1. The best architecture is like this. We are deep inside it, but we don’t know where nature ends and art begins. ——Lin Yutang

2. The personality of Chinese architecture is the character of our nation and a special part of our art and thought. It is not just the materials and methods of its structure itself. ——Liang Sicheng

3. The top priority for Chinese architects is to explore an architectural form that is within the reach of our limited physics and that respects their own culture. ——Ieoh Ming Pei

4. Doctors can bury their mistakes, but architects have to live with their mistakes. ——Architect I.M. Pei

5. If a city in an old Eastern country completely loses its artistic characteristics in terms of architecture, it will be very sad in terms of cultural expression and outlook. Because this fact clearly represents the decline and annihilation of our culture. ——Liang Sicheng

6. Form comes from function. ——American architect Sullivan

7. I believe in buildings with emotions. The life of "architecture" is its beauty. This is very important to humans. If there are many solutions to a problem, one of them that conveys beauty and emotion to the users is architecture. ——Louis Barragan

8. We should put the great benefits of society first, and architects should regard the entire society as the biggest owner. This should be the pursuit of every architect. ——He Jingtang

9. Bridges are so great, but they can also be petite and charming. Qin Shaoyou was moved by the gorgeous scenery of "the green water outside the swing is flat; in the east wind, the red gate reflects the willows"; Li Jianwu liked to see "the small bridge flowing straight down the water, and the peach blossom tree in front of the door"; Ouyang Xiu was even more happy, he preferred "independence" "The wind on the bridge fills the sleeves", how chic! ——Liang Sicheng

10. There should be some empirical connection between the building and the base, a metaphysical connection, a poetic connection! ——— stevenholl

11. Architecture is the art of studying how to waste space. Architecture begins where the project is completed. ——johnruskin

12. What is the profession of an architect? Directly speaking, it is the creation of buildings that solve the problem of food, clothing, housing and transportation for society. Indirectly speaking, it is a recorder of culture and a mirror of history. So your problems are very difficult and your responsibilities are very heavy. ——Liang Sicheng

13. An architect must be a great sculptor and painter. If he is not a sculptor and painter, he can only be regarded as a builder. ——Ieoh Ming Pei

14. Architectural design should not just focus on its own design, but should be in harmony with the style of the entire city. ——Architect Kaikai Ji

15. Architecture, this is the highest art. It achieves the Platonic sublimity, mathematical laws, philosophical thoughts, and the sense of harmony generated by emotional coordination. This is the purpose of architecture. ——Le Corbusier

16. Architecture is a scientific art that uses structure to express ideas. ——f. l. Wright

17. In the past, I believed that there were gravityless objects, but now I am convinced that buildings are gravityless and can float. ————zahahadid