I like things that are kind of eclectic, when one thing doesn't go with another. That's why I love Rome. The town itself is that way. It's where Fascist architecture meets classic Renaissance, where the ancient bangs up against the contemporary. It has a touch of everything. That's my style, and that's what my work is about. Giambattista Valli on architecture
I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning. Kenzo Tange on architecture
There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. There is a powerful need for symbolism, and that means the architecture must have something that appeals to the human heart. Kenzo Tange on architecture
Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society. Kenzo Tange on architecture
Opera, next to Gothic architecture, is one of the strangest inventions of Western man. It could not have been foreseen by any logical process. Kenneth Clark on architecture
I don't believe in morality in architecture. Michael Graves on architecture
I have no requirements for a style of architecture. Michael Graves on architecture
I see architecture not as Gropius did, as a moral venture, as truth, but as invention, in the same way that poetry or music or painting is invention. Michael Graves on architecture
The dialogue of architecture has been centered too long around the idea of truth. Michael Graves on architecture
The rules of navigation never navigated a ship. The rules of architecture never built a house. Thomas Reid on architecture
Each new situation requires a new architecture. Jean Nouvel on architecture
I like to play with architecture! It's my favorite game. Jean Nouvel on architecture
I think architecture has to be a gift. Jean Nouvel on architecture
What is being called the UN 'gender architecture' is more like a shack. Women need a bigger global house if equality is ever to become a reality. Charlotte Bunch on architecture
Architecture is politics. Mitchell Kapor on architecture
What has happened to architecture since the second world war that the only passers-by who can contemplate it without pain are those equipped with a white stick and a dog? Bernard Levin on architecture
First, there is the bare beauty of the logs themselves with their long lines and firm curves. Then there is the open charm felt of the structural features which are not hidden under plaster and ornament, but are clearly revealed, a charm felt in Japanese architecture. Gustav Stickley on architecture
Revived in this country the long forgotten beauties of Gothic architecture. James Wyatt on architecture
Any work of architecture that has with it some discussion, some polemic, I think is good. It shows that people are interested, people are involved. Richard Meier on architecture