Building Quote by Gottfried Bohm

Some architects have a preconceived notion of what a building should be

— Curtis W. Fentress

“The notion of buildings that speak helps us to place at the very centre of our architectural conundrums the question of the values we…

— Alain de Botton

Today, when so much seems to conspire to reduce life and feeling to the most deprived and demeaning bottom line, it is more important…

— Ada Louise Huxtable

We try to turn buildings into landscapes - defying the idea of modernism which sees nature and buildings as two distinct elements.

— Ma Yansong

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

One of the stated goals of the postmodern movement in architecture was a greater sensitivity to the people who live in or use newly…

— Martin Filler

I have approached the buildings as psychological and poetic manifestations - rather than from the more technical viewpoints of the architect and historian (which…

— Clarence John Laughlin

I want my buildings to take root and look as if they've always been there. It isn't about pastiche or adapting what's already there.…

— Moshe Safdie

Building becomes architecture only when the mind of man consciously takes it and tries with all his resources to make it beautiful, to put…

— Frank Lloyd Wright

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

Architecture isn't just about creating new buildings, sometimes its about retuning what's already there..

— John Pawson

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