Classic quotes from master architects

1) If a room is isolated from nature, it is no different than a tomb.

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

3) When we came to Paradise, the buildings here are beautiful and there are signs on both sides: stalls are strictly prohibited within 100 meters to the left and right of Paradise!

4) These buildings seem to be very solid and can Resist any strong wind, right? But China cannot build such a high building, because the typhoon will quickly blow it down, and it will be very inconvenient for high-rise buildings without good elevator facilities like yours.

5) I understand architecture as making things appear in the world that have not appeared so far.

6) Architecture is the passage connecting privacy and publicity.

7) A building has two layers of skin, the inner layer is function and the outer layer is form.

8) All breakups are based on the pain of others;; two sides of the same coin ~ I smile because I smile for you.

9) Architecture is frozen music.

10) Architecture is not just a means and a way to a peaceful residence; the architecture itself is a peaceful residence.

11) We cannot keep retrograding endlessly. Architecture must move forward, otherwise it will suffer a bitter death. He was informed by the dramatic changes in society and technology that have occurred over the past two generations. There is no ultimate in architecture, only constant transformation.

12) Architectural design should not just focus on its own design, but should be in harmony with the style of the entire city.

13) The passion of an architect can create miracles out of solid stone.

14) We Northeasterners used to try to save trouble and design it ourselves. We spent all our money on the building, resulting in a silly building with fat beams and pillars. It is really not worth it.

15) Architecture is perhaps the most obvious manifestation of the stubborn dream of soul immortality; in other words, "experiencing transcendence" is the functional prototype of architecture.

16) A distinguished philosopher said that architecture freezes music. Many people shook their heads at his statement. This is inevitable; we believe that there is no other way to express this ingenious idea. Well, that’s calling architecture wordless music.

17) Architects must be great sculptors and painters. If he were not a sculptor and painter, he could only be considered a builder.

18) Architecture is the art of gravity.

19) I believe in emotional architecture. 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.