Appeals Quote by Kenzo Tange

The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how…

— Thom Mayne

As much as the needs of fact, the needs of the spirit and the senses, must be satisfied. Architecture is as much a part…

— Harry Seidler

Architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. Creative work is expressed in our time as a union of technology and humanity.

— Kenzo Tange

It was stated, . . . that the value of architecture depended on two distinct characters:--the one, the impression it receives from human power;…

— John Ruskin

Architecture is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental…

— John Ruskin

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 believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.

— I. M. Pei

Building becomes architecture only when the mind of man consciously takes it and tries with all his resources to make it beautiful, to put…

— Frank Lloyd Wright

Architecture is a small piece of this human equation, but for those of us who practice it, we believe in its potential to make…

— Frank Gehry

Architecture is about the understanding of the world and turning it into a more meaningful and humane place.

— Juhani Pallasmaa

Architecture exhibits the greatest extent of the difference from nature which may exist in works of art. It involves all the powers of design,…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I don't think architecture should be considered as an art form in the first instance. Whenever I say that, it makes people really angry.…

— James Polshek