The more centralized the power, the less compromises need to be made in architecture. Peter Eisenman architecturecentralizecompromise Change image and share on social
Architecture must not do violence to space or its neighbors. I. M. Pei architectureneighborspace Change image and share on social
Japanese architecture is traditionally based on wooden structures that need renovating on a regular basis. Tadao Ando architecturebasebasis Change image and share on social
Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. I'm not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place. Annabelle Selldorf agingarchitectureauthenticity share on social
Architecture is a ride - a physical ride and an intellectual ride. Antoine Predock architectureintellectualphysical Change image and share on social
I am but an architectural composer. Alexander Jackson Davis architecturalcomposer Change image and share on social
With vocal and choral music, first and foremost, it's the text. Not only do I need to serve the text, but the text - when I'm doing it right - acts as the perfect 'blueprint', and all the architecture is there. The poet has done the heavy lifting, so my job is to find the soul of the poem and then somehow translate that into music. Eric Whitacre actarchitectureblueprint share on social
You need a prince to make a town in an intellectual sense. Developers want to make money. If they cared about architecture, they'd become architects. I've had so many projects that never came off because they had no sponsor, and not because they were utopian. I just want to build a town that's normal. Leon Krier architectarchitecturebuild share on social
To me, the fashion and architecture I like are very closely linked. Both should be clean and simple and without embellishment. Leon Max architecturecleanclosely Change image and share on social
Architecture is by definition a very collaborative process. Joshua Prince-Ramus architecturecollaborativedefinition Change image and share on social