Architecture is a ride - a physical ride and an intellectual ride. Antoine Predock architectureintellectualphysical Change image and share on social
Architecture is a science arising out of many other sciences, and adorned with much and varied learning; by the help of which a judgment is formed of those works which are the result of other arts. Vitruvius adornarchitecturearise Change image and share on social
Architecture is a service business. An architect is given a program, budget, place, and schedule. Sometimes the end product rises to art - or at least people call it that. Frank Gehry architectarchitectureart Change image and share on social
Architecture is a slow business, and city planning even slower. Richard Rogers architecturebusinesscity Change image and share on social
Architecture is a very dangerous job. If a writer makes a bad book, eh, people don't read it. But if you make bad architecture, you impose ugliness on a place for a hundred years. Renzo Piano architecturebadbook Change image and share on social
Architecture is a visual art, and the buildings speak for themselves. Julia Morgan architectureartbuilding 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 about public space held by buildings. Richard Rogers architecturebuildinghold Change image and share on social
Architecture is always political. Richard Rogers architecturepolitical Change image and share on social
Architecture is always the will of the age conceived as space - nothing else. Until this simple truth is clearly recognized, the struggle over the foundation of a new architecture confident in its aims and powerful in its impact cannot be realized; until then, it is destined to remain a chaos of uncoordinated forces. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe ageaimarchitecture share on social