To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works. Ai Weiwei architecturebureaucratcomplicate share on social
We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city. Alvar Aalto cityconcentratedaily Change image and share on social
The body moves through space every day, and in architecture in cities that can be orchestrated. Not in a dictatorial fashion, but in a way of creating options, open-ended sort of personal itineraries within a building. And I see that as akin to cinematography or choreography, where episodic movement, episodic moments, occur in dance and film. Antoine Predock akinarchitecturebody share on social
Whenever we witness art in a building, we are aware of an energy contained by it. Arthur Erickson artawarebuild Change image and share on social
Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart. Arthur Erickson buildingcasegreat Change image and share on social
The details are the very source of expression in architecture. But we are caught in a vice between art and the bottom line. Arthur Erickson architectureartbottom Change image and share on social
The new architecture of transparency and lightness comes from Japan and Europe. Arthur Erickson architectureeuropejapan Change image and share on social
It was nice to finish up Stanford. I think I always felt that I would be there for four years and graduate, and definitely didn't want to leave early. A degree was definitely a plus, and I was having a lot of fun in school. But after football, you know, I don't know. I really did enjoy studying architecture; it was a blast. Andrew Luck architectureblastdegree share on social
In fact, it will be very easy to climb the building because of its shape and architecture. Alain Robert architecturebuildclimb Change image and share on social
If a dictator takes up my ideas, the resulting town will survive the political system that commissioned it and stand as a social good. Besides, modernism rather than classicism has dominated the architecture of totalitarian regimes of both the left and right. Leon Krier architectureclassicismcommission share on social