Quotes by Architecture Architecture depends on its time. It is the crystallization of its inner structure, the slow unfolding of its form. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe slowstructurearchitecturetime Architecture is always the will of the age conceived as space - nothing else. Until this simple truth is clearly recognized, the struggle over the foundation of a new architecture confident in its aims and powerful in its impact cannot be realized; until then, it is destined to remain a chaos of uncoordinated forces. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architecturesimpletruthage Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only this architecture creates. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architecturetomorrowyesterdaytoday I live in a craftsman house, but I'm a big fan of modernist and mid-century furniture and architecture, too. But my dream is to do a truly original chair design, something that is all these different things but is my own, too. Luke Macfarlane livemy-ownarchitecturedream Form follows function. Louis Sullivan followsfunctionarchitectureform I was born and spent my first five years in Chester, an ancient city that retains some of its Roman walls and fortifications and contains a great medieval cathedral, as well as Tudor, Stuart and early 19th century architecture. Visiting these things was free, and my parents - who had little money - made the most of this. Linda Colley cityparentsarchitecturemoney For me, architecture is not just creating a space to protect people but to make them dream as well. Mario Botta mearchitecturespacepeople To me it was fascinating, the idea of going to university and studying a subject - architecture - that I had already faced in building some small houses. Mario Botta smallmebuildingarchitecture The Academy of Architecture in Mendrisio comes from afar. Our land has a millennial history of emigrations: master masons, architects, builders, decorators, plasterers, artists from the world of building. Mario Botta buildingarchitecturehistoryworld In 1996, I took advantage of some favourable circumstances to propose to the state of the Ticino Canton the foundation of the Academy of Architecture and, with it, an Italian-speaking university in Switzerland. Mario Botta foundationarchitecturecircumstances Great architecture of the past was always clear. SFMOMA is still a simple building to understand. Mario Botta greatarchitecturesimplepast Buildings in modern cities have lost their metaphoric aspect. Much contemporary architecture is very fragmented and busy on the outside. It's like a skin or a skull, but you don't know what's inside. Mario Botta skinyouarchitecturebusy Church architecture describes visually the idea of the sacred, which is a fundamental need of man. Mario Botta needmanarchitecturechurch The architecture for 'Paladin' - given that it's at least three books, with the possibility of more - turned out to be bigger than anything I've ever created, with multiple levels of reality, interlocking mysteries and a terabyte of time frame. Mark Frost architecturethreetimereality Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Martin Mull likearchitecturemusicwriting I love art in general - architecture, anything creative. Matthew Ramsey architecturecreativeloveart Architecture was always the plan. I always figured I'd just do theater on the side. Michael Lomenda planjustalwaysarchitecture The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. Milton Friedman neverarchitecturegovernmentscience 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 knowarchitecturebodywant I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention. Michael Graves architecturemusicpoetrytruth«2425262728293031323334»
