Quotes by Architecture In 2008, when Russia attacked Georgia, Western countries took it as an isolated incident, but probably this was the start of the push against our underlying international security architecture. And this push then started a landslide which in 2014 resulted in Crimean occupation. Kersti Kaljulaid pushstartsecurityarchitecture Architecture students are generally given theoretical projects, often located at distant locations, and told to come up with a design. Alan Huffman updesignarchitecturestudents I don't separate architecture, design, or culture. What's more important is a language of creativity that carries meaning. Neri Oxman morecreativityarchitectureculture As a child, my father's architecture seemed to me to be industrial in a way. It seemed harsh and kind of chilly; I didn't respond to it. Nathaniel Kahn childmearchitecturefather The Green Climate Fund is very much a strategic building block in the architecture for financing sustainable development. Isabella Lovin buildingclimategreenarchitecture What's interesting about architects is, we always have tried to justify beauty by looking to nature, and arguably, beautiful architecture has always been looking at a model of nature. Greg Lynn architecturenaturebeautifulbeauty The artistic part of us all - I think that the easiest way to appreciate this - is through architecture. Architecture is very impressive; the beauty of buildings, temples. Carlos Slim thinkarchitecturebeautyway Observers and even some officials raise questions about the future of Greece as part of the Eurozone, while the Eurozone itself struggles to deal with fundamental flaws at the heart of its architecture. Charles Dallara futureflawsarchitectureheart In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route. Charles Eames routemoredesignarchitecture There's something very special about seeing history so clearly in front of you through that architecture that you just don't get in the U.S. If I was asked to choose where I'd most like to live, I would always choose London. Charlie Cox liveyouarchitecturehistory Mies van der Rohe's architecture and modern architecture in general suffered from not only being repetitive, but not explaining to the populous what the different rooms were for. Charles Jencks onlybeingarchitecturedifferent Sand dunes are almost like ready-made buildings in a way. All we need to do is solidify the parts that we need to be solid, and then excavate the sand, and we have our architecture. We can either excavate it by hand, or we can have the wind excavate it for us. Magnus Larsson buildingsarchitecturewindway I started off in journalism 16 years ago in Stockholm, and I wrote for a few different publications for many years. I've also worked in advertising as a copywriter and creative director, but I changed it for architecture at 25 years old. Magnus Larsson advertisingjournalismarchitecture In a way, architecture is about communication. That's an aspect of the discipline that is somewhat lacking, and there's definitely room for more progression into that area. I suppose that gives me a bit of a different edge. I'm also very, very used to doing a lot of exhaustive research and finding interesting information from different sources. Magnus Larsson mearchitecturecommunicationway In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives. Bjarke Ingels picturearchitecturescienceart I believe that architecture, as anything else in life, is evolutionary. Ideas evolve; they don't come from outer space and crash into the drawing board. Bjarke Ingels drawingarchitecturelifebelieve I wanted to be a cartoonist, but there was no cartoon academy. So I enrolled in the Royal Danish Art Academy School of Architecture. But then I really got smitten by architecture. Bjarke Ingels royalarchitectureartschool For me, architecture is the means, not the end. It's a means of making different life forms possible. Bjarke Ingels endmearchitecturelife I think architecture is rarely the product of a single ideology. It's more like it can be shaped by a really big idea. It can accommodate a lot of life forms. Bjarke Ingels thinksinglearchitecturelife People outside the profession of architecture perhaps often lack the understanding of how their physical environment comes into being. What are the processes, the concerns and considerations? What are the parameters that shape the world around them? Bjarke Ingels environmentarchitecturepeopleworld«2526272829303132333435»
