Architecture Quote by Samuel Mockbee

As architects we have a responsibility to society

— Richard Rogers

I think architects have a major role in being responsible for illustrating what the future could be. Because of the very strong political and…

— Ma Yansong

“Even if the chance of impacting global change is slight and we don't know our chances of success, our ethical obligation is not simply…

— Graham Owen

“… architects are not acting for themselves but on behalf of others, and this means acting ethically. It is to ethics that we now turn.”

— Jeremy Till

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning

— Kenzo Tange

In the past, young, talented architects worked together to form a strong social agenda and communicate with a larger audience. That's what today's architecture…

— Ma Yansong

If you're serious about being an architect, you've got to learn how to take responsibility.

— Frank Gehry

Architecture, in itself, at the end of the day, is a rational profession.

— Jimenez Lai

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

Architecture has always been a very idealistic profession. It's about making the world a better place and it works over the generations because people…

— Frank Gehry

The conservative values that are emerging, it may not effect architecture immediately but it will effect society and that's what worries me.

— Zaha Hadid

It’s time for architecture to do things again, not just represent things.

— Joshua Prince-Ramus