I think the artistic side of architecture was natural to me. My mother was an artist and a poet. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes architecture artist artistic
I liked the America of Bing Crosby, Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton - it was all a dream, of course, but a very alluring dream for a young man from Canton. I. M. Pei allureamericabing Change image and share on social
I'd been going to the Louvre since 1951. I thought I knew Paris and the French, but I didn't really. You know how easy it is to make friends when you are traveling. People are curious about you, you are curious about them. But you never really make friends that way. After the Louvre, I discovered that I have friends now because I have enemies. I. M. Pei curiousdiscovereasy share on social
One thing I learn - I've been in practice now for half a century or more, and the most important ingredient for an architect to do a good building is to have a good client. I think a client counts for as much as fifty per cent. I. M. Pei architectbuildcent share on social
We have to base architecture on the environment. Toyo Ito architecturebaseenvironment Change image and share on social
The first time with artistic endeavors is, if it's working, it was your idea, and if it's not, it's somebody else's idea. Tom T. Hall artisticendeavoridea Change image and share on social
What I look for when I see a piece of art for the first time is some kind of emotional, intellectual experience, that's a combination of both of those things and is informed by my knowledge and something new that I see the artist doing. Cheech Marin artartistcombination share on social