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Architects Quotes

The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians, screen his sort-comings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned Picture Quote #1

I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised Picture Quote #1

The magic was in the Marshall Plan itself. It provided an opportunity for appealing and constructive work. In a sense, the mission chiefs were given the opportunity to help act as architects for the new Europe that was envisioned Picture Quote #1

Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They’re modernist, they’re cold, and now architects want to go back to that Picture Quote #1

Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean Picture Quote #1

Color is a very critical thing. I’ve found that architects don’t like colors. Engineers too. And so somebody has to stand in. Because this is the finish of it. It is the emotional part of a structure Picture Quote #1

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Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it’s too reflective or doesn’t let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level Picture Quote #1

Architects today tend to depreciate themselves, to regard themselves as no more than just ordinary citizens without the power to reform the future Picture Quote #1

In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work Picture Quote #1

Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts. Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit which it has lost as salon art. Together let us desire, conceive, and create the new structure of the future, which will embrace architecture and sculpture and painting in one unity and which will one day rise toward heaven from the hands of a million workers like the crystal symbol of a new faith Picture Quote #1

Half of architecture students are women, and you see respected, established female architects all the time Picture Quote #1

I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do Picture Quote #1

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There is a danger when every building has to look spectacular; to look like it is changing the world. I don’t care how a building looks if it means something, not to architects, but to the people who use it Picture Quote #1

The best architects feel it to be their duty to make the path to the hole as free as possible from annoying difficulties for the less skillful golfers, while at the same time presenting to the scratch players a route calling for the best shots at their command Picture Quote #1

The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building!... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft!... The artist is a heightened manifestation of the craftsman... Let us form... a new guild of craftsmen without the class divisions that set out to raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists!... Let us together create the new building of the future which will be all in one: architecture and sculpture and painting Picture Quote #1

I just want to make my last demand in reverence to the work of what has been done by architects of the past. what was, has always been. what is, has always been. and what will be, has always been. such is the nature of beginning Picture Quote #1

Architects in planning rooms today have forgotten their faith in natural light. Depending on the touch of a finger to a switch, they are satisfied with static light and forget the endlessly changing qualities of natural light, in which a room is a different room every second of the day Picture Quote #1

It is insufficient for architecture today to directly implement an existing building typology; it instead requires architects to carefully examine the whole area with new interventions and programmatic typologies Picture Quote #1

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There are two great classes of men: the people and the scholars, the men of science. For the former, nothing exists but that which directly leads to action. It is for the latter to see beyond. They are the free artists who create the future and its history, the conscious architects of the world Picture Quote #1

Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens Picture Quote #1

Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand Picture Quote #1

This was once a land where every sane person knew how to build a shelter, grow food, and entertain one another. Now we have been rendered permanent children. It’s the architects of forced schooling who are responsible for that Picture Quote #1

Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money Picture Quote #1

Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space Picture Quote #1

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As architects we’re trained to solve problems, but I don’t really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities Picture Quote #1

The difference between regulated architects and unregulated designers is, unlike buildings, letterheads don’t fall down and kill people Picture Quote #1

Most of the wonderful places in the world were not made by architects but by the people Picture Quote #1

A greater awareness in architects and planners of their real value to society could, at the present, result in that rare occurrence, namely, the improvement of the quality of life as a result of architectural endeavour Picture Quote #1

Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of the building together with the client, in a process, so that as we go along we become more intelligent Picture Quote #1

Over the last 30 years there have been a steadily growing number of architects who are returning to traditional and classical principles Picture Quote #1

