Appearance Quote by Jane Jacobs

Cities are complex and contain just about any thing or concept ever invented by humans. How the city is built, its topography, and how…

— Jens Martin Skibsted

Don't feel you have to stick to plans, because something better might come up; and try to blend in, because you see more. I've…

— Michael Urie

Cities are the origins of global warming, impact on the environment, health, pollution, disease, finance, economies, energy are all problems that are confronted by…

— Geoffrey West

Planning cities is a necessary but risky business.

— Cate Blanchett

“The built environment is shaped not only by private sector development pratices, but also by the honored and fascinating field of planning. Planners in…

— Melissa Everett

I'm not fond of cities: the constant activity and swarms of people.

— Joanne Harris

A lot of the interesting issues and dynamics within a city occur over things such as socio-economic issues or ethnic issues. But they require…

— Will Wright

When we deal with cities we are dealing with life at its most complex and intense. Because this is so, there is a basic…

— Jane Jacobs

I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life.…

— Richard Rogers

As architects we are often involved in the concrete-steel-and-glass aspect of it, but cities are social structures, and to be involved in imagining the…

— Michael Arad

“But ideal cities are very much the product of their own ages. Designed as complete urban statements, they bear the unmistakable imprint of their…

— Anonymous

Cities are central to the shaping and delivery of national policy objectives, and in return, they are the places where social, environmental, and economic…

— Mark Walport