Architectural Concepts Quotes & Sayings

The center of Western culture is Greece, and we have never lost our ties with the architectural concepts of that ancient civilization. — Stephen Gardiner

Man needs only a small patch of earth for his pleasures, and a smaller one still to rest beneath. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

There are seemingly parallel origins of Nature's God in America and China's Mandate of Heaven. These twin concepts created socio-political forces for public good and orderly governance, and a unique cultural ethos (related to the Creator of the Universe in America and the Son of Heaven in China) is deeply rooted in both societies. Each concept is physically yet stealthily manifested in the architectural designs of the two capital cities, Beijing and Washington. — Patrick Mendis

Since I am a Japanese man who's been building through the experience of Japanese architecture, my actual designs come from Japanese architectural concepts, although they're based on Western methods and materials. — Tadao Ando

A problem can't be solved with the same level of thinking that created it. — Albert Einstein

I appreciate all that I am and all that I have. Stop focusing on what you do not have, and shift your consciousness to an appreciation for all that you are and all that you do have. — Wayne Dyer

But in the past, US companies have been able to increase their profits through downsizing in the US, through colonizing other people's resources, and through the increase of globalization. — David Korten

Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material. — Tom Skerritt