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" When I graduated from high school, I thought I wanted to make science fiction movies, so I applied to film school, but I couldn't get in. A professor told me I should try architecture instead. "

Ma Yansong

Science

Thought

School

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" Architecture is particularly difficult for women; there's no reason for it to be. I don't want to blame men or society, but I think it was for a long time, the clients were men, the building industry is all male. "

" I work a little bit like a sculptor. When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not about forms. It's about space and material. "

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" In a traditional Japanese or Chinese garden, it's not only about the building or temple but about the whole setup - the structure, the landscape, the light, the plants, the water. The whole experience that makes your life there so beautiful. "

" The architecture profession has lost a lot of its integrity, especially in the USA. The general architect here has no scruples, no ambitions. "

" Every building is a prototype. No two are alike. "

" I never talked about architecture with my father, which I regret. "

" I think that narrative, fiction filmmaking is the culmination of several art forms: theater, art history, architecture. Whereas doc filmmaking is more pure cinema, like cinema verite is film in its purest form. "

" Architecture aims at Eternity. "

" The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of. "

" 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. "

" Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England. "

" Everyone should be able to build, and as long as this freedom to build does not exist, the present-day planned architecture cannot be considered art at all. "

Friedensreich Hundertwasser

Art

Architecture

Long

" The logic of Palladian architecture presented an aesthetic formula which could be applied universally. "

" Technological considerations are of great importance to architecture and cities in the informational society. "

" Architecture is about aging well, about precision and authenticity. There is much more to the success of a building than what you can see. I'm not suggesting that gestural architecture is always superficial, but solid reasoning has its place. "

" I don't find Hollywood interesting, so I'm thinking of studying architecture instead. "

" A building is no good if someone's got to explain to you why it's good. You can't say you don't know enough about architecture - that's ridiculous. It's got to work on many levels. "

" Architecture to me is whole. I cannot say I only care about this 25% and the other 75% I let go... it's just I want to work the way I want to work. In my shop, you can order certain things and other things you cannot. They are not available. "

Peter Zumthor

Architecture

Care

" And when an architect has designed a house with large windows, which is a necessity today in order to pull the daylight into these very deep houses, then curtains come to play a big role in architecture. "

" The essence of architecture is form and space, and light is the essential element to the key to architectural design, probably more important than anything. Technology and materials are secondary. "

" To make architecture with any real value is a massive challenge. "

" A pool at the edge of the ocean is the simplest geometry, yet you feel connected to the sea. In a forest with the mountains in the background, you also feel the connection to nature, yet it's a very complex geometry. I think architecture is about controlling these feelings. "

" When we talk about a city, we need to talk about what the future is. Whats the ideal scenario in the future? "

" Architecture is a art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well being. "

" Att our MIT lab, there are people from diverse backgrounds like architecture, psychology, and philosophy, giving a holistic touch to the creation of any technology we may have in mind. "

" 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. Chesterton

Planning

Acting

Architecture

" Architecture is basically the design of interiors, the art of organizing interior space. "