Architecture, of all the
Architecture, of all the arts, is the one which acts the most slowly, but the most surely, on the soul. Ernest Dimnet
Architecture Design
Always design a thing
Always design a thing by considering it in its next larger context – a chair in a room, a room in a house, a house in an environment, an environment in a city plan. Eliel Saarinen
The room is there
The room is there for the human being – not the human being for the room. El Lissitzky
The architect represents neither
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
I don\’t know why
I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do. Frank Gehry
Architecture should speak of
Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness. Frank Gehry
The physician can bury
The physician can bury his mistakes, but the architect can only advise his clients to plant vines. Frank Lloyd Wright
All fine architectural values
All fine architectural values are human values, else not valuable. Frank Lloyd Wright
You can\’t make an
You can’t make an architect. But you can open the doors and windows toward the light as you see it. Frank Lloyd Wright
If you foolishly ignore
If you foolishly ignore beauty, then you will soon find yourself without it. Frank Lloyd Wright