Architecture Quote by Thom Mayne

Architecture is politics.

— Mitchell Kapor

Architecture is a political act, by nature. It has to do with the relationships between people and how they decide to change their conditions…

— Lebbeus Woods

Architecture will always express the technical and social progress of the country in which it is carried out. If we wish to give it…

— Oscar Niemeyer

I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of…

— Tadao Ando

In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want…

— Bjarke Ingels

Architecture is an imposed art in some ways, imposed upon the public, so people must be sure about what you're doing. You have to…

— Renzo Piano

I think, you know, architecture should not just be something that follows up on events but be a leader of events ... by implementing…

— Lebbeus Woods

I believe that architecture is a pragmatic art. To become art it must be built on a foundation of necessity.

— I. M. Pei

It is not with architecture that one can disseminate any political ideology.

— Oscar Niemeyer

Architecture is not a private affair; even a house must serve a whole family and its friends, and most buildings are used by everybody,…

— Anonymous

Architecture is definitely a political act.

— Peter Eisenman

Architecture and architectural freedom are above all a social issue that must be seen from inside a political structure, not from outside it,

— Anonymous