“The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.”
— Thomas a Kempis
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French architecture always manages to combine the
“French architecture always manages to combine the most magnificent underlying themes of architecture; like Roman design, it looks to the community.”
— Stephen Gardiner
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The American attitude towards efficiency and execution
“The American attitude towards efficiency and execution should always underlie architecture.”
— Helmut Jahn
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The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing
“The intellectual architecture means focusing on doing great work instead of focusing on agency politics.”
— Jay Chiat
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Georgian architecture respected the scale of both
“Georgian architecture respected the scale of both the individual and the community.”
— Stephen Gardiner
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The mother art is architecture. Without an
“The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our own civilization.”
— Frank Lloyd Wright
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When you look at Japanese traditional architecture,
“When you look at Japanese traditional architecture, you have to look at Japanese culture and its relationship with nature. You can actually live in a harmonious, close contact with nature – this very unique to Japan.”
— Tadao Ando
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Architecture aims at Eternity.
“Architecture aims at Eternity.”
— Christopher Wren
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The dialogue of architecture has been centered
“The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth.”
— Michael Graves
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Architecture begins where engineering ends.
“Architecture begins where engineering ends.”
— Walter Gropius
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The two elements the traveler first captures
“The two elements the traveler first captures in the big city are extra human architecture and furious rhythm. Geometry and anguish.”
— Federico Garcia Lorca
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