Architecture Quote by Shannon Taylor Scarlett

Nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century exponents of prefabrication were certain it would supplant age-old traditions of individualized design and handcrafted construction. The building art would be…

— Martin Filler

Some architects have a preconceived notion of what a building should be

— Curtis W. Fentress

The geometry reveals five development direction for applications (each with endless possibilities); dividing, dwelling, trestle, fenestration and artistic installation. I find these enabled designs…

— Dror Benshetrit

When you're able to have foundational pieces in place it allows you the opportunity to build upon those foundational pieces.

— Matthew Slater

There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great…

— Christopher Alexander

Today, when so much seems to conspire to reduce life and feeling to the most deprived and demeaning bottom line, it is more important…

— Ada Louise Huxtable

One of the stated goals of the postmodern movement in architecture was a greater sensitivity to the people who live in or use newly…

— Martin Filler

“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

“Conventional histories of architecture talk about style, and the uniqueness of buildings as though they are art objects, like paintings, independent of their context.…

— Wade Graham

In other words, each piece of the building must look as though it was designed for that particular building.

— Minoru Yamasaki

I'm very interested in buildings that have meaning for a particular place. I suppose it feels slightly rude to me if the imposed style…

— Thomas Heatherwick

“Landscape design theory has been rotting away, peacefully, like a garden temple, since the close of the eighteenth century.”

— Tom Turner