Of course I believe imaginative architecture can make a difference to people's lives, but I wish it was possible to divert some of the effort we put into ambitious museums and galleries into the basic architectural building blocks of society. Zaha Hadid ambitiousarchitecturalarchitecture share on social
Whatever good things we build end up building us. Jim Rohn buildendgood Change image and share on social
First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture. Gustav Stickley architecturebarebeauty share on social
No architecture is so haughty as that which is simple. John Ruskin architecturehaughtysimple Change image and share on social
I went into architecture a little as 'Peck's Bad Boy.' It allowed me to be a critic in a socially condoned way. James Polshek allowarchitecturebad Change image and share on social
I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year. Barry Mann architecturecollegequit Change image and share on social
Japanese traditional architecture is created based on these conditions. This is the reason you have a very high degree of connection between the outside and inside in architecture. Tadao Ando architecturebasecondition Change image and share on social
Without this spirit, Modernist architecture cannot fully exist. Since there is often a mismatch between the logic and the spirit of Modernism, I use architecture to reconcile the two. Tadao Ando architectureexistfully Change image and share on social
People can inhabit anything. And they can be miserable in anything and ecstatic in anything. More and more I think that architecture has nothing to do with it. Of course, that's both liberating and alarming. Rem Koolhaas alarmarchitectureecstatic share on social
The substance of fictional architecture is not bricks and mortar but evanescent consciousness. John Updike architecturebrickconsciousness Change image and share on social
