Architecture Quote by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Each material has its specific characteristics which we must understand if we want to use it. This is no less true of steel and…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

The difference between architecture and building is that the former expresses an idea, while the latter is merely a structure built on economical principles.…

— Swami Vivekananda

There is no reason to design buildings that are more basic and rectilinear, because with concrete you can cover almost any space.

— Oscar Niemeyer

The imperial vastness of late Roman architecture was made possible by the invention of concrete.

— Iain McGilchrist

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 restricted to such a limited vocabulary. A building is either a high-rise or a perimeter block or a town house.

— Bjarke Ingels

We call those works of art concrete that came into being on the basis of their inherent resources and rules - without external borrowing…

— Max Bill

Why are they called buildings when they’re already finished? Shouldn’t they be called builts?

— Steven Wright

Architecture is not based on concrete and steel, and the elements of the soil. It's based on wonder.

— Daniel Libeskind

“The word “Building” makes a completed structure seem under construction. Once a building is finished, it should be called a “Built.” Similarly, a brick…

— Jarod Kintz

Buildings have been made because of man.

— Leon Battista Alberti

Buildings in modern cities have lost their metaphoric aspect. Much contemporary architecture is very fragmented and busy on the outside. It's like a skin…

— Mario Botta