I make no special
I make no special difference between architecture and design, they are two different stages of invention. Ettore Sottsass
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I make no special difference between architecture and design, they are two different stages of invention. Ettore Sottsass
Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul. Ernest Dimnet
The room is there for the human being – not the human being for the room. El Lissitzky
I understand that, today, some developers are asking architects to design eye-catching, iconic buildings. Fortunately, I’ve not had that kind of client so far. Fumihiko Maki
The architect represents neither a Dionysian nor an Apollinian condition: here it is the mighty act of will, the will which moves mountains, the intoxication of the strong will, which demands artistic expression. The most powerful men have always inspired the architects; the architect has always been influenced by power. Friedrich Nietzsche
In martial arts one of the first things that you learn is to be balanced. Balance is the central principle in architecture and design. Balance is a way of trying to talk about being at the center of things. Frederick Lenz
Architecture can’t fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture, or it isn’t real. Frank Stella
I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do. Frank Gehry
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness. Frank Gehry
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines. Frank Lloyd Wright