I don't think that architecture is only about shelter, is only about a very simple enclosure. It should be able to excite you, to calm you, to make you think. Zaha Hadid architecturecalmenclosure Change image and share on social
Information and inspiration are everywhere... history, art, architecture, everything an illustrator needs. Europe is, after all, the land that has generated most of the enduring myths and legends of Western culture. John Howe architectureartculture share on social
That Moorish architecture is all over the place, of course. It affects me everywhere I see it, as it does so many people. But Brand Library was a special place to me, and I know I've paid homage to it many times in my drawings. Jim Woodring affectarchitecturebrand 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 don't think architecture should be considered as an art form in the first instance. Whenever I say that, it makes people really angry. But this is a very political profession in the Grecian sense. I believe there have to be reasons for every building, and that the ideas should not be self-referential. James Polshek angryarchitectureart share on social
Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're based on Western methods and materials. Tadao Ando actualarchitecturalarchitecture share on social
Infrastructure is much more important than architecture. Rem Koolhaas architectureimportantinfrastructure 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
Escape from the architecture ghetto is one of the major drivers and has been from the very beginning. Rem Koolhaas architecturebegindriver Change image and share on social
Architecture is not merely national but clearly has local ties in that it is rooted in the earth. Alvar Aalto architectureearthlocal Change image and share on social