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
As a woman, I'm expected to want everything to be nice and to be nice myself. A very English thing. I don't design nice buildings - I don't like them. I like architecture to have some raw, vital, earthy quality. Zaha Hadid architecturebuildingdesign 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
Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower. Richard Rogers architecturebusinesscity Change image and share on social
I see music as fluid architecture. Joni Mitchell architecturefluidmusic Change image and share on social
I studied fine arts and architecture, but I decided to move into movie design because I grew up in a small town in the Marche region and spent a lot of time after school in the movie theater. Dante Ferretti architectureartdecide Change image and share on social
I truly believe that the great heroes that create the history of architecture are people who take risks and write to tell about it. Peter Eisenman architecturecreategreat Change image and share on social
In architecture the idea degenerated. Design allows a more direct and pleasurable route. Charles Eames architecturedegeneratedesign Change image and share on social
Architecture and building is about how you get around the obstacles that are presented to you. That sometimes determines how successful you'll be: How good are you at going around obstacles? Jeremy Renner architecturebuilddetermine Change image and share on social
In northern architecture - the cathedrals of Europe and all the little churches - the details, the carving of stone, become necessary because the light is not there to help you very much. You have to enrich surfaces. The desert reduces form to its simplest nature. There is no need for gargoyles or flying buttresses in the desert. I. M. Pei architecturebuttresscarve share on social