Architecture Quote by Paul Auster

Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil…

— Frank Stella

Here, then, is what I wanted to tell you of my architecture. I created it with courage and idealism, but also with an awareness…

— Oscar Niemeyer

I fought violently for the autonomy of architecture. It's a very passive, weak profession where people deliver a service. You want a blue door,…

— Thom Mayne

My weakness ... is architecture. I think of my work as ephemeral architecture, dedicated to the beauty of the female body.

— Christian Dior

I strive for an architecture from which nothing can be taken away.

— Helmut Jahn

Build your architecture from what is beneath your feet.

— Hassan Fathy

Discontent is the catalyst for change.

— Mike Murdock

“Taking architecture seriously therefore makes some singular strenuous demands upon us. It requires that we open ourselves to the idea that we are affected…

— Alain de Botton

“If you find yourself surrounded by negative, whiny, sarcastic people, consider the architecture of your life and think about doing a little renovation. ”

— Matt Tullos

Discontent is a good thing: discontented people can modify and improve their worlds, leave them better, leave them different.

— Neil Gaiman

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

I am obsessed with architecture. It is true, I am restless, trying to find myself as an architect and how best to contribute in…

— Frank Gehry