Become Quote by Leon Krier

Don't just look at buildings ... watch them.

— John Ruskin

“The notion of buildings that speak helps us to place at the very centre of our architectural conundrums the question of the values we…

— Alain de Botton

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

I love buildings that aren't purpose-built.

— Miranda Otto

New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time

— Gottfried Bohm

High buildings have no genuine advantages, except in speculative gains for banks and land owners. They are not cheaper, they do not help create…

— Christopher Alexander

I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects.

— Philip Johnson

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

Buildings are storytellers. They teach us about our history, good and bad. They tell stories about people.

— George Clarke

Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They're modernist, they're cold, and now architects want to go back to that.

— Frank Gehry

Everything in the street today seems soft focus.

— Irvine Welsh

The secret of good architecture is having more than meets the eye.

— Annabelle Selldorf