy's platoons infiltrate our borders, quietly blending in with visiting tourists, students, and workers. They move unnoticed through our cities,… — John Ashcroft
All but universally, human architecture values front elevations over back entrances, public spaces over private. Danny Jessup says that this aspect of architecture is also… — Dean Koontz
I like my surroundings to be pretty spare and severe. It helps me to concentrate on my work. All I ever do here is go… — Ross Bleckner
Without a shadow of doubt, Trafalgar Square has to be one of the most crap urban public spaces in the world. — Will Self
There is a movement happening, a quiet one. A low-profile, low-resolution revolution. Comprised of writers and dreamers, of guerrilla artists and thought-ninjas. Those with something… — Erin Morgenstern
A library in the middle of a community is a cross between an emergency exit, a life-raft and a festival. They are cathedrals of the… — Caitlin Moran
If you look at the entrance halls of the skyscrapers of the 1920s and 1930s, they are very welcoming. They are public spaces with enormous… — Joseph Rykwert
A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public spaces, and reinforce the structures… — Richard Rogers
It's not about doing over the living room of someone who has bad taste in color. This is about restoring historic buildings and instilling pride… — Genevieve Gorder

Who Wrote These Public Spaces Quotes

11 authors contributed a total of 11 Public Spaces Quotes as follows: