Building Quote by Nellie McKay

New ideas often need old buildings.

— Jane Jacobs

Cities need old buildings so badly it is probably impossible for vigorous streets and districts to grow without them.... for really new ideas of…

— Jane Jacobs

New ideas must use old buildings

— Jane Jacobs

In New York, you have thousands of buildings that have never been renovated, that have horrible designs, that are really cramped and terrible.

— Miguel McKelvey

Old ideas can sometimes use new buildings. New ideas must use old buildings.

— Anonymous

New York's buildings must be cleaner and more energy-efficient.

— Letitia James

I wanted to preserve the old buildings, not to destroy them and build something new.

— Farah Diba

I love buildings that aren't purpose-built.

— Miranda Otto

Architecture isn't just about creating new buildings, sometimes its about retuning what's already there..

— John Pawson

If there really is no new way to be found, we are not afraid to stick with the old one that we found previously.…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that…

— Carl Sandburg

We are the only country in the world that trashes its old buildings. Too late we realize how very much we need them.

— Jackie Kennedy