Architecture Quotes - Page 4

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.

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

In any architecture, there is an equity between th... -Michael Graves

In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function.

I have at last admitted that not only was I angry with my mother, but, in fact, I wanted to destroy her as a child. And I was so concerned to be a woman who was different from my mother that I had this vast architecture of rules.

I have a thing for clean lines and beautiful form that I attribute to my four years in Tokyo and Kyoto. I also appreciate traditional architecture and a warm palette that I think my Midwest upbringing has something to do with.

Cost overruns are not uncommon in architecture, particularly for designs that depart from structural or technological norms, or demand a finer quality of execution than commercial schemes - conditions typical of buildings for cultural institutions. Budgets are exceeded for many reasons, not all of them within an architect's control.

When you go to a normal architecture firm they aren't going to be innovative in terms of their systems. They're not going to be thinking of the whole lifespan of this project, or how do we document every single light bulb, or every product, so that when a chair breaks in a conference room, we can replace it right away.

I really love Miami, but I don't think the archite... -Zaha Hadid

I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.

I like things that are kind of eclectic, when one thing doesn't go with another. That's why I love Rome. The town itself is that way. It's where Fascist architecture meets classic Renaissance, where the ancient bangs up against the contemporary. It has a touch of everything. That's my style, and that's what my work is about.

Forms in nature are a byproduct of a reciprocal action between a given material and the conditions of the environment. But in architecture, the process is the direct opposite: First you decide on the form, and then you think how to build it in reality.

You don't need to go to Rome, Prague or Vienna to find wonderful architecture, amazing stories and suprising, hidden gems.

Architecture begins when you place two bricks care... -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Architecture begins when you place two bricks carefully together.

Discovering the context

This quote suggests that the process of creating architecture starts with the thoughtful arrangement of fundamental building blocks, symbolized by two bricks. It implies that architecture is born from careful attention to detail and the precise composition of elements.

Do I provoke as a method of investigation? Of course. That's the essence of architecture. Do I do it with gusto? I do.

Architecture is a result of a process of asking questions and testing them and re-interrogating and changing in a repetitive way.

Wherever technology reaches its real fulfillment, ... -Ludwig Mies van der Rohe

Wherever technology reaches its real fulfillment, it transcends into architecture.

Discovering the context

This quote suggests that when technology achieves its true potential, it becomes integrated into architectural design and construction. It implies that advanced technology can elevate architecture, leading to new possibilities and innovations in the field.

I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there was no cartoon academy. So I enrolled in the Royal Danish Art Academy School of Architecture. But then I really got smitten by architecture.

There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics.

Our subliminal mental processes operate outside awareness because they arise in these portions of our mind that are inaccessible to our conscious self; their inaccessibility is due to the architecture of the brain rather than because they have been subject to Freudian motivational forces like repression.

Architecture is changing faster than some other pr... -Moshe Safdie

Architecture is changing faster than some other professions.

Discovering the context

This quote asserts that the field of architecture is undergoing rapid transformations at a pace exceeding that of certain other professional domains. It implies an awareness of the dynamic nature of architecture, including evolving design practices, technological advancements, and shifting societal, cultural, and environmental contexts that impact architectural approaches and discourse.

Winning a competition in architecture is a ticket to oblivion. It's just an idea. Ninety-nine per cent never get built.

The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models.

Architecture is always political.

Discovering the context

This quote asserts that architecture is inherently connected to political issues and considerations. It implies that architectural decisions and design choices can have far-reaching social, economic, and political implications beyond their aesthetic or functional aspects.

Buildings in modern cities have lost their metaphoric aspect. Much contemporary architecture is very fragmented and busy on the outside. It's like a skin or a skull, but you don't know what's inside.

Melrose is the finest remaining specimen of Gothic architecture in Scotland. Some of the sculptured flowers in the cloister arches are remarkably beautiful and delicate, and the two windows - the south and east oriels - are of a lightness and grace of execution really surprising.

For a long time, nobody had figured out Informatio... -Jeffrey Zeldman

For a long time, nobody had figured out Information Architecture, so we all just made stuff up.

Any architectural project we do takes at least four or five years, so increasingly there is a discrepancy between the acceleration of culture and the continuing slowness of architecture.

I would like to use architecture to create bonds between people who live in cities, and even use it to recover the communities that used to exist in every single city.

Each new situation requires a new architecture.

Discovering the context

This quote emphasizes the contextual nature of architecture, suggesting that every project requires a fresh and tailored design approach to suit its unique circumstances and challenges. It implies that site-specific considerations are essential in architectural design.

I think the artistic side of architecture was natu... -I. M. Pei

I think the artistic side of architecture was natural to me. My mother was an artist and a poet.

When I visit any cathedral, it reminds me of being with my grandparents. They weren't particularly religious, but my grandfather was obsessed with architecture.

Architecture Quotes - Page 4

Popular Topic