Nothing requires the architect's care more than the due proportions of buildings. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes architect building care
Beauty is produced by the pleasing appearance and good taste of the whole, and by the dimensions of all the parts being duly proportioned to each other. Vitruvius appearancebeautydimension Change image and share on social
Music assists him in the use of harmonic and mathematical proportion. Vitruvius assistharmonicmathematical Change image and share on social
For an object under the eye will appear very different from the same object placed above it; in an inclosed space, very different from the same in an open space. Vitruvius eyeincloseobject 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
Buildings are forms of performances. Rafael Vinoly buildingformperformance Change image and share on social
To ask questions can become the laziest and wobbliest occupation of a mind, but when you must yourself answer the problem that you have posed, you will meditate your question with care and frame it with precision. James Stephens answercareframe share on social
