Art Quote by Lewis Mumford

The whole function of cities has been transformed.

— Cleve Jones

A city grows like an organism. It is a structure of living and working together a mix of functions.

— Jaime Lerner

The secret to the city is integration. Every area of the city should combine work, leisure and culture. Separate these functions and parts of…

— Jaime Lerner

Cities force growth and make people talkative and entertaining, but they also make them artificial.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

A city is the pulsating product of the human hand and mind, reflecting man's history, his struggle for freedom, creativity, genius-and his selfishness and…

— Charles Abrams

Creativity cannot be really regulated, but it can be encouraged. The redevelopment or revitalization of a city is an art. It depends on the…

— Charles Landry

Cities can be the engine of social equity and economic opportunity. They can help us reduce our carbon footprint and protect the global environment.…

— Ban Ki-moon

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

The key to truly rebuilding our central city on a vital and sustainable foundation is people.

— Alan Autry

What is the purpose of a city if not to grant the greatest of gifts, anonymity?

— Rabih Alameddine

The city is a fact in nature, like a cave, a run of mackerel or an ant-heap. But it is also a conscious work…

— Lewis Mumford

A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to…

— Beverly Sills