Buildings Quote by Cesar Pelli

Too many architects are just trying to make all of their buildings look like a brand, and that may be good for business, but…

— Cesar Pelli

When I started designing in school, I discovered that I had a knack for it. I fell completely in love with architecture, and I…

— Cesar Pelli

Construction is a matter of optimism; its a matter of facing the future with confidence.

— Cesar Pelli

My buildings are like my children, so I cannot have favorites.

— Cesar Pelli

I am a strong believer that as one moves toward the future, the strongest and clearest way to do it is if you have…

— Cesar Pelli

Architecture adds dimensions to my life that would be impossible to acquire if I retired. The beautiful thing about architecture is that every project…

— Cesar Pelli

I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations…

— Cesar Pelli

The World Trade Center was for me not only out of scale vertically, but it was also out of scale in plan. It occupied…

— Cesar Pelli

I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens.

— Cesar Pelli

I had come from Los Angeles - I had been there a partner of Gruen Associates, a large Los Angeles firm - and when…

— Cesar Pelli

I'd never known of an architect as a young man. I think there was only one architect in Tucuman.

— Cesar Pelli

I'm a bad customer for my own buildings! If I'm choosing an apartment, I choose one about five or six stories high so that…

— Cesar Pelli