Construction Quote by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Where can we find greater structural clarity than in the wooden buildings of the old. Where else can we find such unity of material,…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

I am convinced that a good building must be capable of absorbing the traces of human life and taking on a specific richness... I…

— Peter Zumthor

There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great…

— Christopher Alexander

Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see.…

— Annabelle Selldorf

A country whose buildings are of wood, can never increase in its improvements to any considerable degree… Whereas when buildings are of durable materials,…

— Thomas Jefferson

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

— Gottfried Bohm

Some ruins of ancient times are much more beautiful than the best buildings of modern eras!

— Mehmet Murat Ildan

It is not the beauty of a building you should look at; its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of…

— David Allan Coe

My preference for clear structures is the result of my desire - perhaps illusory - to keep track of things and maintain my grip…

— Andreas Gursky

I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones.

— Kevin McCloud

Modern architecture does not mean the use of immature new materials; the main thing is to refine materials in a more human direction.

— Alvar Aalto

I am not interested in constructing a building, so much as in having a perspicuous view of the foundations of possible buildings.

— Ludwig Wittgenstein