About Quote by Peter Zumthor

When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's…

— Peter Zumthor

Architecture is about ideas in the first place. You don't get to design until you have an idea.

— Lebbeus Woods

What I try to do is the art of building, and the art of building is the art of construction; it is not only…

— Peter Zumthor

I got into architecture because I was searching for a way to produce in the world. I went to art school and thought I…

— David Adjaye

When I design buildings, I think of the overall composition, much as the parts of a body would fit together. On top of that,…

— Tadao Ando

I have a very strong sense of architecture in my novels. But at first it's sometimes like building a doorknob before you have a…

— Nicole Krauss

I don't think architecture should be considered as an art form in the first instance. Whenever I say that, it makes people really angry.…

— James Polshek

Early in my career, I tried to bring an artistic feeling to architecture. That's really the intent and impression of what I think about:…

— Ma Yansong

I don't like building, I'm not a carpenter, I don't like constructions particularly and things like that, but placements and the kinds of psychological…

— Julian Schnabel

I tell people I would like to have been an architect. I like the creative aspect of that. I like the idea of something…

— Justin Rose

I object to the hegemony of form in contemporary architecture. We have very advanced technological tools, but ultimately, we create buildings exactly like we…

— Neri Oxman

If, early on, you know how things are put together, then you can build. The architect is in charge of making - he is…

— Peter Zumthor