Advantage Quote by Christopher Alexander

The truth is I don't really know where my own interest in tall buildings really comes from. It cannot come from my hometown because…

— Cesar Pelli

The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have…

— Laurell K. Hamilton

I just want to build the best buildings. It's not about me, it's about the buildings, creating a space where society can gather and…

— Santiago Calatrava

The difficulty with big cities does not lie in skyscrapers or high-rises per se; rather, it is the values concealed within those buildings which…

— Ma Yansong

Most American cities shop to their best advantage when seen from a height or from a distance, at a point where the ugliness of…

— Lewis H. Lapham

I'm totally into architecture for all strata of society. High design should not just be for rich people.

— David Adjaye

You can't have the finest buildings if they're not in focus. They become like nice cars parked on the street.

— Leon Krier

Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government structure is…

— Ai Weiwei

America's skyscrapers were not built by public funds nor for a public purpose: they were built by the energy, initiative and wealth of private…

— Ayn Rand

In reality some images or drawings have a greater impact than many buildings that are built.

— Emilio Ambasz

We have become so quick and effective in building things today. It would be easy to build another Pyramid of Giza or another Great…

— Zhang Xin

“Benefits of high rise apartments High rise flats have been on high demand for a very long time because of the invaluable benefits which…

— Gerry Bron