34 Quotes by Cameron Sinclair

The Internet has created an incredible democratization of the architecture industry.

Treat the world like a failed state; then you can understand the players needed to fix it.

A career is a job you love, right? That's what a career should be. If you're in a job that you hate, you should quit. That's the way I look at it. I'm in a job that I love, so I'm going to make it my career.

Some of the best work that's happening right now is from architects who have remained in their home countries and who have focused on a local or national identity and the idea of critical regionalism.

Forget your environmental footprint. Think about your ethical footprint. What good is it to build a zero-carbon, energy efficient complex, when the labor producing this architectural gem is unethical at best?

When your focus is social change and not financial change why wouldn't you want to share that openly? Innovation only succeeds when it's shared. If you're a pioneer and you come up with something that can change the world and you turn round and say 'I'm not going to share this idea with anyone' then you only impact the few and not the many.

When you build a beautiful building, people love it. And the most sustainable building in the world is the one that’s loved.

For me, I think the most exciting thing in architecture is the re-emergence of the locally-focused architect.

An architect is not an artist but an optimistic realist.