Architecture Quotes - Page 3

I think about architecture all the time. That's the problem. But I've always been like that. I dream it sometimes.

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, th... -Oscar Niemeyer

It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms.

The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics.

I founded a club, which is called the Brutally Early Club. It's basically a breakfast salon for the 21st century where art meets science meets architecture meets literature.

Perhaps because my town was so naturally gothic in its architecture and relative isolation - the roads often closed in winter - my stories tended toward the ghostly and the creepily suspenseful right from the get-go.

The substance of fictional architecture is not bri... -John Updike

The substance of fictional architecture is not bricks and mortar but evanescent consciousness.

If architecture is frozen music then music must be... -Quincy Jones

If architecture is frozen music then music must be liquid architecture.

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This quote metaphorically links architecture to frozen music, suggesting that both art forms share a sense of harmony and rhythm. It implies that music, in contrast, possesses a fluidity and emotional expression similar to architectural design.

Maybe we can show government how to operate better as a result of better architecture. Eventually, I think Chicago will be the most beautiful great city left in the world.

There is still a real need for good quality architecture, not paper architecture, but the real stuff.

Architecture is by definition a very collaborative... -Joshua Prince-Ramus

Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process.

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This quote emphasizes that architecture inherently involves collaboration and teamwork. It suggests that successful architectural endeavors require the collective efforts of architects, engineers, designers, clients, and other stakeholders, highlighting the collaborative nature of the design, planning, and realization of architectural projects.

About 1998, when 'Wide World of Sports' and the 'Footy Show' came to an end for me, I couldn't type. When I started architecture, it was a very aesthetic, creative, an almost art process, where lettering and thick line were how you expressed yourself on the paper.

I like to make a tour round the pitch before games to look at the architecture, the colours in the stadium, the sky, to feel the atmosphere growing.

Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hea... -Martin Filler

Architecture is not a profession for the faint-hearted, the weak-willed, or the short-lived.

There is a lot of bad architecture. What we need more is to look at how our landscape should look in the next decades.

The difference between good and bad architecture i... -David Chipperfield

The difference between good and bad architecture is the time you spend on it.

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This quote suggests that the quality of architecture is directly influenced by the time and effort invested in its design and execution. It implies that careful planning and attention to detail result in good architecture, while haste and neglect lead to inferior outcomes.

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture t... -Stephen Gardiner

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest.

When I write now I do not invent situation, characters, or actions, but rather structures and discursive forms, textual groupings which are combined according to secret affinities among themselves, as in architecture or the plastic arts.

Every time a student walks past a really urgent, expressive piece of architecture that belongs to his college, it can help reassure him that he does have that mind, does have that soul.

Architecture is definitely a political act.

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This quote emphasizes the political nature of architecture, suggesting that the design and use of space can have social, economic, and cultural implications that align with political agendas or ideologies. It suggests that architectural choices can be intentional statements of power and authority.

I've spent a lot of very happy times in Edinburgh as a result of playing virtually every festival since 1996. It's also a beautiful city in its own right, is walkable, within sight of the sea and mountains - and was too far north for the Luftwaffe to have done any damage, hence the spectacularly beautiful architecture.

But I absolutely believe that architecture is a social activity that has to do with some sort of communication or places of interaction, and that to change the environment is to change behaviour.

When I was young and used to look at Chinese architecture, there was no clear definition between what was landscaping and what was architecture.

'Clothespin' was the first city monument on a large scale that could compete with the architecture around it.

Architecture is the learned game, correct and magn... -Le Corbusier

Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.

Writing about music is like dancing about architec... -Martin Mull

Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.

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This quote humorously highlights the difficulty of capturing the essence of one art form (music) through another (writing) by comparing it to the absurdity of dancing to convey the concept of architecture. It implies that some art forms defy direct translation or description.

My passion and great enjoyment for architecture, and the reason the older I get the more I enjoy it, is because I believe we - architects - can effect the quality of life of the people.

I was a student at Columbia College, actually, in the Architecture school. Paul would drive in from Queens, showing me these new songs. I can't remember us working it out.

You need a prince to make a town in an intellectual sense. Developers want to make money. If they cared about architecture, they'd become architects. I've had so many projects that never came off because they had no sponsor, and not because they were utopian. I just want to build a town that's normal.

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning... -Richard Rogers

Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower.

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This quote recognizes the inherently slow pace of the architecture and city planning industries. It implies that the process of designing and constructing buildings, as well as planning and shaping urban spaces, requires careful deliberation, coordination, and time. It highlights the patient and deliberate nature of these professional domains.

My architecture is the architecture of survival.

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This quote suggests that the speaker's architectural approach focuses on creating structures that serve practical and survival-oriented purposes. It implies a utilitarian and problem-solving approach to design, emphasizing the importance of functionality and efficiency.

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