Building Quote by Jackie Kennedy

Our roots are clinging, we shouldn't knock down so many old 'buildings.'

— Whit Stillman

“American cities are like badger holes, ringed with trash -- all of them -- surrounded by piles of wrecked and rusting automobiles, and almost…

— John Steinbeck

Tearing down an old house and building a new one is the most wasteful thing we do as humans.

— Grace Potter

We try to make buildings last long and be resilient but also be not so idiosyncratic that they can't change.

— Elizabeth Diller

“Americans make more trash than anyone else on the planet, throwing away about 7.1 pounds per person per day, 365 days a year. Across…

— Edward Humes

New ideas often need old buildings.

— Jane Jacobs

It's all very brilliant to build bridges and buildings, but long after we're gone, it will be the natural things in this world which…

— Rupert Friend

Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one.

— Rumi

In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It's so wasteful. Why not use what's there?

— Nellie McKay

People think that buildings are permanent, but in China, this isn't true; we can always demolish and remake it better.

— Ma Yansong

We can't have landfills forever, and we can't ask others to accept our trash.

— Jaime Lerner

We shall not have succeeded in demolishing everything unless we demolish the ruins as well. But the only way I can see of doing…

— Alfred Jarry