"Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for……" — Samuel Mockbee
"Everyone, rich or poor, deserves a shelter for the soul, architects should lead in procuring social and environmental change."
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10 Quotes by Samuel Mockbee
Samuel Mockbee has 10 quotes on this site.
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Take something ordinary and elevate it to something extraordinary.
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Architecture has to be greater than just architecture. It has to address social values, as well as technical and aesthetic…
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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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The Goal is not to have a warm, dry house, but to have a warm, dry house with a spirit…
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