Building Quote by Minoru Yamasaki

“There are many gateways. And we may need to master all of them in order to gain full access to who we truly are.…

— Franco Santoro

Once we decided to do a tower in New York, it had to say something about our group, reflecting the mix of modernity and…

— Bernard Arnault

Up close the city constitutes an oppressive series of staircases, but from a distance it inspires fantasies of wealth and power so profound that…

— David Sedaris

“Cities have often been compared to language: you can read a city, it’s said, as you read a book. But the metaphor can be…

— Valeria Luiselli

Cities can become the engines that fuel our nation's growth and prosperity, and they can be wide gateways for families to achieve their own…

— Cory Booker

There is a sense of civic connection to the city when you light up iconic buildings or sites.

— Munira Mirza

I never cease to be thrilled when entering my own gateway... and always feel that entrance gardens should give the first sensation of rest…

— Edna Walling

As more and more architecture is finally unmasked as the mere organization of flow—shopping centers, airports—it is evident that circulation is what makes or…

— Rem Koolhaas

I think for all of us who call East St. Louis part of our heritage, we want to make a better day for the…

— Dick Durbin

There's been a big spur in downtown development with new business, restaurants and a lot of loft buying. The buses run, and there's a…

— Michael Ritchie

There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must…

— Jane Jacobs

A building is not just a place to be but a way to be.

— Frank Lloyd Wright