Building Quote by Christopher Alexander

Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of the old. Where else can we find such unity of material,…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

It is not possible to make great buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself, places where you feel alive, except…

— Christopher Alexander

Modern buildings of our time are so huge that one must group them. Often the space between these buildings is as important as the…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time

— Gottfried Bohm

We used to build temples, and museums are about as close as secular society dares to go in facing up to the idea that…

— Alain de Botton

Buildings have been made because of man.

— Leon Battista Alberti

Contemporary architects tend to impose modernity on something. There is a certain concern for history but it’s not very deep. I understand that time…

— I. M. Pei

Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness.

— Frank Gehry

Great buildings, like great mountains, are the work of centuries.

— Victor Hugo

Our historic buildings reflect our unique past.

— Marty Walsh

Architecture is the very mirror of life.You only have to cast your eyes on buildings to feel the presence of the past, the spirit…

— I. M. Pei

Changes in the traditional way of building are only permitted if they are an improvement. Otherwise stay with what is traditional, for truth, even…

— Adolf Loos