Architects Quote by Ma Yansong Download Open image “Architects think that beauty is a crime.” — Ma Yansong ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.1 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Architects Architecture Beauty Crime Think
What's interesting about architects is, we always have tried to justify beauty by looking to nature, and arguably, beautiful architecture has always been looking… — Greg Lynn Copy Share Image
I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
“Beneath the pleasure generated by the juxtaposition of order and complexity, we can identify the subsidiary architectural virtue of balance. Beauty is a likely… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Beauty isn't what I'm primarily interested in [in architecture]. I think appropriateness is more important. — Rem Koolhaas Copy Share Image
“Analogising architecture with ethics helps us to discern that there is unlikely ever to be a single source of beauty in a building, just… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
Beauty is a manifestation of secret natural laws, which otherwise would have been hidden from us forever. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Choosing beauty over content (or choosing beauty as content) is always an act of sedition. If we accept the cant of official culture, we… — Dave Hickey Copy Share Image
China is a place where you can experience two very contrasting things coexisting. First, the rich, cultural history of the country - and, second,… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I don't like to talk about sustainability, because sometimes I see green buildings that don't appear any different from those in the past. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to make science fiction movies, so I applied to film school, but I couldn't… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
If we're talking about the urban landscape as an advanced, forward-thinking art form, there must be some intellectual thinking involved. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
In traditional cities like Beijing, Nanjing, and Hangzhou, nature was a very important part of urban planning - not only as a landscape but… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I think where traditional values are concerned, Chinese people see nature as very symbolic. It's a form of culture. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
In China, it's very easy to make architecture special because anything you design will look different, as most parts of the city are very… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
The way we do our architecture is to show that we can come up with our own solutions. We don't just take orders. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I would say that many architects are very logical. They start their process from analysis and from rational processes to try and find the… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Although we're architects, we believe we do culture; architecture is culture, and the topics we tackle will always arise a broader debate. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
We proposed Tiananmen Square - this very empty political square in the city centre - should turn green. Maybe in the future, this space… — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
I personally felt that his ad hominen attacks on British architects were not the sort of thing a Prince of Wales should be doing… — Anthony Holden Copy Share Image
Various different people have inspired me throughout my career. From Francis Bacon to Vassareli, Coco Chanel to Christian Dior, Cecil Beaton, musicians, architects... the… — Dries van Noten Copy Share Image
I spent more than ten years working on the Neues Museum. It was a wonderful experience, an example of real collaboration between architects, conservationists,… — David Chipperfield Copy Share Image
It's hardly even noticeable that so many artists, designers and architects live here. It isn't reflected in the cityscape or in the museums. Many… — Olafur Eliasson Copy Share Image
Some architects, such as John Lautner, never really did anything other than houses. His entire portfolio is basically residential. There's nothing wrong with that. — Steven Holl Copy Share Image
Clearly, private developers can have different aims, and architects can only play a certain role. You can have some pretty big battles on public… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I'm particularly interested in the public role that all buildings play. I believe that we architects should try to go beyond our basic obligations… — Cesar Pelli Copy Share Image
Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them… — Pat Gillick Copy Share Image
Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely… — Peter Mandelson Copy Share Image
I always think of buildings in their settings, but so do other architects. — Philip Johnson Copy Share Image
Brizo has been my single biggest sponsor since I began as a designer. Brizo wanted to be involved in many different areas of design… — Jason Wu Copy Share Image
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