When I was in architecture school at Princeton, th …” – Hugh Hardy
When I was in architecture school at Princeton, the worst thing you could say about someone was that they were eclectic. – Hugh Hardy
Architecture Quotes
Architecture was the last of the major professions …” – Martin Filler
Architecture was the last of the major professions to devise a formal ‘cursus honorum’ before its practice could be undertaken. – Martin Filler
To work in architecture you are so much involved w …” – Ai Weiwei
To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It’s a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works. – Ai Weiwei
The English light is so very subtle, so very soft …” – Stephen Gardiner
The English light is so very subtle, so very soft and misty, that the architecture responded with great delicacy of detail. – Stephen Gardiner
Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples c …” – Arne Jacobsen
Proportions are what makes the old Greek temples classic in their beauty. They are like huge blocks, from which the air has been literally hewn out between the columns. – Arne Jacobsen
My guilty pleasure is I like to watch a lot of HGT …” – Taylor Schilling
My guilty pleasure is I like to watch a lot of HGTV. I really like watching design shows about houses, like extreme homes. Like buying a bridge and turning it into a house or something like that. I really am interested in home design or something like that… architecture. – Taylor Schilling
In Rome, I particularly love the history, churches …” – Philip Treacy
In Rome, I particularly love the history, churches, sculptures and architecture and the fact that you can walk along a tiny cobbled street and turn the corner to find the Trevi Fountain. London is evocative of other eras and full of history. – Philip Treacy
Architecture students are generally given theoreti …” – Alan Huffman
Architecture students are generally given theoretical projects, often located at distant locations, and told to come up with a design. – Alan Huffman
In addressing a task, one almost always has severa …” – Arne Jacobsen
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
I’m inspired by many things, from landscapes to te …” – Francisco Costa
I’m inspired by many things, from landscapes to textiles. Art and architecture always influence my design process. – Francisco Costa
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foun …” – Thomas A Kempis
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. – Thomas A Kempis
At this present time, matter is still the best way …” – Ben Nicholson
At this present time, matter is still the best way to think of architecture, but I’m not so sure for very long. The computer is radicalizing the way we think about our world. – Ben Nicholson
I would fix other people’s lines if they asked me …” – William Devane
I would fix other people’s lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it, getting the story and structuring it. Not the tweaking of lines. – William Devane
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, a …” – Alex Winter
I take a lot from everywhere. I take from music, architecture, novels, and plays. Anywhere that hits you. – Alex Winter
Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. I …” – Larry Wall
Post-Modernism was a reaction against Modernism. It came quite early to music and literature, and a little later to architecture. And I think it’s still coming to computer science. – Larry Wall