In graduate school, I decide to write my doctoral thesis on how Italian architecture influenced English playwrights of the seventeenth century. I wonder why certain playwrights decided to set their tragedies, written in English, in Italian palaces. Jhumpa Lahiri architecturecenturydecide share on social
The traditional notion of an architect having a vision of a building and then drawing it either on paper or on a computer and then constructing it isn't really how architecture works, and in reality, the computer has a lot of influence on design. Michael Hansmeyer architectarchitecturebuild share on social
Does an architecture to assuage the spirit have a place? Arthur Erickson architectureassuageplace Change image and share on social
I love '70s organic architecture. I am very influenced by the time when I grew up. Alexandre de Betak 70sarchitecturegrow Change image and share on social
The Internet has created an incredible democratization of the architecture industry. Cameron Sinclair architecturecreatedemocratization 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
It was the drawing that led me to architecture, the search for light and astonishing forms. Oscar Niemeyer architectureastonishdraw Change image and share on social
I got a New York designer to build my dream store here, which is a little bit of Florence in New York. It's like the Duomo on Madison. I got inspired by Santa Maria Novella and all the Renaissance architecture. Edgardo Osorio architecturebitebuild share on social
Even at the United Nations, where legend has it that the building was designed so that there could be no corner offices, the expanse of glass in individual offices is said to be a dead giveaway as to rank. Five windows are excellent, one window not so great. Enid Nemy buildcornerdead share on social
Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul. Ernest Dimnet actarchitectureart Change image and share on social
