About Quote by Peter Zumthor Download Open image “My first buildings, when I was about 30, were rejected for aesthetic reasons.” — Peter Zumthor ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.3 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare About Aesthetic Beauty Buildings Engineering First Reasons Rejected Were
I just want to build the best buildings. It's not about me, it's about the buildings, creating a space where society can gather and… — Santiago Calatrava Copy Share Image
New buildings should fit naturally into their surroundings, both architecturally and historically, without denying or prettifying the concerns of our time — Gottfried Bohm Copy Share Image
I don't usually go in for reviews of buildings that aren't yet built, since you can tell only so much from drawings and plans,… — Paul Goldberger Copy Share Image
There is a deep human need for beauty and if you ignore that need in architecture your buildings will not last — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have approached the buildings as psychological and poetic manifestations - rather than from the more technical viewpoints of the architect and historian (which… — Clarence John Laughlin Copy Share Image
As a child, my father's architecture seemed to me to be industrial in a way. It seemed harsh and kind of chilly; I didn't… — Nathaniel Kahn Copy Share Image
Even here in California with more contemporary buildings. I have a real problem with the low doorframes. It's a curse! That's just another of… — Stephen Merchant Copy Share Image
There are so many constraints on the architect that public buildings almost never feel free or enjoyable. — Toyo Ito Copy Share Image
I think space, architectural space, is my thing. It's not about facade, elevation, making image, making money. My passion is creating space. — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and I hated… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
Architecture has its place in the concrete world. This is where it exists. This is where it makes its statement. — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
When I concentrate on a specific site or place for which I am going to design a building, I try to plumb its depths,… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company. — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
If you look at the Earth without architecture, its sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
The first 10 years of my professional life had only to do with running away from my father. He was a wonderful cabinet-maker, and… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
I've said goodbye to the overworked notion that architecture has to save the world. — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
My buildings should have an emotional core –a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling. — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
I work anywhere between three and 10 years on a project, depending on the size. My lifetime is finite. Therefore, I have to look… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
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That's something a lot of folks don't know about me - I'm pretty darn funny. — Michael Jai White Copy Share Image
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