Answers Quote by Michael Graves

Architects work in two ways. One is to respond precisely to a client's needs or demands. Another is to look at what the client…

— Rem Koolhaas

“Be the architect of your own design.”

— Tomislav Brkić

I don't know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do.

— Frank Gehry

Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of…

— Peter Zumthor

An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it…

— Frank Gehry

I tell people I would like to have been an architect. I like the creative aspect of that. I like the idea of something…

— Justin Rose

Design implies a sense of mapping something out and then you follow the plan.

— Andy Goldsworthy

There are essentially two possibilities. One is to be, shall we say, an average architect and do the same thing everywhere. The other is…

— Rem Koolhaas

As your personal architect, I promise to design and build my whole life around you.

— Anonymous

The responsibility of an architect is to create a sense of order, a sense of place, a sense of relationship.

— Richard Meier

I'm fascinated with design. I realized early that I had no talent in that direction, but I love talking with architects and designers about…

— Alex Steffen

The beauty of my profession [architecture] lies in its randomness and surprise. And don't think I can choose my projects. I have to build…

— Rem Koolhaas