The Egyptian contribution to architecture was more concerned with remembering the dead than the living. Stephen Gardiner architectureconcerncontribution Change image and share on social
Buildings should serve people, not the other way around. John Portman buildingpeopleserve Change image and share on social
The ancient Romans built their greatest masterpieces of architecture, their amphitheaters, for wild beasts to fight in. Voltaire amphitheaterancientarchitecture Change image and share on social
I always point out to my Passover guests that the Hebrews were not living in isolation. They were at the crossroads of several great, elaborate cultures with their own mythology and religion and art and architecture and cultural belief. In fact, so many of the mythologies of the world describe the same events, just from different points of view. Harold Ramis architectureartbelief share on social
If you look at the Earth without architecture, it's sometimes a little bit unpleasant. So there is this basic human need to do shelter in the broadest sense of the word, whether it's a movie theater or a simple log cabin in the mountains. This is the core of architecture: To provide a space for human beings. Peter Zumthor architecturebasicbeing share on social
Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. Le Corbusier architectureassemblecorrect Change image and share on social
I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. Tadao Ando architecturedirectlive Change image and share on social
Writing about music is like dancing about architecture. Martin Mull architecturedancemusic Change image and share on social
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. Michael Graves architectureequityfunction Change image and share on social
The principle of the Gothic architecture is infinity made imaginable. Samuel Taylor Coleridge architecturegothicimaginable Change image and share on social