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The great liability of the engineer compared to men of other professions is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts, step by step, are in hard substance. He cannot bury his mistakes in the grave like the doctors. He cannot argue them into thin air or blame the judge like the lawyers. He cannot, like the architects, cover his failures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians, screen his sort-comings by blaming his opponents and hope the people will forget. The engineer simply cannot deny he did it. If his works do not work, he is damned (Architects Quotes) I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised (Architects Quotes) The magic was in the Marshall Plan itself. It provided an opportunity for appealing and constructive work. In a sense, the mission chiefs were given the opportunity to help act as architects for the new Europe that was envisioned (Architects Quotes) Most of our cities built since the war are bland. They’re modernist, they’re cold, and now architects want to go back to that (Architects Quotes) Sympathetic cracks. A term frequently used by architects and surveyors in terms of ageing houses. I know what they mean (Architects Quotes) Color is a very critical thing. I’ve found that architects don’t like colors. Engineers too. And so somebody has to stand in. Because this is the finish of it. It is the emotional part of a structure (Architects Quotes) Most architects say: I want to use this type of glass, even if it’s too reflective or doesn’t let enough light in. However, the use of a certain type of glass might change the comfort level (Architects Quotes) Architects today tend to depreciate themselves, to regard themselves as no more than just ordinary citizens without the power to reform the future (Architects Quotes) In fact, all kinds of men, and not merely architects, can recognize a good piece of work (Architects Quotes) Architects, painters, and sculptors must recognize anew and learn to grasp the composite character of a building both as an entity and in its separate parts. Only then will their work be imbued with the architectonic spirit which it has lost as salon art. Together let us desire, conceive, and create the new structure of the future, which will embrace architecture and sculpture and painting in one unity and which will one day rise toward heaven from the hands of a million workers like the crystal symbol of a new faith (Architects Quotes) Half of architecture students are women, and you see respected, established female architects all the time (Architects Quotes) I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do (Architects Quotes) There is a danger when every building has to look spectacular; to look like it is changing the world. I don’t care how a building looks if it means something, not to architects, but to the people who use it (Architects Quotes) The best architects feel it to be their duty to make the path to the hole as free as possible from annoying difficulties for the less skillful golfers, while at the same time presenting to the scratch players a route calling for the best shots at their command (Architects Quotes) The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building!... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft!... The artist is a heightened manifestation of the craftsman... Let us form... a new guild of craftsmen without the class divisions that set out to raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists!... Let us together create the new building of the future which will be all in one: architecture and sculpture and painting (Architects Quotes) I just want to make my last demand in reverence to the work of what has been done by architects of the past. what was, has always been. what is, has always been. and what will be, has always been. such is the nature of beginning (Architects Quotes) Architects in planning rooms today have forgotten their faith in natural light. Depending on the touch of a finger to a switch, they are satisfied with static light and forget the endlessly changing qualities of natural light, in which a room is a different room every second of the day (Architects Quotes) It is insufficient for architecture today to directly implement an existing building typology; it instead requires architects to carefully examine the whole area with new interventions and programmatic typologies (Architects Quotes) There are two great classes of men: the people and the scholars, the men of science. For the former, nothing exists but that which directly leads to action. It is for the latter to see beyond. They are the free artists who create the future and its history, the conscious architects of the world (Architects Quotes) Architects should be educated, skillful with the pencil, instructed in geometry, know much history, have followed the philosophers with attention, understand music, have some knowledge of medicine, know the opinions of the jurists, and be acquainted with astronomy and the theory of the heavens (Architects Quotes) Architects have made architecture too complex. We need to simplify it and use a language that everyone can understand (Architects Quotes) This was once a land where every sane person knew how to build a shelter, grow food, and entertain one another. Now we have been rendered permanent children. It’s the architects of forced schooling who are responsible for that (Architects Quotes) Architects and engineers are among the most fortunate of men since they build their own monuments with public consent, public approval and often public money (Architects Quotes) Life is rich, always changing, always challenging, and we architects have the task of transmitting into wood, concrete, glass and steel, of transforming human aspirations into habitable and meaningful space (Architects Quotes) As architects we’re trained to solve problems, but I don’t really believe in architectural problems. I only believe in opportunities (Architects Quotes) The difference between regulated architects and unregulated designers is, unlike buildings, letterheads don’t fall down and kill people (Architects Quotes) Most of the wonderful places in the world were not made by architects but by the people (Architects Quotes) A greater awareness in architects and planners of their real value to society could, at the present, result in that rare occurrence, namely, the improvement of the quality of life as a result of architectural endeavour (Architects Quotes) Normally, architects render a service. They implement what other people want. This is not what I do. I like to develop the use of the building together with the client, in a process, so that as we go along we become more intelligent (Architects Quotes) Over the last 30 years there have been a steadily growing number of architects who are returning to traditional and classical principles (Architects Quotes)

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