The oldest book I have is a treatise on architecture from the 17th century. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes 17th architecture book
In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function. Michael Graves architectureequityfunction Change image and share on social
Form must never trump function. Some objects are made to look so smooth, you don't know where to pick them up or how to turn them on. If I'm designing a garlic press or cheese grater, I need my hand to fit comfortably on it. I like to know, instinctively, how to use it. Michael Graves cheesecomfortablydesign share on social
You can never draw enough or read enough - reading about architecture, in other words. Michael Graves architecturedrawread Change image and share on social
In the forty years of the people's republic, some of the worst historical traits were preserved in our people. These included even the common characteristics developed in the economic reality of the time of partitions in the 17th and 18th centuries. Andrzej Wajda 17th18thbad share on social
We have to base architecture on the environment. Toyo Ito architecturebaseenvironment Change image and share on social
Another thing that freaks me out is time. Time is like a book. You have a beginning, a middle and an end. It's just a cycle. Mike Tyson beginbookcycle Change image and share on social
