I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build. Ayn Rand buildclientorder Change image and share on social
Building art is a synthesis of life in materialised form. We should try to bring in under the same hat not a splintered way of thinking, but all in harmony together. Alvar Aalto artbringbuild Change image and share on social
Tension is an interesting quality - and architecture must have it. There should be elements of the inexplicable, the mysterious, and the poetic in something that is perfectly rational. Annabelle Selldorf architectureelementinexplicable Change image and share on social
There's no architect who doesn't want to build a library - and I am no different. With so much scrutiny now attached to reading - because of technology and how we approach it as a social activity - that is a very exciting area in architecture. Annabelle Selldorf activityapproacharchitect share on social
Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. I'm not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place. Annabelle Selldorf agingarchitectureauthenticity share on social
Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise. Adolf Loos architectarchitecturearouse Change image and share on social
Those who look for the laws of Nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the creator. Antoni Gaudi collaboratecreatorlaw Change image and share on social
I used to think that the great thing about sculpture was that, like Stonehenge, it was something that stood against time in an adamantine way, and was an absolute mass in space. Now I try to use the language of architecture to redescribe the body as a place. Antony Gormley absoluteadamantinearchitecture share on social
I have designed the most buildings of any living American architect. Alexander Jackson Davis americanarchitectbuilding Change image and share on social
Today's developer is a poor substitute for the committed entrepreneur of the last century for whom the work of architecture represented a chance to celebrate the worth of his enterprise. Arthur Erickson architecturecelebratecentury Change image and share on social