"Architecture has to be greater than just architecture.……" — Samuel Mockbee
"Architecture has to be greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic values. On top of that, the one true gift that an architect has is his or her imagination. We take something ordinary and elevate it to something extraordinary."
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Samuel Mockbee
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10 Quotes by Samuel Mockbee
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Take something ordinary and elevate it to something extraordinary.
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The hand expresses what the heart already knows.
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The meaning resides in one's own experience, making the everyday the exceptional.
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It's not about your greatness as an architect, but your compassion
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I tell my students, it's got to be warm, dry, and noble.
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Theory and practice are not only interwoven with one’s culture but with the responsibility of shaping the environment, of breaking…
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If architecture is going to nudge, cajole, and inspire a community to challenge the status quo into making responsible changes,…
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Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul, architects should lead in procuring social and environmental change.
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The Goal is not to have a warm, dry house, but to have a warm, dry house with a spirit…
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