Buildings Quote by Richard Rogers Download Open image “In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like.” — Richard Rogers ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Buildings Contrast Like Medieval Sit
I believe very much in a dialogue between buildings - I believe it's always been there. I think buildings have different identities and live… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Classical buildings endure because they are loved, admired and accepted, and enjoy an innate adaption to human needs and purposes. — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
Italy is full of historical buildings. And Europe holds a great history of philosophy from Greece until today. I read all those books and… — Tadao Ando Copy Share Image
The architecture in Florence is light years ahead of anywhere I've ever been in terms of beauty and design. — Evan Mock Copy Share Image
I was brought up in Florence, a beautiful medieval town whose rhythm is completely in antiquity. — Oleg Cassini Copy Share Image
Borne out of this, starting around the 17th Century was the Baroque era. It is my view that it is one of the architectural… — Harry Seidler Copy Share Image
Florence is probably one of the most beautiful cities in Italy. It's very quiet as well - there's not much nightlife - so it… — Peter Dundas Copy Share Image
I cannot look at modern buildings without thinking of historical ones. — Kevin McCloud 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
In this tour around the world I was not interested in contemporary buildings because I had seen contemporary buildings actually until they came out… — Minoru Yamasaki Copy Share Image
Some ruins of ancient times are much more beautiful than the best buildings of modern eras! — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
After about the first Millennium, Italy was the cradle of Romanesque architecture, which spread throughout Europe, much of it extending the structural daring with… — Harry Seidler Copy Share Image
There is a Jewish tradition of family, too, but then not all Italian or Jewish families are close. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I cycle, which is a healthy thing for an 80-year-old to do. I rarely go further than five miles, but in those five miles… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
My mother was very family-oriented. And I do love being with my children. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Family is everything, although I've been fortunate enough to have worked with some of the most amazing minds over the years, including Renzo Piano,… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Watching TV on your own is not very inspiring. But meeting people is where you get new ideas and get things done. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Education in British schools isn't good enough. It's not remotely imaginative enough. It lets down too many children, excluding them from society, and, as… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I love cities, I spend most of my life talking about cities. And the design of cities does have an effect on your life.… — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
There has to be policies about that, about what materials we use and so on. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
Suburban sprawl leads to social atomisation and fragmentation and is environmentally disastrous, as carbon-intensive car journeys displace local shops and replace public transport. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I always thought if I was born 2000 years earlier, I would be a monk, probably carving a monastery or some giant pantheon buildings. — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
Seoul will strictly limit the total greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and expand the construction of zero-energy buildings. — Park Won-soon Copy Share Image
I grew up in a big sky country. Then I lived in Manhattan, where you can only see the sky between buildings, and then… — Linda Ronstadt Copy Share Image
The human animal originally came from out-of-doors. When spring begins to move in his bones, he just must get out again. Moreover, as civilization,… — Herbert Hoover Copy Share Image
“The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
Extreme weather threatens our energy and electric grid, federal buildings, transportation infrastructure, access to natural resources, public health, our relationships across the globe, and… — Matt Cartwright Copy Share Image
In New York, we're always confined with spaces. Our restaurants are difficult to navigate as cooks and to operate. We fight against the buildings… — David Chang Copy Share Image
Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time. — Richard Rogers Copy Share Image
I don't like to talk about sustainability, because sometimes I see green buildings that don't appear any different from those in the past. — Ma Yansong Copy Share Image
Once I tried to make a standardization of staircases. Probably that is one of the oldest of the standardizations. Of course, we design new… — Alvar Aalto Copy Share Image
When I first came to New York City, what I was thrilled about was not the Empire State Building, or the Statue of Liberty;… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
I come from Canada, and maternity leave is six months to a year, and they also have paternity leave, and I think that there's… — Cobie Smulders Copy Share Image