On inspection, Gaudi's architecture isn't whimsical at all. P. J. O'Rourke architecturegaudiinspection Change image and share on social
I don't believe in morality in architecture. Michael Graves architecturemorality Change image and share on social
I'm working on a school of architecture in China. It's rare that an architect gets to design a school of architecture, and here I get to do it. I'm so pleased that they asked me. Michael Graves architectarchitectureask Change image and share on social
I've gone to school for business, for design, for architecture. Venus Williams architecturebusinessdesign Change image and share on social
Doctrines provide an architecture for both Republican and Democrat presidents to carry out policies. Malcolm Wallop architecturecarrydemocrat Change image and share on social
The British political system and the whole clapped out Westminster architecture, and the language that we use about politics, it's completely unsustainable. You either decide to be part of that transition to do something different. Or you cling to old certainties. Nick Clegg architecturebritishcertainty 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
By the late Nineties, we had become a more visual nation. Big-money taste moved to global standards - new architecture, design and show-off contemporary art. The Sloane domestic aesthetic - symmetry, class symbolism and brown furniture - became as unfashionable as it had been hot in the early Eighties. Peter York aestheticarchitectureart share on social
Music, first of all, is completely about abstraction, which is exactly what architecture is not. In a way, it has been incredibly constructive to know what true abstraction is. So you don't fall into the trap of thinking that what you do is abstract. Rafael Vinoly abstractabstractionarchitecture share on social
In the '60s when I was a student, there was this campaign to destroy 75 percent of the old buildings in Paris, replacing them with modern architecture. I realized this as a dangerous utopia. This modern vision did not understand the richness of the city. Thankfully, such destruction did not happen. Christian de Portzamparc 60sarchitecturebuilding share on social