1028 quotes by architects for you to enjoy

The process I go through in the art and the architecture, I actually want it to be almost childlike. Sometimes I think it's magical. Maya Lin

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When I was building the Vietnam Memorial, I never once asked the veterans what it was like in the war, because from my point of view, you don't pry into other people's business. Maya Lin

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On the first day I got my wheelchair, I was also given all my clothes for the next day, a little pile on the chair. I was so proud of myself for getting it all on - the socks and everything. Dressing is a struggle, and it can take up to an hour and a half. Michael Graves

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I think you need to, as an architect, understand the essence of a place and create a building that feels like it resonates with the culture of a place. So my buildings in India or in Kansas City or in Arkansas or in Singapore, they come out different because the places are so different. Moshe Safdie

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There are those airports which make you feel better, and there are those airports that, when you go there, your heart sinks: you can't wait to get out of there. They both function as airports, but it's the things that you can't measure that make them different. Norman Foster

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My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their company. Peter Zumthor

Me Relationship Plants Like Make Becomes Quiet Closer Company

Every time I imagine a garden in an architectural setting, it turns into a magical place. I think of gardens I have seen, that I believe I have seen, that I long to see, surrounded by simple walls, columns, arcades or the facades of buildings - sheltered places of great intimacy where I want to stay for a long time. Peter Zumthor

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Dullness is the enemy. Philip Johnson

Enemy Dullness

The day I went to see my father to say I wanted to become an architect, he was a bit surprised, because for him being a builder is much more than being just an architect. He was very angry, and I never thought I could do something else. Renzo Piano

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The difference between a builder and an architect is that an architect also cares about desire, about dreams. Renzo Piano

Dreams Cares About Architect Between Also Builder Difference Desire

Architecture is about public space held by buildings. Richard Rogers

Architecture Space About Buildings Public Held

Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're based on Western methods and materials. Tadao Ando

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In the West there has always been the attempt to try make the religious building, whether it's a Medieval or Renaissance church, an eternal object for the celebration of God. The material chosen, such as stone, brick, or concrete, is meant to eternally preserve what is inside. Tadao Ando

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