“Every one who has a heart, however ignorant of architecture he may be, feels the transcendent beauty and poetry of the mediaeval churches.”
— Goldwin Smith
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Buildings should serve people, not the other
“Buildings should serve people, not the other way around.”
— John Portman
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I was planning to go into architecture.
“I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead.”
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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The way of architecture is the quiet
“The way of architecture is the quiet voice that underlies it and has guided it from the beginning.”
— Arthur Erickson
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We require from buildings two kinds of
“We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it.”
— John Ruskin
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The terrifying and edible beauty of Art
“The terrifying and edible beauty of Art Nouveau architecture.”
— Salvador Dali
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In addressing a task, one almost always
“In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture.”
— Arne Jacobsen
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A city building, you experience when you
“A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive.”
— Helmut Jahn
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Victorian architecture in the United States was
“Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England.”
— Stephen Gardiner
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If a building becomes architecture, then it
“If a building becomes architecture, then it is art.”
— Arne Jacobsen
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A house is a machine for living
“A house is a machine for living in.”
— Le Corbusier
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