Quotes by Architecture The architecture we remember is that which never consoles or comforts us. Peter Eisenman architecture comforting remember Architecture is definitely a political act. Peter Eisenman architecture political The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture. Peter Eisenman architecture compromise needs I don't believe that classical architecture is enough to engage people anymore. They say: 'So what else is new?' Peter Eisenman architecture believe people I am immersed in architecture all day, working in my office or teaching. Peter Eisenman architecture office teaching I loathe when architects only analyze architecture in intellectual, nonvisual ways. I really love direct response, and that's very pop. I don't want to discuss abstract transparencies with a bunch of kooks. Peter Marino abstract architecture intellectual I always want to encourage young artists. As the budgets get smaller, that might provide an opening for younger artists and more experimentation. Budgets had gotten quite large for art, as they had for architecture. I'm not going to cut back. The minute someone walks through my door, I go, "That's my thing and you got to let me do it." Peter Marino architecture cutting art Chandeliers are marvels of drop-dead showiness, the jewellery of architecture. Peter York jewellery chandeliers architecture I've said goodbye to the overworked notion that architecture has to save the world. Peter Zumthor architecture goodbye world Architecture is not about form Peter Zumthor architecture form In a society that celebrates the inessential, architecture can put up a resistance, counteract the waste of forms and meanings and speak its own language. Peter Zumthor resistance waste architecture I think the chance of finding beauty is higher if you don't work on it directly. Beauty in architecture is driven by practicality. This is what you learn from studying the old townscapes of the Swiss farmers. Peter Zumthor architecture chance thinking There was a time when I experienced architecture without thinking about it. Peter Zumthor architecture thinking The future of architecture is culture. Philip Johnson architecture culture Architecture is art, nothing else. Philip Johnson architecture art The automobile is the greatest catastrophe in the entire history of City architecture. Philip Johnson automobile architecture cities When a building is as good as that one, f#*@ the art. Philip Johnson building architecture art All architects want to live beyond their deaths. Philip Johnson architecture want death To sum up the state of architecture in America: ninety percent of the buildings we live in and around aren't architecture. No, that's not right - 98 percent. Philip Johnson building architecture Dressmaking is the architecture of movement Pierre Balmain architecture movement «1314151617181920212223»
