All those involved in the construction of an architectural design, from the architect to the builder, have an attachment to the architecture, although it's difficult to quantify the attachment. Tadao Ando architectarchitecturalarchitecture Change image and share on social
Infrastructure is much more important than architecture. Rem Koolhaas architectureimportantinfrastructure Change image and share on social
In graduate school, I decide to write my doctoral thesis on how Italian architecture influenced English playwrights of the seventeenth century. I wonder why certain playwrights decided to set their tragedies, written in English, in Italian palaces. Jhumpa Lahiri architecturecenturydecide share on social
Architecture is inhabited sculpture. Constantin Brancusi architectureinhabitsculpture Change image and share on social
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
I was a student at Columbia College, actually, in the Architecture school. Paul would drive in from Queens, showing me these new songs. I can't remember us working it out. Art Garfunkel architecturecollegecolumbia 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