Architecture Quote by Miguel McKelvey

When you are only one vendor, there is a very low rate of innovation. You think the old architecture is just fine, and it…

— Peter Levine

As much as we may want to withdraw into a world of pure problem solving, we have to acknowledge that the most successful architectures…

— Jesse James Garrett

I think architecture should be a stage, not something too material - more of an environment, not a product.

— Ma Yansong

“architects need to shift their thinking away from creating the perfect end product, and instead focus on helping create a framework in which the…

— Sam Newman

Architects love to rethink a project - that's what we do. If something is successful, like a house or a kettle, in this case,…

— Michael Graves

I understand that, today, some developers are asking architects to design eye-catching, iconic buildings. Fortunately, I've not had that kind of client so far.

— Fumihiko Maki

Architects are not clients. We can't build without something to built.

— Richard Rogers

Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand.

— Toyo Ito

The current state of architecture and design requires extensive collaboration and an investigative attitude and we continue to research and develop new technologies.

— Zaha Hadid

There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.

— Peter Zumthor

Architects typically inherit programmes or sites. We maybe twist the programme a little bit, bring our own invention into it, and we feel perfectly…

— Elizabeth Diller

Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to…

— Philip Johnson