Quotes by Architects

I believe that we must understand the economy of the situation. Minoru Yamasaki
Situation Believe Must Economy Understand
And sometimes I'm criticized. But I think that if those who criticize us will look at the reason why the shape is this, well then, I think that they would not object so strenuously. Minoru Yamasaki
Sometimes Will Think Those Would Criticize Criticized Object Shape Look Well Then Us Reason Who Why
And I feel that we in our society should not be held by any such myth; that we should do everything we can to gain a delight and joy in our society with all the available parts of the palette. Minoru Yamasaki
Joy Myth Society Our Everything Delight Feel Parts Any Gain Available Held Should Palette
If you have white walls, human beings look better in a room than if you have red walls. Minoru Yamasaki
You Better Walls White Red Look Than Human Human Beings Room Beings
And exciting buildings are fine periodically. Minoru Yamasaki
Fine Exciting Buildings
And I like the idea of change. Because I don't see why we should hang a painting on the wall and then just not think of it anymore because it's there like a piece of furniture. Minoru Yamasaki
Change Painting Think Furniture See Idea Like Piece Because Wall Hang Just Anymore Then Should Why
I can't do everything obviously although sometimes I know that all of us wish that we could. Minoru Yamasaki
Sometimes Wish Everything Could Know Obviously Although Us
We still have very little understanding of how we can tweak form or shape at the genetic level. We certainly haven't unlocked those secrets. Mitchell Joachim
Understanding Unlocked Secrets Those Shape Genetic How Still Very Form Little Certainly Tweak Level
Homer Simpson is one of my favorite people, though he's not real. He represents the American who's filled with this 'affluenza.' He's constantly exposed to consumption and a sense of bigness, which is a part of being an American. Mitchell Joachim
People Sense Though Favorite Favorite People Constantly He Part Consumption Simpson Real American Represents Being Which Exposed Filled Homer
I like to use the analogy of going to the gym. If you go to the gym and your goal is, 'I want to look just like David Beckham,' then that drives you to do certain things. You may never look like Beckham, but it is a goal. Cities need the same thing. They need a vision and a plan for their ideal physique. Mitchell Joachim
You Vision Same Thing Analogy Cities Gym David Physique Never Drives Ideal Like Look Beckham Go Goal Same Going May Just Want Plan Then Certain Use Your Certain Things Thing Things Need
Actually it's great to be an American. I love my country. Mitchell Joachim
Love Great Country American Actually
I want my buildings to take root and look as if they've always been there. It isn't about pastiche or adapting what's already there. It's about trying to blend the future and the past. Moshe Safdie
Future Past Adapting About Take Blend Look Buildings Always Been Trying Want Root
Urban design as a discipline barely exists in most American and Canadian cities. In Singapore, there are innovative transportation strategies at work. Moshe Safdie
Work Discipline Design Innovative Cities Most Singapore Exists Canadian American Urban Barely Transportation Strategies
Architecture has joined the world of fashion, but fashion is passing and architecture is timeless. Moshe Safdie
Fashion Architecture World Joined Passing Timeless
I try firstly to make buildings humane. Moshe Safdie
Try Humane Make Buildings Firstly
Architecture is changing faster than some other professions. Moshe Safdie
Architecture Faster Other Changing Some Than Professions
Countries and places have a history, a story, and a culture. Moshe Safdie
History Culture Countries Story Places
I don't think I have a signature style that announces, 'This is a Safdie.' But I think star architects have seized an opportunity to go anywhere in the world to produce meaningless buildings. Moshe Safdie
World Opportunity Style Think Signature Architects Seized Buildings Go Anywhere Produce Meaningless Star
A house is not a machine! It's something else for living - but not a machine. Moshe Safdie
Living Else Machine Something Something Else House
There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts. Moshe Safdie
Architecture Other Arts Different Which Ethic Profound
What I want to do is try to raise the level of SCI-Arc's original mission, which was to be forward-thinking. And let's face it, if you're forward-thinking and you're dealing in concepts of new ideas, history has told us that new ideas are not always wanted by everyone. Neil Denari
History You Try Face Everyone New Mission Ideas Concepts Dealing Always New Ideas Want Wanted Which Us Original Level Raise
In L.A., cinema and television might be seen as more interesting places for architecture than ever before. Neil Denari
Architecture Cinema Seen Before Television More Than Places Interesting Might Ever
There is a very beautiful expression in the Hebrew language that's borrowed from spoken Torah... 'All is predicted, and permission is given at any point to change anything.' I think I live by this idiom in the sense that there is always a goal; there is always something to look forward to in life and my creative search, and that goal is there. Neri Oxman
Life Beautiful Change Creative Language Sense Live Think Torah Borrowed Something Given Point Spoken Look Idiom Always Permission Goal Very Any Anything Predicted Hebrew Forward Search Expression
We need to treat the planet as a system, and up until now, we've operated more as if the world were made of separate parts - this part is environment, this part is economy. But everything is connected. You can't fix global warming with a Ph.D. in thermodynamics! Neri Oxman
You World Treat Made Everything System More Part Environment Economy Global Until Global Warming Operated Parts Were Up Fix Warming Planet Separate Connected Thermodynamics Now Need
Rarely do we see immediate use of innovative technologies. I believe that the future is built by small pieces that add up. Neri Oxman
Future Believe Add Innovative Immediate See Rarely Small Pieces Built Up Use Technologies
The future of design is a future where anything material in the environment - whether it's wearables, cars, buildings - can be designed with this variation of properties and relationship with the environment that can take part in the natural ecology. Neri Oxman
Future Relationship Natural Car Design Variation Properties Ecology Take Part Environment Buildings Material Where Anything Whether Designed
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