Architect Quote by David Burge

Architecture is not a profession, it is a discipline.

— Raimund Abraham

Architecture is much more than a profession; It's a discipline.

— Odile Decq

The concept of an "architect" is one of the oldest professions in the world. Whereas, some professions, such as a "lawyer", have their roots…

— Santiago Calatrava

Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand.

— Toyo Ito

Government is not every body's job. It is a highly skilled vocation.

— George Bernard Shaw

Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to…

— Philip Johnson

It seems to me that politicians ought to use the same words as other people.

— Barney Frank

The architect holds much knowledge, but is not a specialist. Especially with the computer and technology, the amount of knowledge an architect possesses keeps…

— Santiago Calatrava

Architects feel empowered to give opinions about politics and sociology and philosophy without knowing much about it. Kind of in the same way that…

— Rafael Vinoly

I have a strong sense that every project is an invention, which is not a word I hear being used in architecture courses

— Thomas Heatherwick

Architects themselves tend to shy away from the word, preferring instead to talk about the manipulation of space.

— Alain de Botton

Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place and it works over the generations because people…

— Frank Gehry