All individuals function on a precedent set of values and principles which are subjective to his or her education, physiology, and upbringing. On the same lines, all architects have their design philosophies and ideologies, but all of them are cohesively working for the upliftment of the society and the environment even though in different directions. On their way to glory, they often leave behind anecdotes and quotes that are like an institution for the aspirants of the same field. These quotes are self-explanatory and simplify the thought process of an architect. Amazingly, we can draw a clear analogy between these sayings and the famous songs. Like a song reverberates with the theme of a movie, similarly, a quote is reminiscent of the life of a certain architect. Let’s go through some interesting quotes by some famous architects in their lifetime…
“The sun never knew how great it was until it struck the side of a building.” by Louis Kahn
“Architecture is a visual art and the buildings speak for themselves.” by Julia Morgan
“Architecture starts when you carefully put two bricks together. There it begins.” by Mies Van Der Rohe
”I don’t know why people hire architects and then tell them what to do.” by Daniel Libeskind
”The mother art is architecture. Without an architecture of our own we have no soul of our civilization. “ by Frank Lloyd Wright
“Architecture begins where engineering ends.” by Walter Gropius
“As an architect, you design for the present with an awareness of the past for future which is essentially unknown.” by Norman Foster
“Life is architecture and architecture is the mirror of life.” by I.M.Pie
“Each new situation requires a new architecture.” by Jean Nouvel
“Architecture should speak of its time and place but yearn for timelessness.” by Frank Gehry
“God lies in details.” by Mies Van Der Rohe
“Form ever follows function.” by Louis Sullivan
“My work is not about “form follows function”, but “form follows beauty” or even better, “form follows feminine”. by Oscar Niemeyer
“There are no straight lines or sharp corners in nature. Therefore buildings must have no straight sharp corners.” by Antonio Gaudi
“An idea is salvation by imagination.” by Frank Lloyd Wright
“Less is more.” by Mies Van Der Rohe
“There are 360 degrees, so why stick to one?” by Zaha Hadid
“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” by Charles Ray Eames
“When I’m working on a problem, I never think about beauty. But when I’ve finished, if the solution is not beautiful… I know it’s wrong.” by Buckminster Fuller
“I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on a beach?” by Philip Johnson
“Less is a bore.” by Robert Venturi
“A house is a machine for living in.” by Le Corbusier
“Design is nothing but a humble understanding of materials, a natural instinct for sultions and respect for nature.” by B.V.Doshi
“Architecture is a three legged stool: climate, technology and culture.” by Charles Correa
“Bricks to me are like faces. All of them are made of burnt mud, but they vary slightly in shape and colour.” by Laurie Baker
