Assembly Quote by Martin Filler

Nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century exponents of prefabrication were certain it would supplant age-old traditions of individualized design and handcrafted construction. The building art would be…

— Martin Filler

I do not think it is an advantage to build planned packaged houses. If you prefabricate a house completely, it becomes an unnecessary restriction.

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

One of the most persistent yet elusive dreams of the Modern Movement in architecture has been prefabrication: industrially made structures that can be assembled…

— Martin Filler

For precocity some great price is always demanded sooner or later in life.

— Margaret Fuller

What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.

— Barbara Kruger

People in the precariat rely very heavily on money wages.

— Guy Standing

... trying to control construction costs is like trying to control the cost of a hospital stay. You may not realize that when you…

— Margo Kaufman

Making anything more labor-intensive makes it more expensive.

— Michael Shellenberger

The most expensive part of building is the mistakes.

— Ken Follett

To get people to pay for something that you built, it has to be of service. It has to make somebody's life better.

— Jimmy Iovine

Construction is a matter of optimism; its a matter of facing the future with confidence.

— Cesar Pelli

Builders need to take their preeminent position back from the traders for the economy of the future to flourish.

— Richard Florida