Do I provoke as a method of investigation? Of course. That's the essence of architecture. Do I do it with gusto? I do. Thom Mayne architectureessencegusto Change image and share on social
Architecture is the beginning of something because it's - if you're not involved in first principles, if you're not involved in the absolute, the beginning of that generative process, it's cake decoration. Thom Mayne absolutearchitecturebegin share on social
There is a lot of bad architecture. What we need more is to look at how our landscape should look in the next decades. Dieter Rams architecturebaddecade Change image and share on social
I think it is widely agreed that Carl Steinitz, over the 50 years he taught at Harvard, has been one of the most important figures in influencing the theory and practice of landscape architecture and the application of computer technology to planning. Jack Dangermond agreeapplicationarchitecture share on social
So what we have tried to do in our later buildings is to try to be completely consistent, as a painter is consistent or as a sculptor is consistent. Architecture also must be very consistent. Minoru Yamasaki architecturebuildingcompletely Change image and share on social
Half of architecture students are women, and you see respected, established female architects all the time. Zaha Hadid architectarchitectureestablish Change image and share on social
We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it. John Ruskin buildingdutygoodness Change image and share on social
I've always been attracted to classic patterns in architecture, music and drama. Robert Wilson architectureattractclassic Change image and share on social
In L.A., cinema and television might be seen as more interesting places for architecture than ever before. Neil Denari architecturecinemainterest Change image and share on social
Spiritual space is lost in gaining convenience. I saw the need to create a mixture of Japanese spiritual culture and modern western architecture. Tadao Ando architectureconveniencecreate Change image and share on social