55 terms by dendu1626
PHILIPJOHNSON
Allarchitectswanttolivebeyond
theirdeaths.
PHILIPJOHNSON
Architectureistheartofhowtowaste
space
KENZOTANGE
Thecitymustbesubjecttogrowth,
decayandrenewal.
KENZOTANGE
Architectstodaytendtodepreciate
themselves,toregardthemselvesas
nomorethanjustordinarycitizens
withoutthepowertoreformthe
future.
OSCARNIEMEYER
"Formfollowsbeauty."
OSCARNIEMEYER
.Architecturewillalwaysexpressthe
technicalandsocialprogressofthe
countryinwhichitiscarriedout.If
wewishtogiveitthehumancontent
thatitlacks,wemustparticipatein
thepoliticalstruggle.
FRANKGEHRY
Look,architecturehasalotofplaces
tohidebehind,alotofexcuses,The
clientmademedothis.Thecitymade
medothis.Oh,thebudget.Idon't
believethatanymore.
FRANKGEHRY
Architectureshouldspeakofitstime
andplace,butyearnfortimelessness
ROBERTVENTURI
Formsaccommodatesfunction.
ROBERTVENTURI
Lessisbore.
ROBERTVENTURI
Unitydisguisedaschaoscomplexity
andcontradictionareoftenwhat
makeworksofartbothexcitingand
profound
TADAOANDO
Iwouldlikemyarchitectureto
inspirepeopletousetheirown
resources,tomoveintothefuture.
TADAOANDO
Withoutthisspirit,Modernist
architecturecannotfullyexist.Since
thereisoftenamismatchbetween
thelogicandthespiritofModernism,
Iusearchitecturetoreconcilethe
two.
RENZOPIANO
architectsspendanentirelifewith
thisunreasonableideathatyoucan
fightagainstgravity.
JEANNOUVEL
Eachnewsituationrequiresanew
architecture.
JEANNOUVEL
Ithinkarchitecturehastobeagift.
ALVARAALTO
Nothingisasdangerousin
architectureasdealingwith
separatedproblems.Ifwesplitlife
intoseparatedproblemwesplitthe
possibilitiestomakegoodbuilding
art.
ADOLFLOOS
Doesitfollowthatthehousehas
nothingincommonwithartandis
architecturenottobeincludedinthe
arts?Onlyaverysmallpartof
architecturebelongstoart:thetomb
andthemonument.Everythingelse
thatfulfillsafunctionistobe
excludedfromthedomainofart
ADOLFLOOS
Ornamentisacrimeandall
ornamentationmustberejected
ANTONIOGAUDI
Formdoesnotnecessarilyfollow
function.
AUGUSTEPERRET
"Truthisindispensibleto
Architecture&architecturallie
concepts."
BENJAMINH.LATROBE
"Abldg.isthecombinationof
differentgeometricfigures."
BUCKMINSTERFULLER
"Wecalledarchitectsofthefuturenot
itsvictims"
"Startingwithholes"
EDUARDOSOUTODEMOURA
Drawingarchitectureisaschizoid
act:itinvolvesreducingtheworld
intoapieceofpaper.
EEROSAARINEN
Functioninfluencebutdoesnot
dictateform
ELIELSAARINEN
Architectureformequalssocial
form
ELIELSAARINEN
"Beautygrowsfromnecessitynot
fromrepetitionofformulas."
ERICHMENDELSOHN
"Architectureseizesuponspace,
encompassesspaceandisspace
itself."
ERICHMENDELSOHN
"Architecturedependsonthe
sensuousseizurebymeansoftouch
andsight."
DANIELBURNHAM
Makebigplansaimhighinhopeand
hopeandwork,rememberingthata
noble,logicaldiagramoncerecorded
willnotdie.
DANIELBURNHAM
Makenolittleplanstheyhaveno
magictostirmensblood.
FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT
Everygreatarchitectisnecessarilya
greatpoet.Hemustbeagreat
originalinterpreterofhistime,his
day,hisage.
FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT
ArchitectureisOrganic.
FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT
ThelongerIlivethemorebeautiful
lifebecomes.Ifyoufoolishlyignore
beauty,youwillsoonfindyourself
withoutit.Yourlifewillbe
impoverished.Butifyouinvestin
beauty,itwillremainwithyouallthe
dayofyourlife.
FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT
Thinksimplesasmyoldmasterused
tosaymeaningreducethewholeof
itspartsintothesimplestterms,
gettingbacktofirstprinciples.
FRANKLLOYDWRIGHT
Anideaissalvationbyimagination.
JOHNRUSKIN
Itseemsafantasticparadox,butitis
neverthelessamostimportanttruth,
thatnoarchitecturecanbetruly
noblewhichisnotimperfect.
JOHNRUSKIN
Itisimpossible,asimpossibleasto
raisethedead,torestoreanything
thathaseverbeengreatorbeautiful
inarchitecture.ThatwhichIhave
insisteduponasthelifeofthewhole,
thatspiritwhichisgivenonlybythe
handandeyeoftheworkman,can
neverberecalled.
LECORBUSIER
Thehouseiaamachineforlivingin.
LECORBUSIER
ArchitectureorRevolution
LECORBUSIER
theexteriorofthebuildingisthe
resultoftheinterior.
LOUISKAHN
Architectureisthereachingoutfor
thetruth
LOUISKAHN
Everytimeastudentwalkspastand
reallyurgent,expressivepieceof
architecturethatbelongstohis
college,itcanhelpreassurehimthat
hedoeshavethatmind,doeshave
thatsoul.
LOUISKAHN
"Ahouseisahouse."
LOUISSULLIVAN
Formsfollowsfunction
LUDWIGMIESVANDERROHE
Lessismore.
LUDWIGMIESVANDERROHE
Architectureisthewillofanepoch
translatedintospace
LUDWIGMIESVANDERROHE
Godisinthedetails.
LUDWIGMIESVANDERROHE
Itisbettertobegoodthantobe
original.
LUDWIGMIESVANDERROHE
Lessismore,almost
LUCIOCOSTA
Iamneitheracapitalistnora
socialist,Iamnotareligiousoran
atheist.
LUCIOCOSTA
Eachoneseeswhateverhewishesto
see
MARCELLAJOSBREUER
Architectureisasocialart."
MARCUSVITRUVIUSPOLIO
Architecturemustmeet3
requirements:Strength,Beauty,and
Utilities
MARCUSVITRUVIUSPOLIO
Architectureisasciencearisingout
ofmanyothersciences,andadorned
withmuchandvariedlearningby
thehelpofwhichajudgmentis
formedofthoseworkswhicharethe
resultofotherarts.