Architecture Quote by Ma Yansong

As architects we have a responsibility to society

— Richard Rogers

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning

— Kenzo Tange

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

We try to respond as closely as we can to the nature of each city, to the traditions, to their expectations. I don't believe…

— Cesar Pelli

Architects are by nature and pursuit, leaders and teachers.

— Samuel

Architects like to work in a problematic environment.

— Ma Yansong

Architects feel empowered to give opinions about politics and sociology and philosophy without knowing much about it. Kind of in the same way that…

— Rafael Vinoly

Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place and it works over the generations because people…

— Frank Gehry

I think that the point of being an architect is to help raise the experience of everyday living, even a little. Putting a window…

— David Chipperfield

Architects have big egos. We like to think we're creating the pyramids and they're going to be around for thousands of years. And it's…

— Peter Marino

In the past, young, talented architects worked together to form a strong social agenda and communicate with a larger audience. That's what today's architecture…

— Ma Yansong

A true architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist. They take a diverse number of stakeholders, extract needs, concerns, and dreams, then…

— Cameron Sinclair