Architect Quote by R. Buckminster Fuller

I think we need to question this idea that architecture is about making buildings. Actually, a building is about the most expensive solution you…

— Suman Rai

Today, we have sophisticated building technology: we can calculate and simulate the environments and performance of the building, the thermal exposure of envelop, or…

— Bjarke Ingels

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

The relative majesty of buildings depends more on the weight and vigour of their masses than any other tribute of their design.

— John Ruskin

“In architecture volume can be seen to be either a portion of space contained and defined by wall, floor and ceiling or roof planes…

— Francis D.K. Ching

“But can there ever be a 100 per-cent achievement in architecture? I only distrust those who take that level of satisfaction in their work.…

— Kengo Kuma

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

Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How…

— Jeremy Renner

Architecture is about public space held by buildings.

— Richard Rogers

It's important for people who criticise architects - whether what they build is or isn't to your taste - to appreciate how they devote…

— Thomas Heatherwick

We must be as familiar with the functions of our building as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what…

— Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

“The notion of buildings that speak helps us to place at the very centre of our architectural conundrums the question of the values we…

— Alain de Botton