I wanted a real profession. And I'd always been interested in architecture and in design and in, really, what makes things work. And understanding what's kind of behind the walls and why things stand up and some things don't. S. J. Rozan architecturedesigninterest share on social
There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. Gilbert K. Chesterton architecturecastlecloud Change image and share on social
The greatest advances of civilization, whether in architecture or painting, in science and literature, in industry or agriculture, have never come from centralized government. Milton Friedman advanceagriculturearchitecture Change image and share on social
If people want to see Beaux-Arts, it's fine with me. I'm interested in good architecture as anybody else. Louis Kahn architectureartbeau Change image and share on social
The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delicacy of detail. Stephen Gardiner architecturedelicacydetail Change image and share on social
There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts. Moshe Safdie architectureartethic Change image and share on social
I would've been intrigued by being a film director. I would've been intrigued by politics. I thought about architecture. Charlie Rose architecturedirectorfilm Change image and share on social
You don't have to spend much time in Shanghai before you start to get all existential about the meaning of authenticity. Did you know that Shanghai is building nine satellite towns, each designed to mimic the architecture and culture of a different country? Patricia Marx architectureauthenticitybuild share on social
I taught at Princeton for 39 years, and the school of architecture on the campus is the worst building on the campus. Michael Graves architecturebadbuild Change image and share on social
For my first apartment, when I was first married, I went to the lumberyard and bought stuff and made couches. My then-wife made cushions. I was really very interested in furniture. I was in school for architecture, but I had to live, and making furniture was different from designing buildings, which I couldn't do for myself. Michael Graves apartmentarchitecturebuilding share on social