Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process. Kenneth Clark architectureforeseegothic Change image and share on social
Before the professionalization of architecture in the nineteenth century, it was standard for an aspiring mason or carpenter to begin his apprenticeship at fourteen and to become a master builder by his early twenties. Martin Filler apprenticeshiparchitectureaspire share on social
I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family. Renzo Piano architecturebuildbuilder Change image and share on social
All the revision in the world will not save a bad first draft: for the architecture of the thing comes, or fails to come, in the first conception, and revision only affects the detail and ornament, alas! T. E. Lawrence affectalaarchitecture share on social
Not yesterday, not tomorrow, only today can be given form. Only this architecture creates. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe architecturecreateform Change image and share on social
There's a technicality to designing and wearing hats. A hat is balancing the proportions of your face; it's like architecture or mathematics. Philip Treacy architecturebalancedesign Change image and share on social
Architecture depends on facts, but its real field of activity lies in the realm of the significance. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe activityarchitecturedepend Change image and share on social
Truly great architecture always transcends its stated function, sometimes in unanticipated ways. Martin Filler architecturefunctiongreat Change image and share on social
I'm not a religious person. But, when I look at a beautiful cathedral, what brings awe, what induces awe is the idea that architecture, you know, a beautiful cathedral, a beautiful building. Jason Silva architectureawebeautiful Change image and share on social
To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it. Daniel Libeskind architecturearticulatehistory Change image and share on social
