I believe that the way people live can be directed a little by architecture. Tadao Ando
Space has always been the spiritual dimension of architecture. It is not the physical statement of the structure so much as what it contains that moves us. Arthur Erickson
Great buildings that move the spirit have always been rare. In every case they are unique, poetic, products of the heart. Arthur Erickson
Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins. Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
I try to give people a different way of looking at their surroundings. That's art to me. Maya Lin
Architecture is the reaching out for the truth. Louis Kahn
We should concentrate our work not only to a separated housing problem but housing involved in our daily work and all the other functions of the city. Alvar Aalto
Make big plans aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. Daniel Burnham
Architecture arouses sentiments in man. The architect's task therefore, is to make those sentiments more precise. Adolf Loos
To provide meaningful architecture is not to parody history but to articulate it. Daniel Libeskind
To me, a building - if it's beautiful - is the love of one man, he's made it out of his love for space, materials, things like that. Martha Graham
Form follows profit is the aesthetic principle of our times. Richard Rogers
Warmth isn't what minimalists are thought to have. Maya Lin
But the building's identity resided in the ornament. Louis Sullivan
It is not the beauty of a building you should look at its the construction of the foundation that will stand the test of time. David Allan Coe
I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach? Philip Johnson
A city building, you experience when you walk a suburban building, you experience when you drive. Helmut Jahn
Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. Helmut Jahn
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. Thomas a Kempis
I love building spaces: architecture, furniture, all of it, probably more than fashion. The development procedure is more tactile. It's about space and form and it's something you can share with other people. Donna Karan