Quotes by Architects

All my work is much more peaceful than I am. Maya Lin
Work All My Work More Am Than Much Peaceful
Some of your teachers are actually closer in age to you than you think. Maya Lin
You Age Think Some Than Closer Your Teachers Actually
I was probably the first kid in my high school to go to Yale. I applied almost as a lark. Then, when I got there, I was the dumbest person in your class. Maya Lin
Class School First Kid High High School Almost Yale Got Go Dumbest Person Then Your Lark Applied
You should be having more fun in high school, exploring things because you want to explore them and learning because you love learning-not worrying about competition. Maya Lin
Love You Learning Competition School Worrying High High School About Having More Because Want Them Should Explore Exploring Fun Things
I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. Maya Lin
Architecture Programming Approaches Systems Logic Perfect Computer Combination Math Just Loved Figured
It was a requirement by the veterans to list the 57,000 names. We're reaching a time that we'll acknowledge the individual in a war on a national level. Maya Lin
War Time Veterans National Individual Names Reaching List Acknowledge Requirement Level
The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost. Maya Lin
War Lost Approach Definition Individual Modern Acknowledgement Lives
OK, it was black, it was below grade, I was female, Asian American, young, too young to have served. Yet I think none of the opposition in that sense hurt me. Maya Lin
Me Hurt Black Young Sense Think Too OK Female None Opposition American Grade Asian Asian-American Served Below
Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have. Maya Lin
Thought Warmth
How we are using up our home, how we are living and polluting the planet is frightening. It was evident when I was a child. It's more evident now. Maya Lin
Home Living Our Evident More How Up Frightening Child Polluting Planet Using Now
It sounds really over the top to say you're responsible for the city of New York, but I do feel responsibility to the city of New York, to this country, to people everywhere. So many people were affected by the events of September 11, and I feel this is one of the ways that that event will be understood and defined. Michael Arad
You People Events Will Responsibility Country September Top Defined Everywhere Say Ways Responsible City Feel Over New Over-The-Top Understood Sounds Were Affected York So Many People New York Really Many Event
When I was in the Army, the unit I served in, you could never stop. It was a volunteer unit, and there was a fairly high rate of attrition. The people who stayed through are the people who were either great at it or the people who just didn't know how to stop. And I fell into that second category. Michael Arad
Great You Army People High Stayed Rate Could Through Never Volunteer Never Stop Category Know Fell Fairly Attrition How Were Just Stop Either Who Unit Served Second
It was really a magical moment, to see this idea that's in your head. Michael Arad
See Magical Head Idea Really Your Moment
I think my desire to imagine a future for this site came out of trying to come to terms with the emotions that day aroused. Michael Arad
Future Day Emotions Think Out Come Terms Aroused Came Trying Site Desire Imagine
I built a series of supporters that had my back. I never abused that trust. You can't cry wolf. You have to solve most problems yourself. Michael Arad
You Trust Yourself Problems Wolf Back Solve Never Had Supporters Abuse Most Cry Built Series
I'm a little more measured. That sense of urgency I thought accompanied things - it can take a little longer. You have to take the long view. Michael Arad
You Thought Long Sense More Take Longer Accompanied Little Urgency View Measured Things
No rendering can really simulate the way the light bounces off the bronze panel. From some angles, it's almost a mirror, and from others it's a matte surface. Michael Arad
Light Mirror Others Panel Way Bronze Some Angles Simulate Almost Rendering Surface Off Really
How do you design it so that people can form a space of their own, and feel quiet and contemplative? Michael Arad
You People Space Own Design Feel Contemplative How Quiet Form
If I wasn't going to live in Israel, I had to live in New York. Michael Arad
Live Had New Israel York Going New York
There are bound to be differences in any artistic collaboration with landscape elements, or theater, of lighting elements. Michael Arad
Differences Collaboration Bound Lighting Any Artistic Theater Landscape Elements
Instead of using the machine as a metaphor for architecture, as Le Corbusier did, I use the human body. I want the public to know that it's them I'm designing for. Michael Graves
Architecture Machine Instead Know Metaphor Did Human Want Human Body Public Them Body Use Using Designing
Good design should be available to everyone - and I do mean everyone. What I spent on the wheelchair I'm in could buy a small Mercedes. It's not only unfair to me; it's unfair to someone who's indigent but has the same needs. My goal is to make all objects affordable. Michael Graves
Buy Good Needs Me Unfair Design Everyone Spent Someone Objects Only Small Could Mercedes Make Goal Affordable Same Wheelchair Available Mean Should
I believe well-designed places and objects can actually improve healing, while poor design can inhibit it. Michael Graves
Healing Believe Design Objects Improve While Places Poor Inhibit Actually
Good design to me is both appearance and functionality together. It's the experience that makes it good design. Michael Graves
Good Me Together Experience Design Both Makes Appearance Functionality
As a child, I was obsessed with drawing things, like Mickey and Donald. And houses. My mother was worried I'd become an artist. Michael Graves
Mother Become Worried Drawing Obsessed Like Houses Child Donald Mickey Artist Things
I don't care what people call me, labels have the negative value of making smaller boundaries for people. Michael Graves
Me People Care Negative Value Smaller Boundaries Call Making Labels dont Care
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