Analysis Quote by Denise Scott Brown

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

Somehow, architecture alters the way we think about the world and the way we behave. Any serious architecture, as a litmus test, has to…

— Thom Mayne

Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate.

— Ma Yansong

Architects are mostly self-centered and their buildings express their ego. [They are] not social buildings to make it more comfortable for people - to…

— Jacque Fresco

I think architecture is one of the predominant orderings of social space. It can construct and contain our experiences. It defines our days and…

— Barbara Kruger

Architecture and architectural freedom are above all a social issue that must be seen from inside a political structure, not from outside it,

— Anonymous

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

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

— Odile Decq

Architecture has to be greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic values.

— Samuel

I think of architecture as language, and I look within the intra-communication between architects.

— Jimenez Lai

“Architecture is a fuzzy amalgamation of ancient knowledge and contemporary practice, an awkward way to look at the world and an inadequate medium to…

— Rem Koolhaas

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

— Toyo Ito