Design Quote by Geoff Lawton

“Architecture and urban design, both in their formal and spatial aspects, are seen as fundamentally configurational in that the way the parts are put…

— Bill Hillier

If we can develop and design streets so that they are wonderful, fulfilling places to be - community-building places, attractive for all people -…

— Allan Jacobs

A greater focus on design in all new homes would make the best use of land, create homes and public spaces, and reinforce the…

— Richard Rogers

In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want…

— Bjarke Ingels

Architecture is really about well-being. I think that people want to feel good in a space... On the one hand it's about shelter, but…

— Zaha Hadid

Architecture is one of the art forms best able to improve and revitalise cities both artistically and functionally.

— Santiago Calatrava

Modern building has become so universally conditioned by optimized technology that the possibility of creating significant urban form has become extremely limited.

— Kenneth Frampton

Urban retrofitting: creating different sorts of spaces and uses out of places that are already there.

— Alex Steffen

You can't have a single design for all cities. The look and feel of the streetlights are very important.

— Frans van Houten

In China, it's very easy to make architecture special because anything you design will look different, as most parts of the city are very…

— Ma Yansong

Designing a dream city is easy; rebuilding a living one takes imagination.

— Jane Jacobs

From 50 centuries, we can learn about the close relationship between garden design and urban design, because both arts involve the composition of buildings…

— Tom Turner