Buildings Quote by Miguel McKelvey

“Putting art on the walls of your home or body is a very important decision to make, and one not to be taken lightly.…

— Cary G. Weldy

Architecture is the art which so disposes and adorns the edifices raised by man, that the sight of them may contribute to his mental…

— John Ruskin

The aesthetic of architecture has to be rooted in a broader idea about human activities like walking, relaxing and communicating. Architecture thinks about how…

— Thom Mayne

I think of architecture as a piece of clothing to wrap around human beings

— Toyo Ito

Buildings designed with careful attention to aesthetics arouse and enlighten their occupants and that promotes their good health.

— Robert Evans

Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being.

— Luis Barragan

What's interesting about art in public spaces is that the public really sort of takes over and uses it in ways that you didn't…

— Teresita Fernandez

I believe that artistic activities change people. You do effect change. I see architecture as a political, social and cultural act - that is…

— Thom Mayne

When works of art are presented like rare butterflies on the walls, they're decontextualized. We admire their beauty, and I have nothing against that,…

— Hans Haacke

“Look at walls splashed with a number of stains, or stones of various mixed colours. If you have to invent some scene, you can…

— Leonardo da Vinci

Buildings are deeply emotive structures which form our psyche. People think they're just things they maneuver through, but the makeup of a person is…

— David Adjaye

The perennial architectural debate has always been, and will continue to be, about art versus use, visions versus pragmatism, aesthetics versus social responsibility. In…

— Ada Louise Huxtable