Quotes by Architecture I have an architecture degree; that's what my college degree is in. And that sucked. I started doing Web and CD-ROM development really early on, and then that grew into being an art director and doing advertising work. Jonathan Hickman architecturecollegeworkart The substance of fictional architecture is not bricks and mortar but evanescent consciousness. John Updike bricksconsciousnessarchitecture Dubai is a vibrant city: Big cars, big buildings... it reminds me of my home town, Hong Kong. People are always on the move here, and there's a lot going on. There are some wonderful architecture and some not-so-wonderful. John Rocha mearchitecturehomepeople Buildings should serve people, not the other way around. John Portman buildingsarchitecturepeopleway Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition. John Portman environmentalarchitecturepeople The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story. Joel Coen truestoryarchitecturedifferent When I went to school at Emerson, I was completely charmed living there and loved the architecture of the Back Bay. Joanna Going lovedbackarchitectureschool During high school, I wanted to work in architecture or engineering for no particular reason. Ji Chang-wook high-schoolarchitectureworkschool I'm not a religious person. But, when I look at a beautiful cathedral, what brings awe, what induces awe is the idea that architecture, you know, a beautiful cathedral, a beautiful building. Jason Silva lookyouarchitecturebeautiful Revived in this country the long forgotten beauties of Gothic architecture. James Wyatt architectureforgottenlongcountry I was going to be an architect. I graduated with a degree in architecture and I had a scholarship to go back to Princeton and get my Masters in architecture. I'd done theatricals in college, but I'd done them because it was fun. James Stewart architecturecollegefungraduation Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts. Vitruvius resultlearningarchitecturescience Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings. Vitruvius buildingsnothingarchitecturecare People are moving into modes of participation and self-generation, which apply to everything from museums and television to architecture. Jake Barton architecturepeopletelevisionmoving I've always been interested in art, architecture, color. Lee Radziwill alwaysarchitecturecolorart 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. Leonard Mlodinow architectureselfmindmotivational I hope you will understand that architecture has nothing to do with the inventions of forms. It is not a playground for children, young or old. Architecture is the real battleground of the spirit. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe youarchitecturehopechildren It must be understood that every architecture is bound to its time and manifests itself only in vital tasks and through the materials of its age. It has never been otherwise. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe neverarchitectureagetime Architecture is the will of an epoch translated into space. Living, Changing, New. Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only such architecture is creative. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architecturespacetomorrowtoday The problem of architecture has always been the same throughout time. Its authentic quality is reached through its proportions, and the proportions cost nothing. In fact, most of them are proportions among things, not the things themselves. Art is almost always a question of proportions. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe qualityarchitecturetimeart«2324252627282930313233»
