Abandon Quote by Luis Barragan

Any work of architecture that does not express serenity is a mistake.

— Luis Barragan

I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to…

— Zaha Hadid

“serenity and stability are results of your choices and judgment, not your environment.”

— Ryan Holiday

“architecture to spiritually uplift and thought it was a very bad idea to build functional, uninspired blocks of flats that would depress both their…

— Menna van Praag

It is the task of the architect to give life a gentler structure.

— Alvar Aalto

“Walls Without reflection, without mercy, without shame, they built strong walls and high, and compassed me about. And now I sit here and consider…

— Constantinos P. Cavafis

It is always in the midst, in the epicenter, of your troubles that you find serenity.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupery

All architecture is shelter, all great architecture is the design of space that contains, cuddles, exalts, or stimulates the persons in that space.

— Philip Johnson

“Taking architecture seriously therefore makes some singular strenuous demands upon us. It requires that we open ourselves to the idea that we are affected…

— Alain de Botton

Serenity is not just an escape, but a precursor to acceptance, courage, wisdom, and change.

— Bill Crawford

“Serenity comes from the heart. Although the heart is often tormented by thoughts of insecurity, it knows that - through correct posture - it…

— Paulo Coelho

Such heaps of broken glass to sweep away / You'd think the inner dome of heaven had fallen.

— Robert Frost