As an architect, you design for the present, with an awareness of the past, for a future which is essentially unknown. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes architect awareness design
I tend to move between turtlenecks and shirts and ties. I don't really have a uniform in the sense that some people might. Norman Foster movepeoplesense Change image and share on social
Surveys often show people would prefer a detached house with a lawn and driveway to an apartment. I understand this. It's not my place to presume to tell people where they can live. But perhaps that dream will simply not be possible in the future. Norman Foster apartmentdetachdream share on social
Everything we design is a response to the specific climate and culture of a particular place. Norman Foster climateculturedesign Change image and share on social
I thank Marc Jacobs so much for giving me the opportunity to design a shoe for Louis Vuitton, but the thing that broke my heart most was when they said, 'You're finished. The shoe's finished.' Kanye West breakdesignfinish Change image and share on social
Buddha means awareness, the awareness of body and mind that prevents evil from arising in either. Bodhidharma ariseawarenessbody Change image and share on social
Though builders may build, in the main they follow the plans of architects. Teachers teach, but they must have a text. Politicians govern, but only upon the flow of commentary that raises them up or casts them down. Mark Helprin architectbuildbuilder share on social