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City Buildings Quotes

A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive Picture Quote #1

One great building does not make a great city Picture Quote #1

It’s a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city Picture Quote #1

Chicago’s such a great city because it’s got so many different brilliantly architecturally looking buildings, and you can really modify that city Picture Quote #1

Cities are about juxtaposition. In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It’s that contrast we like. In Bordeaux, we built law courts right next door to what is effectively a listed historic building, and that makes it exciting Picture Quote #1

I am all for greening tall buildings, but I’m also very keen to note that greening a building doesn’t cope with the problem of the tall building in the texture of the city Picture Quote #1

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Here in Barcelona, it’s the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch of half-witted monarchs Picture Quote #1

I should just drive around this city and take photos of all the buildings I’ve been humiliated in Picture Quote #1

I don’t like landscapes. I like cities. Lots of cities. I like buildings. I like streets Picture Quote #1

There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature! Picture Quote #1

In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives Picture Quote #1

I found that through my life, living in the city of Toronto, I look above the Pizza Pizza sign, and I look above the other signs and window dressing, and I see evidence of a city that no longer exists in the keystones and the decorations that line the tops of buildings. That presence of the old city has always moved me Picture Quote #1

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Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue Picture Quote #1

In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It’s so wasteful. Why not use what’s there? Picture Quote #1

Houston is undoubtedly my showcase city. I saved all my best buildings for Houston Picture Quote #1

Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway Picture Quote #1

The city buildings in the distance are holding up the sky, it seems Picture Quote #1

There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans Picture Quote #1

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I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens Picture Quote #1

Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time Picture Quote #1

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A city building, you experience when you walk; a suburban building, you experience when you drive (City Buildings Quotes) One great building does not make a great city (City Buildings Quotes) It’s a weird city because the uglier the weather, the more beautiful the city. And the uglier the buildings, the more coherent the city. (City Buildings Quotes) Chicago’s such a great city because it’s got so many different brilliantly architecturally looking buildings, and you can really modify that city. (City Buildings Quotes) Cities are about juxtaposition. In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It’s that contrast we like. In Bordeaux, we built law courts right next door to what is effectively a listed historic building, and that makes it exciting. (City Buildings Quotes) I am all for greening tall buildings, but I’m also very keen to note that greening a building doesn’t cope with the problem of the tall building in the texture of the city. (City Buildings Quotes) Here in Barcelona, it’s the architects who built the buildings that made the city iconic who are the objects of admiration - not a bunch of half-witted monarchs. (City Buildings Quotes) I should just drive around this city and take photos of all the buildings I’ve been humiliated in. (City Buildings Quotes) I don’t like landscapes. I like cities. Lots of cities. I like buildings. I like streets. (City Buildings Quotes) There are great roads, beautiful bridges, lovely parks, gorgeous gardens and wonderful buildings in a big city. But there is something missing, something very important: The spirit of nature! (City Buildings Quotes) In the big picture, architecture is the art and science of making sure that our cities and buildings fit with the way we want to live our lives. (City Buildings Quotes) I found that through my life, living in the city of Toronto, I look above the Pizza Pizza sign, and I look above the other signs and window dressing, and I see evidence of a city that no longer exists in the keystones and the decorations that line the tops of buildings. That presence of the old city has always moved me (City Buildings Quotes) Fiorello LaGuardia saved City Center. The real man saved it, and he made this building into a performing arts venue (City Buildings Quotes) In New York City, when they develop something, they never use the old buildings. It’s so wasteful. Why not use what’s there? (City Buildings Quotes) Houston is undoubtedly my showcase city. I saved all my best buildings for Houston (City Buildings Quotes) Being the gateway to a large city, St. Louis, I had felt from the very beginning that somehow this building should symbolize this sense of being a gateway (City Buildings Quotes) The city buildings in the distance are holding up the sky, it seems (City Buildings Quotes) There is no logic that can be superimposed on the city; people make it, and it is to them, not buildings, that we must fit our plans (City Buildings Quotes) I see my buildings as pieces of cities, and in my designs I try to make them into responsible and contributing citizens (City Buildings Quotes) Rome has not seen a modern building in more than half a century. It is a city frozen in time (City Buildings Quotes)