"I hate vacations. If you can build buildings, why sit on the beach?" - Philip JohnsonTweet
"It's my goal to make a building as immaterial as possible. Architecture is a very material thing. It takes a lot of resources, so why not eliminate what you don't need as long as you're able to achieve the same result?" - Helmut JahnTweet
"I don't build in order to have clients. I have clients in order to build." - Ayn RandTweet
"Charles was very intent to use his years as Prince of Wales to make his mark while he still had freedom of maneuver that he wouldn't have as King. The first subject he really went for was architecture. It made an impact." - Anthony HoldenTweet
"I have no requirements for a style of architecture." - Michael GravesTweet
"The architecture of a story can be a little bit different if it's a true story." - Joel CoenTweet
"I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead." - Gilbert K. ChestertonTweet
"But the building's identity resided in the ornament." - Louis SullivanTweet
"I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture." - Ai WeiweiTweet
"Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light." - Le CorbusierTweet