Abstract Quote by I. M. Pei

Architecture is a social act and the material theater of human activity.

— Spiro Kostof

I think, you know, architecture should not just be something that follows up on events but be a leader of events ... by implementing…

— Lebbeus Woods

Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of…

— Peter Zumthor

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

— Toyo Ito

I think architecture should be a stage, not something too material - more of an environment, not a product.

— Ma Yansong

Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process.

— Joshua Prince-Ramus

Architecture is a code. It's a pure code, derived from the dimensions of nature.

— Santiago Calatrava

Architecture is a service business. An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or…

— Frank Gehry

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But…

— Arne Jacobsen

For me, architecture is a social act.

— David Adjaye

Architects work in two ways. One is to respond precisely to a client's needs or demands. Another is to look at what the client…

— Rem Koolhaas

Architecture is not about form

— Peter Zumthor