Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking. Moshe Safdie architectureforwardpart Change image and share on social
You don't have to spend much time in Shanghai before you start to get all existential about the meaning of authenticity. Did you know that Shanghai is building nine satellite towns, each designed to mimic the architecture and culture of a different country? Patricia Marx architectureauthenticitybuild share on social
The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture. Peter Eisenman architecturecentralizecompromise Change image and share on social
Modern architecture needed to be part of an evolutionary, not a revolutionary, process. I. M. Pei architectureevolutionarymodern Change image and share on social
Architecture must not do violence to space or its neighbors. I. M. Pei architectureneighborspace Change image and share on social
When I started designing in school, I discovered that I had a knack for it. I fell completely in love with architecture, and I remain in love with it. Cesar Pelli architecturecompletelydesign Change image and share on social
Architecture is a service business. An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it that. Frank Gehry architectarchitectureart Change image and share on social
I went to art school in Chicago for a year at Columbia College. I had this whole master plan of getting into sustainable development and green architecture and construction, so I wanted to go to business school and then get my masters in construction and development. Nico Tortorella architectureartbusiness share on social
I like the architecture of lingerie. Colleen Atwood architecturelingerie 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
