Architect Quote by Louis Kahn

Some architects have a preconceived notion of what a building should be

— Curtis W. Fentress

Architecture is not a private affair; even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody,…

— Anonymous

The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship.

— Richard Meier

Who I am as an architect and the history of my work - that's clear to anybody who hires me. But I come in…

— Thom Mayne

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

— Thom Mayne

If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility. It's not fluff. You have to do every detail…

— Frank Gehry

When you design a building, you start from a general philosophy, and you come down, and you start from detail and come up. Only…

— Renzo Piano

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

It's important for people who criticise architects - whether what they build is or isn't to your taste - to appreciate how they devote…

— Thomas Heatherwick

The ultimate goal of the architect...is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture... should be a fruit of our endeavour to…

— Alvar Aalto

All architecture is what you do to it when you look upon it.

— Walt Whitman

The architect's role is to fight for a better world, where he can produce an architecture that serves everyone and not just a group…

— Oscar Niemeyer