I loved logic, math, computer programming. I loved systems and logic approaches. And so I just figured architecture is this perfect combination. Maya Lin approacharchitecturecombination Change image and share on social
To me, architecture is an art, naturally, and it isn't architecture unless it's alive. Alive is what art is. If it's not alive, it's dead, and it's not art. John Lautner alivearchitectureart Change image and share on social
I fought violently for the autonomy of architecture. It's a very passive, weak profession where people deliver a service. You want a blue door, you get a blue door. You want it to look neo-Spanish, you get neo-Spanish. Architecture with any authenticity represents resistance. Resistance is a good thing. Thom Mayne architectureauthenticityautonomy share on social
I don't know any architects that I respect who don't have their own voice. I think the difference between architecture and the other arts is your immersion in reality. Thom Mayne architectarchitectureart Change image and share on social
Somehow, architecture alters the way we think about the world and the way we behave. Any serious architecture, as a litmus test, has to be that. Thom Mayne alterarchitecturebehave Change image and share on social
The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally. Stephen Gardiner aestheticapplyarchitecture Change image and share on social
If I was influenced by anything, it was architecture: structure having to do with logic. If you don't do it right, the whole thing is going to cave in. In a certain sense, you can carry that to graphic design. Fortunately, however, nobody is going to die if you do it wrong. Paul Rand architecturecarrycave share on social
Architects in the past have tended to concentrate their attention on the building as a static object. I believe dynamics are more important: the dynamics of people, their interaction with spaces and environmental condition. John Portman architectattentionbuild share on social
The bungalow had more to do with how Americans live today than any other building that has gone remotely by the name of architecture in our history. Russell Lynes americanarchitecturebuild Change image and share on social
The same sort of thing happened in my dispute with the National Trust book: Follies: A National Trust Guide, which implied that the only pleasure you can get from Folly architecture is by calling the architect mad, and by laughing at the architecture. Ian Hamilton Finlay architectarchitecturebook share on social