Architect Quote by Kenzo Tange

As architects we have a responsibility to society

— Richard Rogers

We try to respond as closely as we can to the nature of each city, to the traditions, to their expectations. I don't believe…

— Cesar Pelli

I think architects have a major role in being responsible for illustrating what the future could be. Because of the very strong political and…

— Ma Yansong

Architecture is the story of how we see ourselves. It is the architect's job to service everyday life.

— Thom Mayne

Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place and it works over the generations because people…

— Frank Gehry

Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate.

— Ma Yansong

The future of architecture is culture.

— Philip Johnson

In the past, young, talented architects worked together to form a strong social agenda and communicate with a larger audience. That's what today's architecture…

— Ma Yansong

Architecture has to be greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic values. On top of…

— Samuel Mockbee

I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations…

— Cesar Pelli

Architects are mostly self-centered and their buildings express their ego. [They are] not social buildings to make it more comfortable for people - to…

— Jacque Fresco

If we are to believe or accept that buildings are cultural markers, if architects work in a vacuum with their own preconceptions about society,…

— Peter Clewes