All time Quote by J. Carter Brown

The building is absolutely stunning. It is a magnificent and important piece of architecture that contributes greatly to the cultural landscape of Washington. It…

— Zelda Fichandler

It is a terrific thing to get a building built that has the qualities of greatness in it.

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Everyone should be able to build, and as long as this freedom to build does not exist, the present-day planned architecture cannot be considered…

— Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Great architecture is not just about buildings like the Shard or the Guggenheim - it can be a caravan, castle, boat or house.

— George Clarke

The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building…

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Because it is a national landmark, there is only one way to judge the Kennedy Center - against the established standard of progressive and…

— Ada Louise Huxtable

There is a danger when every building has to look spectacular; to look like it is changing the world. I don't care how a…

— David Chipperfield

Britain gets the architecture it deserves. We don’t value architecture, we don’t take it seriously, we don’t want to pay for it and the…

— David Chipperfield

I just want to build the best buildings. It's not about me, it's about the buildings, creating a space where society can gather and…

— Santiago Calatrava

It's important for people who criticise architects - whether what they build is or isn't to your taste - to appreciate how they devote…

— Thomas Heatherwick

A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture…

— David Chipperfield

When you build a beautiful building, people love it. And the most sustainable building in the world is the one that’s loved.

— Cameron Sinclair