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
In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives. Bjarke Ingels architectureartbig Change image and share on social
I would like to use architecture to create bonds between people who live in cities, and even use it to recover the communities that used to exist in every single city. Toyo Ito architecturebondcity Change image and share on social
A dress is a piece of ephemeral architecture, designed to enhance the proportions of the female body. Christian Dior architecturebodydesign 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
I quit college. I was studying architecture for about a year. Barry Mann architecturecollegequit Change image and 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
I believe that architecture is fundamentally a public space where people can gather and communicate, think about the history, think about the lives of human beings, or the world. Tadao Ando architecturebeingcommunicate Change image and share on social
The intellectual force of the West is still dominant, but other cultures are getting stronger. I expect that we will develop a new way of thinking in architecture and urban planning, and that less will be based on our models. Rem Koolhaas architecturebaseculture 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