Architecture is changing faster than some other professions. Moshe Safdie architecturechangefast Change image and share on social
Architecture has joined the world of fashion, but fashion is passing and architecture is timeless. Moshe Safdie architecturefashionjoin Change image and share on social
Beauty connotes humanity. We call a natural object beautiful because we see that its form expresses fitness, the perfect fulfillment of function. Moshe Safdie beautifulbeautycall Change image and share on social
Performing arts buildings are complex. The acoustics, the sight lines and all that have to just be perfect. So you begin with just making these things sublime as musical instruments. And if you fail there, you have failed it all. Moshe Safdie acousticartbegin share on social
Architecture should be rooted in the past, and yet be part of our own time and forward looking. Moshe Safdie architectureforwardpart Change image and share on social
There is a profound ethic to architecture which is different from the other arts. Moshe Safdie architectureartethic Change image and share on social
A house is not a machine! It's something else for living - but not a machine. Moshe Safdie houselivemachine Change image and share on social
He who seeks truth shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty shall find vanity. He who seeks order shall find gratification. He who seeks gratification shall be disappointed. He who considers himself the servant of his fellow beings shall find the joy of self-expression. He who seeks self-expression shall fall into the pit of arrogance. Moshe Safdie arrogancebeautybeing share on social
Countries and places have a history, a story, and a culture. Moshe Safdie countryculturehistory Change image and share on social
I think you need to, as an architect, understand the essence of a place and create a building that feels like it resonates with the culture of a place. So my buildings in India or in Kansas City or in Arkansas or in Singapore, they come out different because the places are so different. Moshe Safdie architectarkansasbuild share on social