Building Quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

A house should be a synthesis of comfort, practicality, and tradition.

— Elsie de Wolfe

If our designs for private houses are to be correct, we must at the outset take note of the countries and climates in which…

— Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

The economic owning class is always the political ruling class.

— Eugene V. Debs

Houses are built to live in, not to look on; therefore, let use be preferred before uniformity, except where both may be had

— Francis Bacon Sr

Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity.

— Francis Bacon

The design of good houses requires an understanding of both the construction materials and the behavior of real humans.

— Peter Morville

Architecture is not a private affair; even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody,…

— Anonymous

Economy is the basis of society. When the economy is stable, society develops. The ideal economy combines the spiritual and the material, and the…

— Morihei Ueshiba

Some architects have a preconceived notion of what a building should be

— Curtis W. Fentress

It would clearly not be an improvement to build all houses exactly alike in order to create a perfect market for houses, and the…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

Industrialization of the building trade is a question of material. Hence the demand for a new building material is the first prerequisite.

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Home Economics stands for the ideal home life for today unhampered by the traditions of the past and the utilization of all the resources…

— Ellen Swallow Richards